Fool Coverage
| Fool Coverage | |
|---|---|
| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | December 13, 1952 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | Phil DeLara Charles McKimson Herman Cohen Rod Scribner |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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Fool Coverage is the three hundred and seventh Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on December 13, 1952. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.
Daffy is a life insurance salesman who tries to convince Porky Pig to sign a policy that pays him for a black eye, but has to go through multiple schemes when the latter refuses to sign his paper.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Daffy: Good morning, sir! I represent the Hotfoot Casualty Underwriters Insurance Company of Ssth-Ssth-Ssth-Schenectady.
Porky: Eh-b-b-but I...
Daffy: As everybody knows, most accidents occur right around the home. A hotfoot accident policy pays you for any injury occurred in the home.
Porky: Eh-b-b-but, eh-b-b-b-but I...
Daffy: For instance, hotfoot pays you one million dollars for a black eye.
Porky: B-b-but I don't w-... One million dollars for a b-black eye?
Daffy: Of course, there are a few minor provisions. I'll read it to ya. Provided that accident occurs as a stampede of wild elephants, in your own living room, on the Fourth of July (of any year), between the hours of 3:55 and 4:00 PM, during a hailstorm. Did that come through okay?
Daffy: Do you have a tennis racket I can borrow?
Porky: N-n-no, I don't.
Daffy: Hmm... Water ski?
Porky: Nuh-uh.
Daffy: Golf clubs?
Porky: N-n-no.
Daffy: Outrigger canoe?
Porky: N-n-no, I don't.
Daffy: Croquet set? Elephant gun? Sidesaddle?
Porky: N-n-no.
Daffy: A yo-yo?
Porky: W-why, yes!
Daffy: Well, where is it?!
Porky: R-r-right there in the whole closet.
Daffy: Why didn't you say so in the first place?!
Daffy: Don't you think you better take it easy. Mustn't overdo, you know. You look all in. Better come in here and sit down and relax a while.
Porky: Oh, f-f-fiddlesticks! I don't want to sit down!
Daffy: There you are. In our nice, cozy rocking chair.
Porky: Eh-b-b-but-but, b-b-but-but... Oh, drat it!
Daffy: Well, go ahead. Rock! Don't just sit there like a bub on a log! ROCK!
Porky: Oh, alright. J-just to humor you.
Porky: I kn-kn-kn-knew there would be a catch to it.
Characters
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Organizations
- Hotfoot Casualty Underwriters Insurance Company
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Porky Pig's residence
- New York (indirectly mentioned)
- Schenectady (mentioned)
- United States
Objects
- Daffy's insurance policy
- Stove
- TNT stick
Vehicles
- N/A
Production
Development
Filming
It was copyrighted in 1951 (MCMLI).
Music
The score was composed by Carl W. Stalling. The music in the opening credits is an arrangement of the Erskine Hawkins song "Keep Cool, Fool".
Crew Credits
- Layouts: Robert Givens
- Backgrounds: Richard H. Thomas
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 13, 1952
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on "full coverage." You're welcome.
- The MPAA certificate number is 15242.
- The stampeding elephants are a reused animation from Room and Bird, repeated five times in a row to make the illusion of a full herd.
- When adjusted for inflation (from 1952 to 2024), the payment from Daffy's insurance policy would've been the equivalent of $11.9 million USD in today's money.[Note 1]
Home availability
- In the United States:
- November 26, 1996: Warner Home Video Stars of Space Jam: Daffy Duck on VHS.
- November 6, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham on DVD.
- October 9, 2012: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Stars of Space Jam: Daffy Duck on DVD.
Notes
- ↑ The calculation was performed using a consumer price index (CPI) to determine the price value of $1 million in January 1952 to November 2024 money. Results may vary depending on the specific inflation rates and/or price index used.
