Sport Chumpions



Sport Chumpions is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon. A spoof on sports champions and sporting events, "bringing you the lowlifes in the world of sports," including ping pong, skiing, track and field, basketball, baseball, football (at "Avery Memorial Stadium"), auto racing, swimming and billiards. Gags include an archery expert hitting the bull's-eye every time; then the camera pulls back to reveal the champion standing a foot away from the target. A gag on a bicycle race has the racers going around and around and around, then stopping suddenly to say, "Monotonous, isn't it!" A diving exhibition shows such popular dives as the swan dive, the jackknife and "Sloppy Joe's.

Trivia
The "Avery Memorial Stadium" is a reference to Tex Avery.