The Pest That Came to Dinner
| The Pest That Came to Dinner | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | September 11, 1948 |
| Run time | 7:20 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | George Hill |
| Animation | John Carey Basil Davidovich J.C. Melendez Don Williams |
| Director(s) | Arthur Davis |
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The Pest That Came to Dinner is the two hundred and forty-third Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 11, 1948. It was written by George Hill and Bill Scott, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Arthur Davis.
After seeing that a termite is responsible for invading his home, Porky calls an exterminator who give him ineffective methods to get rid of the insect.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Pierre: Oui, oui, monsieur! Permit to introduce to you myself, Pierre, the biggest, strongest termite of them all. Also the hungriest. Regardez moi!
Porky: I'll g-g-g-get that termite! I'll kn-kn-kn-kn-knock his block off! I will b-b-b-bat him for a home run!
Porky: Hello? Hello? I-is this the Sureshot Exterminator Company? Th-th-th-this is Porky Pig. I want an exterminator over here right away. Y-yes, I-I got a termite. Yeah, hurry, hurry, p-p-p-please.
Sureshot: So you're bothered by a termite? So you need an exterminator? Well, son, I'm here to help you. Just give old Sureshot the lowdown.
Porky: Th-th-this is about as low down as I can get. H-hurry, please.
Sureshot: Got held up in traffic, sonny, but ol' Sureshot is here now and all your troubles are over. I'm here to help you, son! Now you take this squirt gun and give the little squirt a squirt. Why, you know what it'll do? I'll send that pest right up to Termite Heaven!
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
Objects
- Daily Blubb
- Insecticide sprayer
- Vacuum cleaner
- Plunger
- Water hose
- Dynamite stick
- Match
Vehicles
- None of importance.
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Don Smith
- Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 11, 1948
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the 1942 film The Man That Came to Dinner, based on the 1939 play of the same name.
- The MPAA certificate number is 11817.
Errors
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
- 1988: Warner Home Video releases Porky Pig Tales on VHS.
- November 6, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham on DVD.
