Honey's Money
| Honey's Money | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | September 1, 1962 |
| Run time | 6:20 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc June Foray Billy Booth |
| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | John Dunn |
| Animation | Gerry Chiniquy Lee Halpern Art Leonardi Bob Matz Virgil Ross Harry Love |
| Director(s) | Friz Freleng |
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Honey's Money is the four hundred and eighty-ninth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 1, 1962. It was written by John Dunn, produced by David H. DePatie, and directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.
Yosemite Sam inherits $5 million by marrying to a bossy widow, but is forced be a responsible husband and take care of the widow's big son.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Yosemite: Darling, I loves you! I loves yer baby blue eyes! Yer ruby red lips! Yer emerald green money! Yer-... (stammers upon seeing the widow and leaves)
Widow: Ooh, hoo, hoo, hoo! I'm so glad I found someone to help spend my money.
Yosemite: (returns back to her) I need you more than you'll ever know. I can't live without ya!
Widow: Alright, you! Hold your carcass out of the chair and get busy with the housework!
Yosemite: Housework!? Are yer outta ya cotton-pickin' mind? Now turn on the TV set for me, my good woman.
(The widow flips Yosemite's chair and sends him flying)
Widow: Now, get 'em going!
Widow: Oh, that's nice. Now you better take Wentworth to the playground for some fresh air.
Yosemite: What? Well, I'm not takin' no Wentworth to no playground!
Widow: Yes you ARE!
Yosemite: No I'm NOT!
Widow: YES YOU ARE!!
Yosemite: NO I'M NOT!!
Widow: YES YOU ARE!!!
Wentworth: (to audience) My Daddy and Mommy are fighting.
Yosemite: Ya, ya, gator! Ya! Ya! C'mon gator! Ya! Ya!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Widow's home
- United States
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
The short is a reimagining of the 1950 short His Bitter Half and the 1953 short Hare Trimmed, both directed by Freleng.
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn. Despite his death on April 24, 1962, he contributed the musical score for the short, as the production was finalized prior to his passing.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Hawley Pratt
- Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
- Film editor: Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 1, 1962 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The MPAA number for this short is 19914.
- This is one of two theatrical shorts in which Yosemite Sam did not appear alongside Bugs Bunny, the other being Along Came Daffy in 1947.
- This also marks as Yosemite's only solo entry within the Warner Bros. Cartoons shorts.
- It's one of several theatrical shorts in which Yosemite is seen without a hat.
Errors
Everlasting Influence
- The premise of this short was reused in 1970 within Depatie–Freleng's Roland and Rattfink series, in the short A Taste of Money.
Critical reception
Animation historian David Gerstein writes, "Desperate to make married life endurable under the circumstances, Yosemite is driven to some of the darkest plots ever seen in a Looney Tune — efforts to murder his young stepson via alligators and speeding cars. Only Sam's sheer bombast and exaggerated evil make the material funny rather than tragic. Freleng takes an admirably successful risk. Sam's own risks aren't as successful... for him."[1]
Home availability
- In the United States:
- August 12, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 on Blu-ray.
- November 4, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.
References
- ↑ Beck, Jerry, ed. (2020). The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons. Insight Editions. p. 103. ISBN 978-1-64722-137-9.
