The "Big Bad Wolf" and chickens?

[Joel S. Berson]

At 3/4/2011 02:21 PM, Victor Steinbok wrote:
>There was quite a number of classic cartoons (from the 1930s and 40s)
>involving BBW and sheep.

Still no BBW and *chickens*, though, as alleged by Burr.

Joel

>In particular, one series had the wolf
>repeatedly outsmarted by a sheep Blackie, although in some episodes
>Blackie was "saved" from the pot by the cartoon ending prematurely. In
>general, the wolf vs. sheep scenario does not appear to be uncommon. On
>the contrary, Three Little Pigs appears to be a singular but pervasive
>aberration.
>
>     VS-)
>
>On 3/4/2011 12:46 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>>At 3/4/2011 11:14 AM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
>>>Which mistake was made: confusing chickens for sheep, or a wolf for a fox?
>>>DanG
>>Well, I don't know about a "Big Bad Wolf" and sheep either.
>>...
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