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Porky and Sylvester spend the night in an old dark house, whose horrors only Sylvester sees. His repeated attempts to save Porky from the ghoulish doings of the killer mice infesting the place only make the skeptical Porky all the more convinced of Sylvester's cowardice.
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Paul Penna <tterrace@wco.com>
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When Porky climbs up the stairs to bed, Sylvester is clinging to Porky's back in fright. In the bedroom Porky has removed his clothes but with Sylvester still clinging to his back. How did Porky remove his clothes with Sylvester clinging to him? A: I was on a train once, Bugs and Daffy chasing each other round and round on the windows, defying gravity; suddenly, Daffy stopped and said "y'know, when you're a cartoon, you can do anything." And went back to the chase. It's a cartoon, fella, get it? Not real life. Geez, what a maroon.
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Quotes
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sign held by the bound and gagged Porky Pig as the mice wheel him off to the chopping block]
Porky Pig:
YOU WERE RIGHT, SYLVESTER
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Connections
Followed by
Jumpin' Jupiter (1955)
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Soundtracks
Waltz Op. 34 No. 2 in A minor
(uncredited)
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Classic Chuck Jones short with Porky Pig and his cat Sylvester moving into a run-down old house. Sylvester soon discovers the house is full of not-so-friendly mice that try to kill them at every turn. This is the first of three cartoons that paired Porky and Sylvester in a spooky place where strange things are happening. The animation is fluid and beautiful with rich Technicolor and well-drawn characters and backgrounds. Excellent voice work from Mel Blanc. Lively music by Carl Stalling. This is a great cartoon with nice atmosphere and lots of humor. Sylvester gets the funniest bits, despite his not talking in this entire short. The mice are a hoot! Love the ending.