Porky Pig's Feat

Porky and Daffy are checking out of an expensive hotel. But they have no money to pay the bill. What ensues is a hilarious effort to take off without paying. But the hotel manager is on to them and cuts them off at every turn. They try violence and a subterfuge, whatever they can. This has a delightful ending and more depth than the majority of these cartoons. It's almost like a 1930's comedy.

This Looney Tunes episode may be very slapsticky and have a good deal of jokes that have been used so many times, it still works as a good quality Looney Tunes cartoon. I enjoyed it immensely, mainly thanks to a few of the unexpected jokes, character appearances and personalities of Daffy and Porky.

In this episode, Porky needs to pay a very expensive hotel bill and is waiting with the hotel manager for Daffy Duck, who is staying with him, to bring the money. Unfortunately, Daffy has been gambling at this time and loses ALL THE MONEY needed to pay the bill. Great. So, when Daffy realises that Porky is relying on him to pay the bill, he immediately becomes defensive against the hotel owner...

The cartoon had an "unexpected visitor," whom I will not reveal as it is quite late on in the episode. In the cartoon are also some quite witty statements and gags and the episode is fast-paced as most Looney Tunes are and very entertaining. There is one thing that slightly put me off the episode: I did not enjoy the surprisingly long sequence of "Ows!" submitted by the hotel manager as he falls down the stairs. Not only was it boring but it made me think of how it might feel in real life. Not nice.

I recommend this episode to people who like Porky and Daffy and to people who like early Looney Tunes cartoons. Enjoy "Porky's Pig Feat"! :-)

Porky's bill for two nights stay at the Broken Arms Hotel is outrageous. He's even charged separately for the "air, sunshine and goodwill!" When the big fat French guy from the hotel comes to collect, Porky says his pal Daffy is in charge of the money. Unfortunately, Daffy has just thrown away money in a craps game.

One thing leads to another and the Frenchman winds up challenging Daffy on the "field of honor."

Well, you know Daffy doesn't have a lot of honor, and they never get to that duel - just a war to see if they can get out of the hotel without paying while the big hotel manager makes sure the opposite happens. All parties take a beating in this war. In the end, Daffy calls up Bugs Bunny hoping he'll help!

It was odd to see Daffy Duck in black-and-white. In all the Looney Tunes Collection DVDs, I've always seen him in color. This was part of the Volume Three.

One of the funniest of the Frank Tashlin cartoons -- Porky Pig and Daffy Duck try to skip out on an overpriced hotel stay! The Seinfeldian immorality of "Porky Pig's Feat" is quite surprising for 1943, a time when cartoons were frequently used to illustrate didactic military and patriotic themes.

It is hilarious! It's one of my favorite black-and-white Porky Pig cartoons, directed by Frank Tashlin. My favorite scenes from the cartoon are when Daffy Duck confronts the manager in a hilarious fashion and when Porky and Daffy throw the manager down a long spiral of stairs. Also, I loved it when they tried sliding a bed sheet out the window. Porky and Daffy do make a hilarious comedy duo like Laurel and Hardy, Abbot and Costello, and even Donald Duck and Goofy from Disney.

I would like to point out that Bugs Bunny made a cameo appearance in his first black-and-white cartoon, this one. Furthermore, the individual with whom Daffy was playing dice bore a striking resemblance to Rochester, Jack Benny's loyal manservant.