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Fool Coverage
''Fool Coverage'' is a 1952 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on December 13, 1952, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. In the short, Daffy is an insurance salesman, trying to sell a reluctant Porky a "full coverage" policy. Plot Porky answers the door to find Daffy, a pushy insurance salesman representing the Hotfoot Casualty Underwriters Insurance Company of Schenectady, who tries to convince Porky to purchase an insurance policy promising $1 million for a simple black eye. Although Porky is briefly tempted, he shows Daffy to the door. Daffy, unwilling to give up, returns and follows Porky around the house, warning him of the dangers of everyday domestic life. When Porky lights a match to retrieve a screwdriver from the oven, Daffy reminds Porky of the risk of explosion, urging him to use a flashlight instead. When Daffy demonstrates, the oven explodes in his face, prompting him to comment: "Must've been a short in my ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert McKimson
Robert Porter McKimson Sr. (October 13, 1910 – September 29, 1977) was an American animator and illustrator, best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Cartoons and later DePatie–Freleng Enterprises. He wrote and directed many animated cartoon shorts starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Hippety Hopper, and The Tasmanian Devil, among other characters. He was also well known for defining Bugs Bunny's look in the 1943 short ''Tortoise Wins by a Hare''. Career Born in Denver, Colorado, McKimson spent ten years gaining an art education at the Lukits School of Art. The McKimson family moved to California in 1926 and he then worked for Walt Disney as an assistant animator to Dick Lundy, stayed with Disney's studio for a year and then joined the Romer Grey Studio located in Altadena, California, in 1930, a would-be animation shop started by the son of Western author Zane Grey, and finan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Screwdriver
A screwdriver is a tool, manual or powered, used for turning screws. A typical simple screwdriver has a handle and a shaft, ending in a tip the user puts into the screw head before turning the handle. This form of the screwdriver has been replaced in many workplaces and homes with a more modern and versatile tool, a power drill, as they are quicker, easier, and can also drill holes. The shaft is usually made of tough steel to resist bending or twisting. The tip may be hardened to resist wear, treated with a dark tip coating for improved visual contrast between tip and screw—or ridged or treated for additional 'grip'. Handles are typically wood, metal, or plastic and usually hexagonal, square, or oval in cross-section to improve grip and prevent the tool from rolling when set down. Some manual screwdrivers have interchangeable tips that fit into a socket on the end of the shaft and are held in mechanically or magnetically. These often have a hollow handle that contains various t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Animated Films
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duck Dodgers In The 24½th Century
''Duck Dodgers in the th Century'' (spoken as "twenty-fourth-and-a-half") is a 1953 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The cartoon was released on July 25, 1953, and stars Daffy Duck as space hero Duck Dodgers, Porky Pig as his assistant, and Marvin the Martian as his opponent. This cartoon marked the first of many appearances of the Duck Dodgers character. Marvin the Martian had been introduced as an unnamed villain in Warner's cartoon ''Haredevil Hare'' (1948), playing opposite Bugs Bunny (Marvin wouldn't receive his proper name until 1979). He was later given the title 'Commander, Flying Saucer X-2' in 1952's ''The Hasty Hare''. The ''Duck Dodgers'' cartoon is an extended parody of the pulp magazine, newspaper comic strip, and comic book character Buck Rogers, and his longtime run of space adventures, ''Buck Rogers in the 25th Century''. In 1994, ''Duck Dodgers'' was voted #4 of ''The 50 Greatest Cartoons'' of all time by members of the animat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Porky Pig Cartoons
This is a list of all cartoons featuring Porky Pig. Directors are listed in parentheses. Porky Pig shorts 1935 * ''I Haven't Got a Hat'' (March 2, 1935) - "Merrie Melodies" series, Porky's first appearance (Friz Freleng) * ''Country Mouse'' (July 13, 1935) - "Merrie Melodies" series, cameo appearance (Friz Freleng) * ''Hollywood Capers'' (October 19, 1935) - "Beans" series, cameo appearance ( Jack King) * '' Gold Diggers of '49'' (November 2, 1935) - "Beans" series, Beans, instead of Porky, ends the cartoon by saying "That's all folks!" (Tex Avery) 1936 * '' Alpine Antics'' (January 18, 1936) - "Beans" series (Jack King) * ''The Phantom Ship'' (February 1, 1936) - "Beans" series, cameo appearance (Jack King) * '' Boom Boom'' (February 29, 1936) - "Beans" series (Jack King) * ''The Blow Out'', First short without Beans the Cat (April 4, 1936) (Tex Avery) * ''Westward Whoa'', Last paring with Beans the Cat (April 25, 1936) (Jack King) * ''Plane Dippy'' (April 30th, 1936) (Tex Aver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cracked Quack
''Cracked Quack'' is a 1952 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' short directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon was released on July 5, 1952, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. Plot A cold and tired Daffy Duck flies through a blizzard, having flown south too late. He eventually comes to a mansion, full of mounted animal heads. Daffy sees a stuffed duck on the fireplace that looks like himself and believes "Well, there's one of our boys that's got this 'flying south' business licked!" He invites himself inside and tries to talk with the stuffed duck about spending the winter months with it, but soon believes that the "duck" is being a snob; when he gets attacked twice by it, he beats it into submission and finally realizes it is a stuffed duck. Daffy then gets an idea: believing this means he will get himself some free room and board, he puts the beat-up stuffed duck into storage. The mansion turns out to belong to Porky Pig, who is busy going through a large amount of tax forms. His dog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Design For Leaving
''Design for Leaving'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' theatrical animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on March 27, 1954 and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. The title is a parody of the Design for Living House, House No. 4 in the '' Homes of Tomorrow Exhibition'' at the Century of Progress, the 1933 World's Fair in Chicago. Plot Reprising a salesman role that Daffy previously played in ''Daffy Dilly'' (1948), ''The Stupor Salesman'' (1948) and '' Fool Coverage'' (1952), ''Design for Leaving'' opens with Daffy as a fast-talking door-to-door salesman from the Acme Future-Antic Push-Button Home of Tomorrow Household Appliance Company, Inc. Daffy visits Elmer Fudd at his house as he is preparing to leave for work, and says that Acme has authorized him to install, at no cost, a complete line of ultra-modern automatic household appliances (on a 10-day free trial). Elmer tries to speak but is repeatedly interrupted by Daffy, who grabs Elmer by the a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Super Snooper
''The Super Snooper'' is a 1952 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on November 1, 1952, and stars Daffy Duck as a detective. Plot Daffy Duck is Duck Drake, a "Private Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat". He receives a call that summons him to the J. Cleaver Axe-Handle Estate, where somebody supposedly has been murdered. He arrives at the house and suspects a female duck with red hair and a curve hugging red dress of committing the crime. The woman, referred to as ' Shapely Lady Duck' shows him affection; saying "Rowr! Rowr! Oh baby! You gorgeous hunk of duck," and showers him with kisses. However, Drake, is only interested in inquiring about the murder. Drake immediately accuses her of hating the deceased and drawing her "little pistol" out of her bag (the gun is a revolver with a very long barrel but somehow fits inside a change purse), pointing it at him and slowly squeezing the trigger, tighter and tighter and tighter...until six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porky Pig Filmography
This is a list of all cartoons featuring Porky Pig. Directors are listed in parentheses. Porky Pig shorts 1935 * ''I Haven't Got a Hat'' (March 2, 1935) - "Merrie Melodies" series, Porky's first appearance (Friz Freleng) * ''Country Mouse'' (July 13, 1935) - "Merrie Melodies" series, cameo appearance (Friz Freleng) * ''Hollywood Capers'' (October 19, 1935) - "Beans" series, cameo appearance (Jack King (animator), Jack King) * ''Gold Diggers of '49'' (November 2, 1935) - "Beans" series, Beans, instead of Porky, ends the cartoon by saying "That's all folks!" (Tex Avery) 1936 * ''Alpine Antics (1936 film), Alpine Antics'' (January 18, 1936) - "Beans" series (Jack King) * ''The Phantom Ship (film), The Phantom Ship'' (February 1, 1936) - "Beans" series, cameo appearance (Jack King) * ''Boom Boom (film), Boom Boom'' (February 29, 1936) - "Beans" series (Jack King) * ''The Blow Out'', First short without Beans the Cat (April 4, 1936) (Tex Avery) * ''Westward Whoa'', Last paring with B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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