Inki and the Minah Bird is a 1943 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones. The short features Inki and was released on November 13, 1943.
| Inki and the Minah Bird | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Edited by | Treg Brown |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Robert Cannon Shamus Culhane Ken Harris Rudy Larriva Ben Washam A.C. Gamer |
| Layouts by | John McGrew |
| Backgrounds by | Gene Fleury Bernyce Polifka |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Inki is an African child who runs into a denture-wearing lion while hunting with a spear. The lion then chases the young native all over the place. The minah bird joins forces with Inki against the mighty lion, but proceeds to mess everything up for all.
Inki and the Minah Bird was the only Inki short to fall into the public domain; all the rest in the series are under copyright.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Because this cartoon portrays stereotypes of Indian and black cultures, it is no longer included in USA television packages, along with the other four Inki shorts.[12] It includes scenes or situations that portray potentially offensive, negative or otherwise socially unacceptable content which may be perceived as fostering stereotypes of African-Americans.