
Successful, Ralph ties a dinner napkin around his neck and prepares to steal a sheep. Ralph's next plan is to tunnel under Sam, cut out a circle of earth around Sam with a saw, and raise that circle high into the air with a jack. As Ralph climbs out of the tree trunk, he resembles a stack of pancakes.ģ. Ralph innocently lowers the sheep down, but Sam grabs Ralph by the neck and hits him on the head, propelling him into a tree trunk.


This is successful, but while Ralph is pulling the sheep up Sam leans over the edge and into Ralph's hole, where he glares at Ralph intimidatingly. This time Ralph digs a hole under Sam and out the side of the cliff face and decides to try to snatch a sheep with a lasso in the same way Sam did in Ralph's last attempt. As Ralph continues to slide forward, he begins to say "Ooh, I'd like to." only to hit a tree face-first.Ģ. Instead of falling immediately, Ralph slides around on the banana peel and on his way back Sam snags the stolen sheep with a lasso. As he walks back, Sam drops a banana peel which Ralph slips on. Ralph begins with the straightforward approach of sneaking into the field and snatching a sheep. As always, the two merrily greet each other.ġ. Finally, he grabs his lunch from a hook and rides the roller skate out his front door, down the path, and punches into work before Sam. As he rides the roller skate down its rail and dries off with the towel, he is fed a slice of toast and coffee. After a second in the shower, a spring below him engages, sending him into a towel and onto a roller skate. A claw lifts his blanket, his bed tilts, dropping him into a trap door where he falls into the shower. Just as Sam reaches the time clock and lifts his hair to read the time, Ralph's alarm clock goes off, triggering the conveyor system that he uses to get to work. Sam wakes up at dawn and takes a leisurely stroll to work as Ralph sleeps in and the sun rises. Like Ready, Woolen and Able, this short begins with a juxtaposition of how Ralph and Sam get to work. Like all Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog shorts, this one revolves around Ralph Wolf trying to steal the sheep which Sam Sheepdog is guarding. It was also the first of the last two cartoons featuring them to be written by Chuck Jones (the previous cartoons were written by Michael Maltese, who had already left for Hanna-Barbera in 1959. It is the sixth short featuring Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog, as well as the last cartoon featuring Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog to be directed by Jones (their next appearance was in Woolen Under Where, released in 1963 and directed by Phil Monroe and Richard Thompson). Mel Blanc provided for the voices of all the characters.

Like all Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog shorts, this short is mostly composed of visual gags. The short was released on February 10, 1962, and stars Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble. "If you look at the angle of the trees you will notice that the frame is tilted to make it look near vertical - they can scale steep areas and this is one, but the angle has been altered to exaggerate their ability," she said.A Sheep in the Deep is a 1962 Warner Bros. They often use their climbing skills to escape predators such as snow leopards.ĭianne Brunton, head of Massey University's School of Natural and Computational Sciences in New Zealand, told Insider that blue sheep are perfectly capable of descending steep angles such as this one, but the angle of the video is slightly deceiving. They eat grass, herbs, and moss, and have short, stocky legs that are perfect for navigating rocky terrain. The sheep, also known as bharal, are native to the Tibetan Plateau. 🤸 Septem-Depressed_Druid Septem-The Old Shop September 11, 2019 Steven Robbins Septem-Brian Urrutia Septem-Ginjah Bird, Ph.D. Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
