Satan's Waitin'
| Satan's Waitin' | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | August 7, 1954 |
| Run time | 7:05 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Virgil Ross Arthur Davis Manuel Perez Ken Champin |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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Satan's Waitin' is the three-hundred and thirty-sixth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 7, 1954. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.
When Sylvester dies while trying to catch Tweety, he ends up going to Hell where a devil dog informs him that he hasn't really died, but only lost one of his nine lives. The devil goes off to ensure that Sylvester loses his other lives by encouraging him to catch that bird.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Burglar: Ya used too much, Mugsy.
Sylvester: Now he tellsth him!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- City
- Amusement park
- City bank
- United States
- Hell
Objects
- Shooting gallery rifle (offscreen)
- Nitroglycerin (mentioned)
Vehicles
- Steamroller
- Rollercoaster
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: August 7, 1954 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The Mugsy in this short does not look anything like Rocky's associate of the same name. This may indicate that he is a different character here.
Errors
- In the scene where Sylvester loses four of his nine lives in the shooting gallery, he is actually shot five times. Somehow, the first shot does not cost him a life. But right after the second shot, the scene cuts over to the waiting bench. The fourth life is there as a result of that second shot, then the fifth, sixth, and seventh appear alongside one another.
Legacy
- The plot of this cartoon would be reused later on in the 1963 Merrie Melodies short, Devil's Feud Cake. However, since it used clips from previous Bugs Bunny cartoons, it is classified as a cheater short.
- The title of this cartoon is also the name of the first act in The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie. In it, Yosemite Sam is the one going into Hell, much like Devil's Feud Cake. The short clip of the devil dog pit from this short was used in the movie as well.
- The opening title music was re-used in The Night of the Living Duck, as well as the opening titles of Daffy Duck's Quackbusters.
- The devil dog would be used as a playable character in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem, in addition to being a persona for Hector.
Act 1 title card from The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie.
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
