Public Domain Super Heroes
Bugle Giraffe

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Real Name

Unknown

First Appearance

A Day at the Zoo (11 March 1939)

Original Publisher

Warner Bros

Created by

Tex Avery

Origin[]

Full body giraffe

The Giraffe is being fed to the tune of the bugle "Mess Call"; the food chunks roll down its throat and into its stomach with the sound effects of junk crashing loudly.

Public Domain Animated Appearances[]

  • A Day at the Zoo (1939)

Notes[]

  • This cartoon fell into the public domain in 1967 due to United Artists failing to renew the copyright on time.
  • Despite Egghead being heavily featured in in the cartoon, the character will not enter the public domain until 2033 due to his debut cartoon still being under copyright.
  • The short featuring the Giraffe briefly appeared in the 2023 Blumhouse Productions film Five Nights At Freddy's.

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