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|Director = [[Robert McKimson]] |
|Director = [[Robert McKimson]] |
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| − | |producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] |
+ | |producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited) |
|airdate = September 3, 1955 |
|airdate = September 3, 1955 |
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|series = [[Looney Tunes]] |
|series = [[Looney Tunes]] |
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|previous = [[Hyde and Hare]] |
|previous = [[Hyde and Hare]] |
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|next = [[Speedy Gonzales (short)|Speedy Gonzales]] |
|next = [[Speedy Gonzales (short)|Speedy Gonzales]] |
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| − | |video = [[File:Dime To Retire|center|280px]] |
+ | |video = [[File:Daffy Duck & Porky Pig-Dime To Retire (1955)|thumb|center|280px]] |
| + | [[File:Looney Tunes - Dime to Retire|thumb|center|280px]] |
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|Writer = [[Sid Marcus]] |
|Writer = [[Sid Marcus]] |
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|Animators = [[Robert McKimson]]<br>[[Keith Darling]] |
|Animators = [[Robert McKimson]]<br>[[Keith Darling]] |
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|Background-artist = [[Richard H. Thomas]] |
|Background-artist = [[Richard H. Thomas]] |
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|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] |
|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] |
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| − | |Musician = [[Milt Franklyn]] |
+ | |Musician = [[Milt Franklyn]] |
| − | '''Dime to Retire''' is a 1955 ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' |
+ | }}'''Dime to Retire''' is a [[1955]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short directed by [[Robert McKimson]]. |
| − | ==Title== |
+ | == Title == |
The cartoon's title is a pun on "time to retire." |
The cartoon's title is a pun on "time to retire." |
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| − | ==Plot== |
+ | == Plot == |
Porky Pig is driving into town, he is tired and is looking for a place to spend the night. He finds one with a 10-cent fee. It turns out however that this hotel is run by a greedy Daffy Duck, who annoys Porky to a certain degree, with a large barrel of animals from the zoo (from a mouse to a cat, a boxer dog, a lion, an elephant, and finally back to a mouse, hence causing the loop to repeat) all just to make money (with each animal sent into the room getting even pricier). But in the end, Porky has had it and decided to leave the hotel without bothering to pay for the room due to the lousy service. Porky has the last laugh by blowing up Daffy's hotel after Daffy took Porky's baggage filled with explosive powder since Porky refused to pay for his room. The picture ends with Daffy running out of the now-ruined hotel and running away shouting in pain as his tail feathers are on fire. |
Porky Pig is driving into town, he is tired and is looking for a place to spend the night. He finds one with a 10-cent fee. It turns out however that this hotel is run by a greedy Daffy Duck, who annoys Porky to a certain degree, with a large barrel of animals from the zoo (from a mouse to a cat, a boxer dog, a lion, an elephant, and finally back to a mouse, hence causing the loop to repeat) all just to make money (with each animal sent into the room getting even pricier). But in the end, Porky has had it and decided to leave the hotel without bothering to pay for the room due to the lousy service. Porky has the last laugh by blowing up Daffy's hotel after Daffy took Porky's baggage filled with explosive powder since Porky refused to pay for his room. The picture ends with Daffy running out of the now-ruined hotel and running away shouting in pain as his tail feathers are on fire. |
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+ | == Availability == |
| + | * (1988) VHS - ''[[Warner Bros. Cartoon Cavalcade|Daffy Duck's Madcap Mania]]'' |
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| + | * (2010) DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl]]'' (cropped to widescreen) |
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| + | == Trivia == |
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* Director [[Robert McKimson]] animated most of the cartoon himself (although [[Keith Darling]] animated certain scenes of the film at points). McKimson also did most of the animation work for two other cartoons: "[[The Hole Idea]]" and "[[Too Hop To Handle]]" (with the former cartoon entirely animated by McKimson himself without any involvement by Darling). |
* Director [[Robert McKimson]] animated most of the cartoon himself (although [[Keith Darling]] animated certain scenes of the film at points). McKimson also did most of the animation work for two other cartoons: "[[The Hole Idea]]" and "[[Too Hop To Handle]]" (with the former cartoon entirely animated by McKimson himself without any involvement by Darling). |
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* Although the hotel room has a 10 cent fee, here are the additional costs Porky had to pay to exterminate the pests in the hotel room: |
* Although the hotel room has a 10 cent fee, here are the additional costs Porky had to pay to exterminate the pests in the hotel room: |
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:*$5 for a cat to exterminate the mouse |
:*$5 for a cat to exterminate the mouse |
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:*$10 for a pedigree boxer dog to exterminate the cat |
:*$10 for a pedigree boxer dog to exterminate the cat |
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| − | :*$26 for a lion to exterminate the pedigree boxer dog |
+ | :*$26 for a lion to exterminate the pedigree boxer dog |
:*$72 for an elephant to exterminate the lion |
:*$72 for an elephant to exterminate the lion |
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:*$666 for a mouse to exterminate the elephant |
:*$666 for a mouse to exterminate the elephant |
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:*Total cost including room fee: $779.10 |
:*Total cost including room fee: $779.10 |
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* In real life, lions are known to prey on wild pigs, so it actually makes sense for the lion to attempt to devour Porky (even though Porky is a human-like anthropomorphic domestic pig). |
* In real life, lions are known to prey on wild pigs, so it actually makes sense for the lion to attempt to devour Porky (even though Porky is a human-like anthropomorphic domestic pig). |
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| − | * The elephant sound effect used as Daffy shoves the elephant into Porky's room was previously heard in the 1941 Walt Disney animated film, [http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Dumbo_(film) Dumbo]. |
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| + | == Censorship == |
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| + | When this cartoon aired on [[The Bugs Bunny Show|The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show]] on ABC, the ending was cut short to remove the final scene of Daffy running out of the hotel yelping in pain with his rear-end on fire, there was an abrupt Iris Out after Daffy hung up the "Closed For Repairs" sign. |
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== Gallery == |
== Gallery == |
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Dimetore.png|Title Card (Remastered Fullscreen) |
Dimetore.png|Title Card (Remastered Fullscreen) |
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</gallery> |
</gallery> |
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[[Category:Shorts]] |
[[Category:Shorts]] |
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[[Category:Looney Tunes Shorts]] |
[[Category:Looney Tunes Shorts]] |
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| − | [[Category:Cartoons animated by Robert McKimson]] |
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| − | [[Category:Cartoons written by Sid Marcus]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons animated by Keith Darling]] |
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Keith Darling]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]] |
[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown]] |
[[Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown]] |
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[[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]] |
[[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]] |
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| + | [[Category:Blue Ribbon reissues]] |
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| + | [[Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist]] |
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Dime to Retire is a 1955 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.
Title
The cartoon's title is a pun on "time to retire."
Plot
Porky Pig is driving into town, he is tired and is looking for a place to spend the night. He finds one with a 10-cent fee. It turns out however that this hotel is run by a greedy Daffy Duck, who annoys Porky to a certain degree, with a large barrel of animals from the zoo (from a mouse to a cat, a boxer dog, a lion, an elephant, and finally back to a mouse, hence causing the loop to repeat) all just to make money (with each animal sent into the room getting even pricier). But in the end, Porky has had it and decided to leave the hotel without bothering to pay for the room due to the lousy service. Porky has the last laugh by blowing up Daffy's hotel after Daffy took Porky's baggage filled with explosive powder since Porky refused to pay for his room. The picture ends with Daffy running out of the now-ruined hotel and running away shouting in pain as his tail feathers are on fire.
Availability
- (1988) VHS - Daffy Duck's Madcap Mania
- (2010) DVD - Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (cropped to widescreen)
Trivia
- This is one of the few cartoons where Porky Pig wears pants.
- Although Porky no longer has any solo cartoons and is less popular than Daffy Duck at the time, this is the first cartoon since "Porky Pig's Feat" (1943) to bill Porky's name above Daffy's name in the titles.
- Director Robert McKimson animated most of the cartoon himself (although Keith Darling animated certain scenes of the film at points). McKimson also did most of the animation work for two other cartoons: "The Hole Idea" and "Too Hop To Handle" (with the former cartoon entirely animated by McKimson himself without any involvement by Darling).
- Although the hotel room has a 10 cent fee, here are the additional costs Porky had to pay to exterminate the pests in the hotel room:
- $5 for a cat to exterminate the mouse
- $10 for a pedigree boxer dog to exterminate the cat
- $26 for a lion to exterminate the pedigree boxer dog
- $72 for an elephant to exterminate the lion
- $666 for a mouse to exterminate the elephant
- Total extra costs: $779
- Total cost including room fee: $779.10
- In real life, lions are known to prey on wild pigs, so it actually makes sense for the lion to attempt to devour Porky (even though Porky is a human-like anthropomorphic domestic pig).
Censorship
When this cartoon aired on The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show on ABC, the ending was cut short to remove the final scene of Daffy running out of the hotel yelping in pain with his rear-end on fire, there was an abrupt Iris Out after Daffy hung up the "Closed For Repairs" sign.
Gallery
Title Card (Before Remastering)
Title Card (Remastered Fullscreen)