Daffy Duck Slept Here

A convention is in town and Porky Pig can't find a free hotel room. He is lucky to get a newly released room, but he has to share it with Daffy Duck. Porky hopes for a levelheaded roommate, but Daffy claims that there is an invisible kangaroo called Hymie. On top of that, Daffy is one annoying bedmate.

Porky and Daffy are a funny comedy duo. They can go from enemies to friends. For this one, I am reminded of Planes, Trains and Automobiles especially the motel room section. Like PTA, these are two fantastic comedic performers teaming up. The invisible kangaroo is a little out there. Maybe treat it like Harvey instead.

Robert McKimson's 'Daffy Duck Slept Here' is one of the director's flat out funniest cartoons. Opening with some good sight gags as Porky Pig tries in vain to find a room for the night, the short really gets hilarious the moment the ever brilliant Daffy Duck appears. Forced to share a room with the roommate from hell, Porky tries everything to ignore the crazy duck to no avail. Beginning with a surreal conversation about a six foot, invisible kangaroo that parodies 'Harvey', 'Daffy Duck Slept Here' goes on to squeeze every last laugh out of two characters sharing a bed. The light is constantly switched on and off as Daffy finds more and more ways to prevent Porky from getting his good night's sleep. When the pig finally snaps and throws Daffy out of a 30th floor window, it leads to one of the strangest and funniest climaxes McKimson ever put on film. Daffy's closing line is one of my all time favourites. While 'Daffy Duck Slept Here' is well directed and performed by all involved, the real star is Warren Foster's highly original script which confounds expectations at every turn. Cartoon clichés are nowhere to be found here, replaced by witty, oddball dialogues and unusual plot twists. All in all, 'Daffy Duck Slept Here' is one of the strongest films McKimson ever directed.

When Porky Pig arrives in town for a convention and finds all hotel rooms occupied (hadn't he the sense to reserve a room in advance?), he finally manages to get a room. But - as there always seems to be in too-good-to-be-true situations - there's a catch: he has to share it with Daffy Duck, who spends the whole night making noise and keeping Porky from getting any sleep. Not even in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles" did Steve Martin's character have it this bad! "Daffy Duck Slept Here" is a perfect example of Daffy's early, wackier personality (as opposed to his greedy self under the direction of Chuck Jones). I wasn't sure whether to sympathize with Porky just trying to get some rest, or with Daffy doing his usual stuff. But no matter whom you side with, you're sure to laugh at their antics and then at the final gag. I have to say that these sorts of cartoons are just a pleasure to watch time and again. To be certain, it's a good thing that I first saw this now that I'm old enough to understand the setup; had I watched it when I was six or something thereabout, I wouldn't have understood the part about attending a convention, and thus wouldn't have realized what made it so funny.

All in all, I recommend this one.

Porky Pig is in town for a convention and looking for a place to stay in one of the overbooked hotels. He manages to find one room for rent but will have to share it with another gentleman. Porky beds down for some sleep but finds his roommate is a crazy duck who comes home `pixelated' making lots of noise.

I caught this cartoon by chance on tv and was glad I did, being a fan of Daffy when he is crazy as he is here. The plot sees Porky taking a hotel room aware he has to share it but unprepared for the manic roommate that he finds himself with. Daffy doesn't make anything easy for him and the gags are a mix of the crazy (Daffy's invisible friend; `how do you suppose I'm doing THIS') through to a more traditional but no less funny fight for the covers.

Porky is very much the straight man of the piece, as he often is. He is an OK character but he really needs someone else to carry much of the comedic weight of any cartoon. Daffy easily does this and is a slightly toned down version of his usual crazy self; toned down to give a slightly more balanced character. He is hilarious the whole way through and fans will be happy for the cartoon to end with him doing his trademark bounce around the room, whooping all the way!

Overall this is another good cartoon with Porky and a crazy Daffy. The two are very good together, even if the bulk of the work is done by Daffy. Fans of the crazy duck will love this short and everyone else should find laughs too.

There's a convention in town and Porky Pig can't find a place to stay. A lone vacancy opens up at a nearby hotel, but the catch is that the room will have to be shared. That wouldn't be a problem if the other person wasn't Daffy Duck, who barges in at God-knows-what time with his invisible kangaroo friend and wakes Porky from his much-needed slumber. 'Daffy Duck Slept Here (1948)' is all about the conflict that arises when Porky realises just how unlikely he is to actually get some sleep when sharing a bed with his hyperactive roommate. It has plenty of goofy, usually absurdist gags and operates on a distinctly cartoon logic that provides plenty of opportunity for laughter. It really makes you understand just how annoying Daffy Duck truly is, as his behavior is directed solely towards a sympathetic character. We identify more with Porky than with Daffy, so it can be a bit grating to see him act so unreasonable. It's lucky, then, that Porky ends up getting the last laugh, which leaves things on somewhat of a high note. Overall, this is an enjoyable, if occasionally frustrating, short that has plenty of amusing moments sprinkled throughout.