The Honey-Mousers

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The Honey-Mousers
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story by Tedd Pierce
Produced by Edward Selzer
Starring Daws Butler
June Foray
Edited byIrvin Jay
Music by Milt Franklyn
Animation byTed Bonnicksen
George Grandpré
Keith Darling
Russ Dyson
Layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • December 8, 1956 (1956-12-08)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Honey-Mousers is a 1956 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson that was released on December 8, 1956. [1]

Contents

The film is a spoof of The Honeymooners . [2] [3] [4]

Plot

There's been no food in the house since the people moved out, forcing Ralph Crumden to rely solely on just stale cheese on mousetraps to survive, at the cost of getting painfully trapped in it. He and his friend Ned Morton are happy when a new family moves in and brings groceries. They try to steal food from the kitchen, but are surprised to find it guarded by Sam Cat.

They build a "Trojan dog" from a barrel and operate it from inside. They walk it over to the refrigerator, but while they are busy loading it up with food, Sam climbs inside of it and waits. When they get back inside, Sam attacks, the "dog" is splintered, and Ralph and Ed barely make it back to their mousehole alive. Ralph's wife Alice asks why they don't just get rid of Sam. Ralph says if she thinks it's so simple, then she should just do it herself, so she does, and successfully stands up against the mean Sam by slapping it in the face, causing the frightened Sam to flee. The grouchy Ralph, who had a change in heart, thanks his wife Alice for getting rid of Sam and kisses her affectionately.

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References

  1. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 293. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Leszczak, Bob. Single Season Sitcoms, 1948-1979: A Complete Guide. McFarland. p. 84. ISBN   978-0-7864-9305-0 . Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ↑ Borowiec, Piotr. Animated Short Films: A Critical Index to Theatrical Cartoons. Scarecrow Press. p. 84. ISBN   978-0-8108-3503-0 . Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  4. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff. Who's who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film & Television's Award-winning and Legendary Animators. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 233. ISBN   978-1-55783-671-7 . Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  5. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Looney-Tunes-Golden-Collection-Vol/dp/B000ADS62G
  6. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Best-Warner-Bros-Cartoon-Collection/dp/B00BTJTYB2
  7. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/Looney-Tunes-Spotlight-Collection-DVD/dp/B00HMOWA32
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