| Maestro Padawisky | |
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Real Name |
Padawisky |
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First Appearance |
Hamateur Night (January 28 1939) |
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Original Publisher |
Warner Bros. |
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Created by |
Tex Avery |
Origin[]
Maestro Padawisky is a brief, humorous character based on a caricature of the famed pianist Ignacy Jan Paderewski. He is presented as a “talented” musician and pianist - though the joke is on him. Rather than performing an impressive, live piano recital, he simply inserts a nickel into a coin-operated piano that mechanically plays "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down." His act, intended to evoke high art, is instead a satirical parody of classical virtuosity. Unsurprisingly, the talent show’s judge isn’t impressed; Padawisky is promptly dismissed, sent through a trapdoor as the piano crashes off-screen.
Public Domain Animated Appearances[]
- Hamateur Night (1939)
Notes[]
- This short entered the public domain in 1967 due to United Artists failing to renew the copyright in 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.