Tick Tock Tuckered
| Tick Tock Tuckered | |
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| Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | April 8, 1944 |
| Run time | 7:00 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Leon Schlesinger |
| Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Thomas McKimson |
| Director(s) | Robert Clampett |
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Tick Tock Tuckered is the one hundred and eighty-ninth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on April 8, 1944. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Bob Clampett.
Porky and Daffy arrive to work late and are threatened to have their jobs terminated. They resolve to sleep earlier, but a series of interruptions cause them to wake up more often than usual.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Boss: Well, well, if it isn't the Dover Boys. And only two hours late too. Oh, if you only let me know, I would gladly brought you work to you. NOW GET THIS! IF YOU'RE LATE ONE MORE TIME, YOU'RE FIRED!!! GET TO WORK!!!
Characters
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Organizations
- Fly-By-Nite Aircraft Co.
- Dover Boys (mentioned)
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Porky and Daffy's residence
- Fly-By-Nite Aircraft Co. Building
- United States
- Moon
Objects
Vehicles
- Porky's car
Production
Development
The short was made as a remake to the previous cartoon Bob Clampett directed, Porky's Badtime Story in 1937, and follows the same premise as the precursor.
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Editor: Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: April 8, 1944 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- As a remake of Porky's Badtime Story, this short has some differences:
- This one is produced in Technicolor, while Badtime Story was made in black-and-white.
- Daffy fills the role as Porky's close friend, as opposed to Gabby Goat in the previous short.
- The building Porky and Daffy work at is an aircraft company named Fly-By-Nite Aircraft Co., instead of Peter Piper Pickled Peppers like in the previous short.
- Porky and Daffy's company boss is a human instead of an anthropomorphic dog.
- The boss makes a reference to the Dover Boys from the theatrical short of the same name, instead of the Rover Boys; which the Dover Boys are a parody of.
- Porky tries to throw a book titled The Falcon at the cats and dogs, instead of throwing a boot a third time like in the previous short.
- The scene where Porky and Gabby try to swat a mosquito is omitted.
- A new scene of Daffy shooting the moon with a blunderbuss shotgun is added.
- Porky uses a single-barrel rifle to silence an alarm clock, rather than smashing it with a wooden mallet.
Errors
Home availability
- In the United States:
- July 1 1992, MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 2 on LaserDisc.
- August 10, 2010: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl on DVD.
