A Pest in the House

A Pest in the House

A Pest in the House is an animated short film released on August 2, 1947. It is directed by Chuck Jones and stars the characters of Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. The title is an appropriate play on "a guest in the house." The film is notable for featuring a sort of "in-between" interpretation of Daffy. He is not necessarily the zany, impish interpretation used famously by Tex Avery and Bob Clampett, nor is he the greedy, self-centered version that Chuck Jones later popularized in the 1950s. As Paul Dini said in the DVD audio commentary for this cartoon: "[In this cartoon, Daffy] is really kind of almost like a sprite. He's just a little, almost elfin creature who's not really out to hurt anybody or has any ill will or malice toward anybody. He's just completely out of his mind."It was only one of three non-Bugs Bunny cartoons from 1947 not to be reissued. The others were Catch as Cats Can and Mexican Joyride. The cartoon was followed up in 1948 by Daffy Duck Slept Here, wherein Daffy (this time as a fellow guest) again doesn't let a hotel patron sleep - in this case Porky Pig

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1947
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Elmer Fudd:
Take this gentleman to suite 666.

Daffy Duck:
Yes siree, sir!

Businessman:
Just one more thing. I'm a tired man. I gotta have my sleep, plenty of it. So see to it that I get lots of peace and quiet. Because if I'm disturbed at any time, I'm gonna bust you right in the nose!

Daffy Duck:
Likeable chap, isn't he.

Daffy Duck:
[laughing hysterically] And then... and then... here's the pay off. Oh, it'll kill ya! When the farmer says, "Do you expect to come back here next year?", the salesman said, the salesman says... The salesman answers, he says... Hey, what do you know, I forgot what the salesman did say. Oh, but it was a riot! The funniest thing I've ever heard!

Daffy Duck:
So, a fine kettle of fish! Here I work myself to the skin and bones trying to get this guy to sleep, and what do you do? Blow whistles! Just when I got things so quiet you could hear a pin drop, you bust in here and bust out with a whistle, and you snafu the whole works!How in the name of all that's reasonable do you expect a guy to get his slumber when a goof like you goes around making noises like a one-man Fourth of July celebration? He needs peace and quiet! It's positively outrageous!

Daffy Duck:
Yes, sir!

Elmer Fudd:
[very fast] For vewy mewitorwious service, you are herewith pwomoted to the position of manager. Take over. [Elmer and Daffy exchange uniforms just as the businessman comes down to hit the manager; instead of hitting Daffy, he hits Elmer instead]

Daffy Duck:
Noisy little character, isn't he?

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