Detouring America
Detouring America is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Tex Avery. The short was released as early as August 12, 1939.
Plot
A tour of the United States, with recurring checks on the progress of the human fly climbing the Empire State Building. Also featured are jokes and gags on the Everglades, the Wyoming prairies, Alaska, a California prospector, Sioux Indians and a Jerry Colonna-esque Texas cow-puncher.Home media
- LaserDisc – The [Golden Age of Looney Tunes], Volume 5, Side 2
- DVD – ''Each Dawn I Die''
Censorship
- Two scenes are excised from the cartoon when aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang United States television networks due to ethnic stereotyping against Native Americans and Inuit. They are: