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{{Short description|1951 Looney Tunes cartoon by Robert McKimson}}

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'''''The Prize Pest''''' is a 1951 [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' [[cartoon]] directed by [[Robert McKimson]], and written by [[Tedd Pierce]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=230}}</ref> The cartoon was released on December 22, 1951, and stars [[Daffy Duck]] and [[Porky Pig]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/70/mode/2up |pages=70–72}}</ref>

'''''The Prize Pest''''' is a 1950 [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' [[cartoon]] featuring [[Porky Pig]] and [[Daffy Duck]]. It was directed by [[Robert McKimson]], and written by [[Tedd Pierce]]. It was originally released December 22, 1951.


==Plot==

==Plot==

After winning a prize from a radio show, Porky Pig receives an unexpected house guest — Daffy Duck — who refuses to leave. Daffy claims to have a split personality, turning sweet when treated kindly and monstrous when mistreated. Falling for Daffy's ruse, Porky agrees to serve him, but secretly plans to call the authorities. Daffy, however, outsmarts Porky by impersonating the phone.

After listening to one of his favorite radio programs, Porky Pig receives a grand prize from the station. Out of the gift box pops Daffy Duck, who insists on living in Porky's house. After numerous attempts to throw Daffy out of the house, Daffy devises a plan to stay. He tells Porky that he has a split personality (á la ''[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde|The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde]]'') and when people treat him badly he turns into a hideous monster, which he does by messing his hair up and putting in fangs, whereas when treated with kindness he becomes sweet and cuddly. When Porky realizes he's been had, he now has to outsmart a psychotic duck and get him out of the house by dressing up as a monster. When Daffy sees the monster, he becomes so scared, he falls apart (literally) and runs out of the house screaming (putting himself back in the gift box in the process). When Porky accidentally sees himself in the mirror in his monster costume (which he stated that only a craven little coward would be scared of), he scares himself so much that he jumps onto a [[chandelier]] (“So I’m a craven little coward.”).

When Porky tries to scare Daffy out of the house by dressing up as a monster, Daffy's reaction is so extreme that he flees, hiding back in the gift box he arrived in. In a twist, Porky catches sight of himself in the mirror wearing the monster costume and frightens himself, realizing he is just as cowardly as he accused Daffy of being.


==Aftermath==

==Aftermath==

*This is considered the last [[screwball]] Daffy Duck cartoon, as all of the directors eventually stuck with the Daffy that emerged in ''[[Rabbit Fire]]'' ({{Fy|1951}}).

*''The Prize Pest'' is considered by some to be one of the last [[screwball comedy film|screwball]] Daffy Duck cartoons, as all of the directors eventually stuck with the greedy, self-centered Daffy that emerged in ''[[Rabbit Fire]]'' (1951).

*This cartoon was incerpted in the {{Fy|1988}} [[compilation film]] ''[[Daffy Duck's Quackbusters]]'' in which Daffy hired Porky in his "Paranormalist at Large" company. The cartoon was shortened in the movie, with a mix of new animation.

*The cartoon was incerpted in the 1988 [[compilation film]] ''[[Daffy Duck's Quackbusters]]'' in which Daffy hired Porky in his "Paranormalist at Large" company. The cartoon was shortened in the movie, with a mix of new animation.

*Daffy reprises his "crazy" look from this short in the ''[[The Looney Tunes Show|Looney Tunes Show]]'' episode "Devil Dog" when trying to distract some [[SWAT]] team guys while Bugs and Taz escape.

==References==

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==External links==

*{{IMDb title|43937}}

{{Daffy Duck in animation}}

{{Porky Pig in animation}}

{{Robert McKimson}}
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Latest revision as of 20:36, 10 May 2024

The Prize Pest
Directed byRobert McKimson
Story byTedd Pierce
Produced byEdward Selzer
StarringMel Blanc
Tedd Pierce[1] (uncredited)
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byRod Scribner
Phil DeLara
Emery Hawkins
Charles McKimson
John Carey (uncredited)
Layouts byPeter Alvarado
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color processTechnicolor

Production
company

Warner Bros. Cartoons

Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation

Release date

  • December 22, 1951 (1951-12-22) (USA)

Running time

7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

The Prize Pest is a 1951 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson, and written by Tedd Pierce.[2] The cartoon was released on December 22, 1951, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.[3]

Plot[edit]

After winning a prize from a radio show, Porky Pig receives an unexpected house guest — Daffy Duck — who refuses to leave. Daffy claims to have a split personality, turning sweet when treated kindly and monstrous when mistreated. Falling for Daffy's ruse, Porky agrees to serve him, but secretly plans to call the authorities. Daffy, however, outsmarts Porky by impersonating the phone.

When Porky tries to scare Daffy out of the house by dressing up as a monster, Daffy's reaction is so extreme that he flees, hiding back in the gift box he arrived in. In a twist, Porky catches sight of himself in the mirror wearing the monster costume and frightens himself, realizing he is just as cowardly as he accused Daffy of being.

Aftermath[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Robert McKimson's "The Prize Pest" (1951)". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  • ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 230. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  • ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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