Freddy the Freshman is a 1932 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film, directed by Rudolph Ising.
[2] Raccoon coat-clad Freddy the Freshman, "the freshest kid in town" and a canine "big man on campus", crashes a college pep rally, and then proceeds to become the star of the big campus football game.
[3] The cartoon is built around "Freddy The Freshman, The Freshest Kid in Town", a song written by Cliff Friend and Dave Oppenheim and part of the Warner Bros. publishing library.
", the song is sung by the character of Rhode Island Red, rival and nemesis to Foghorn Leghorn.
A lively version of the tune is heard during a badminton duel in "Bad Ol' Putty Tat".