Release Date:

March 6, 1948

Main Character(s):

Daffy Duck, Porky Pig

Summary:

Porky Pig is visiting the city at the same time a big convention is in town and has no luck at finding a place to stay. He eventually lucks out on a vacant room in a hotel, but must share it with someone else- Daffy Duck. In typical Daffy fashion, he ends up bothering Porky with his shenanigans.

That’s Not All, Folks:

The production number is 1039 and was released as a Merrie Melodie.

This is McKimson’s second Daffy and Porky cartoon.

The cartoon reuses the plot of “A Pest in the House” only with a guest a lot less violent (Porky), Daffy being a roommate, and actually getting punished near the end for being a nuisance.

The cartoon was originally titled “Room and Bored”.

The title is a play on words for the 1942 film, “George Washington Slept Here”.

You can find out who animated what scene here.

Daffy claims his imaginary friend, Hymie, is a six-foot kangaroo. Interestingly, McKimson’s very next cartoon, “Hop Look and Listen” introduces the kangaroo, Hippety Hopper (the one who Sylvester always mistakes for a giant mouse).

At the end, Daffy imitates Mel Blanc’s train announcer character from “The Jack Benny Program”.

What I Like About This One:

Through still pictures and offscreen voices of hotel managers, Porky is having bad luck with finding a place to stay during the convention: “Sorry, no vacancies”; “With a convention in town? Are you kiddin’?”; “A room he says (laughs)”. Several hotels also have no vacancies, and a 10,000 room hotel about to be erected has a long line of people waiting for it (animated by Fred Abranz). A dog also hangs a “No Vacancy” sign over his dog house (animated by Anatolle Kirsanoff).

The manager of “Hotel Bromo” holds out a sign advertising an available room and a crowd pushes the door to get in. Porky is the only one to make it through the crowd and upon asking about the vacancy, is told by the manager it’s on the 30th floor and he has to share it with another gentleman. Unaware of what he’s in for, Porky says it’s okay with him (animated by Kirsanoff).

Porky goes into the elevator and the slow-talking operator (animated by Kirsanoff) immediately gets him to the 30th floor due to it being jet-propelled (animated by Abranz). Getting into the room, Porky sees (animated by Kirsanoff) Daffy’s picture on the dresser and assumes he’s a nice level-headed fella. After getting into his pajamas (animated by Abranz), Porky goes to bed (animated by Charles McKimson) but Daffy makes his entrance by singing “I’m Just Wild About Harry” as “I’m Just Wild About Hymie” and briefly sings “For He’s a Jolly Good Fellow” (animated by Izzy Ellis with Charles animating the shot of Porky waking up to Daffy’s entrance).

Daffy then starts chanting Hymie’s name by spelling it out several times and doing it faster each time before chugging back and forth like a train and shouting Hymie’s name. Porky yells, “Hey!” in annoyance (animated by Ellis) and asks who Hymie is (animated by Charles). Daffy laughs over him wanting to know who Hymie is. Porky asks again, so Daffy tells him he’s a six-foot kangaroo (animated by Manny Gould). Porky calls him pixelated for believing a six-foot kangaroo is in the room (animated by Charles). Daffy proves Hymie’s presence, which reveals that Hymie is actually invisible. He unzips Hymie’s pouch (even though he’s a male) and gets in. “No Hymie, huh? Then how do you suppose I’m doing THIS?”, Daffy asks as Hymie apparently bounces around with only Daffy’s head being seen (animated by Gould).

Daffy is initially disgusted at having to sleep with a guy who insults his friends, but is willing to be big about it. He bids Porky, “Goodnight, fat boy!” to which Porky bids him with, “Buenas noches”. Daffy wakes him up to ask what “bonus notches” is supposed to be. Porky tells him it’s Spanish for “Bon soir”. Daffy then asks what “bon sewer” is. Porky replies that it’s French for “Buenas noches”. Daffy is about to ask him again, but then decides, “Eh, skip it” (animated by Charles).

Believing the bed is too low, Daffy cranks it up like a car and gets back in as it vibrates before sputtering to a stop (animated by Ellis).

Daffy then gets the hiccups and downs a glass of water before spilling the rest of it on Porky’s side. Porky initially believes Daffy wet the bed but upon seeing the glass, shoves it on Daffy’s snoring beak (animated by Charles).

Every time the light comes back on, Porky finds that Daffy is hogging the covers. At one point, Porky tries to hold them with his teeth, but the part he’s holding is only torn off when Daffy hogs them again. Eventually, Porky hogs them himself. Daffy’s feet turn into ice cubes, and shocked upon seeing this, touches Porky’s back with his ice feet (animated by Kirsanoff).

Fed up, Porky stuffs Daffy in an empty pillowcase while ranting, “Th-th-that does it! You web-footed n-n-no good two-timing d-d-double-crossing d-d-double-dealing unsanitary old snake in the grass!” One particular word offends Daffy as he pops his head out of the pillow: “UNSANITARY!?” Porky shoves him back in and throws him out the window (animated by Ellis).

Reappearing at the window with bandages and crutches, Daffy immediately shakes them off and pulls down a shade with a sunrise landscape before imitating a rooster (animated by Abranz), alarm clock and bugle call. He gets Porky to wake up (animated by Ellis) and pack his bags for a train leaving (animated by Kirsanoff). Daffy imitates a conductor and tricks Porky into stepping out the window. To prevent himself from watching Porky fall several stories, Daffy pulls the shade back down: “This I can’t watch! Too gruesome!” However, he hears a train whistle and finds Porky from a caboose at a railroad station, waving goodbye! Daffy remarks, “Say, that’s silly! I should have bought him some magazines to read on the trip!” and hops around the room hoo-hooing (animated by Abranz).

Where Can I Watch It?

At archive.org!

Carrot Rating:

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