Porky à l'hôtel

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.

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"! :-)

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.

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.

'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.