Jerky Turkey
1945 | 7m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Tex Avery |
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| Writer: | Heck Allen |
| Staring: |
| A dopey Pilgrim goes hunting a turkey who speaks in a Jimmy Durante impersonation and runs the local black market. War and rationing gags abound (Pilgrims line up behind a sign reading "Ye Cigarettes Today"), as well as a running gag featuring a bear wearing an "Eat at Joe's" sandwich sign. The turkey harnesses the power of gags to save himself. | |
| Release Date: | Apr 07, 1945 |
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| Director: | Tex Avery |
| Writer: | Heck Allen |
| Genres: | |
| Keywords | thanksgiving, turkey, hunting |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Cartoon Studio |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: Apr 27, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Daws Butler | Turkey (voice) (uncredited) |
| Bill Thompson | Hunting Pilgrim (voice) (uncredited) |
| Tex Avery | Hunting Pilgrim / Turkey Call (voice) (uncredited) |
| Frank Graham | Junior Pilgrim (voice) (uncredited) |
| Leone LeDoux | Crying Pilgrim (voice) (uncredited) |
| Pat McGeehan | Indian Chief (voice) (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Heck Allen | Story |
| Fred MacAlpin | Sound Effects Editor |
| Preston Blair | Animation |
| John Didrik Johnsen | Background Designer |
| Irven Spence | Animation |
| Ray Abrams | Animation |
| Ed Love | Animation |
| Claude Smith | Character Designer |
| Tex Avery | Director |
| Scott Bradley | Original Music Composer |
| Carman Maxwell | Production Manager |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Fred Quimby | Producer |
| William Hanna | Co-Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
| 2024 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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