Porky Pig's Feat

One of the things that I've always liked the most about the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons is their unpredictability. "Porky Pig's Feat" goes all the way, as Porky and Daffy come up with all sorts of elaborate schemes to try and escape from a hotel. You see, the effete manager has charged them for things like air (for breathing), while Daffy gambled away all the money. The whole thing escalates into full-scale war.

Aside from what Porky and Daffy do to the owner - and what he does back to them - the last segment was a surprise. Then again, movie studios and executives always like to advertise themselves (Porky mentions Leon Schlesinger). Overall, a really funny cartoon.

So, in conclusion, let's all help them get their "Feat" back on the ground (apologies to the Beatles).

The hotel bill is due. Porky Pig promises the manager to pay before leaving. His partner Daffy Duck is out cashing a check. Sadly, Daffy loses it all in a craps game on the elevator ride up. Instead of admitting his mistake, he decides to confront the manager and go full Daffy. The duo tries to escape without paying.

This is a black and white cartoon although I remember it as a colored version. It is so much better in color. It is getting a little late to be in black and white. There are so many memorable gags. The title is a minor issue. It doesn't really make sense. This is a classic as long as it's colored.

A Warner Brothers cartoon in black and white with Daffy Duck stealing the show.

Porky's bill for his stay at the Broken Arms Hotel would nearly break the bank. Getting charged for air, sunshine and goodwill.

Daffy Duck has the money for the hotel bill but he is gambled it all away.

Both Porky Pig and Daffy Duck have no choice but try to escape without paying but the hotel manager is on to them.

Even Bugs Bunny might have problems getting out of this hotel without paying and he does make a cameo appearance.

Fast frenetic fun and a touch of deliberate parodying of a Looney Toons cartoon.

'Porky Pig's Feat (1943)' is great. This 'Looney Tunes' short is packed wall-to-wall with chaotic, side-splitting sight gags and an unrelenting energy that's simply infectious to behold. When Porky Pig and Daffy Duck are saddled with an unreasonably hefty hotel bill by an intimidating manager, the duo try everything they can think of to get out of the building without paying a single penny. It's a really fun experience that feels as though it could go on forever, never running out of steam even as it approaches its final gag. Its set-pieces are all vital and amusing, mixing pure visual bliss with delightfully 'contemporary' (now dated) references that really sell the personality of its lead characters. Mel Blanc's impeccable voice work also does that; there really is no substitute for the impossibly talented actor when it comes to injecting life into shorts like this. Overall, this is just a fantastic effort that's one of the best 'Looney Tunes' I've seen so far. It's a total blast.

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.