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His Bitter Half is a 1950 Merrie Melodies short directed by I. Freleng.
Plot
Daffy Duck marries, but only for money. He soon attempts to leave when he discovers what his new family is actually like, a pushy, abusive, domineering duck wife and her bratty, troublemaker son Wentworth.
Availability
(2007) DVD
The West Point Story
The West Point Story
Streaming
HBO Max Latin America / Brazil (2021 - ; restored and uncut)
Censorship
- The version of this cartoon shown on FOX's The Merrie Melodies Show edited the part where Wentworth plays Army to remove the part where Wentworth fakes getting shot and screams, "They got me!"[1]
- The version of this cartoon shown on Nickelodeon's Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon edited the part where Wentworth cautiously tries to light a string of fireworks as Nickelodeon censors feared kids will imitate this dangerous act. It should be noted that that scene was left uncut until 1992 and the above scene that FOX edited was shown uncensored on Nickelodeon both before and after 1992.[1]
Notes
- The premise of this cartoon would be later be reused for another cartoon, "Honey's Money"
- This cartoon was used in the Thanksgiving special Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special.
- MeTV aired a previously unreleased restored print of the cartoon on Toon In with Me, uncut and uncensored. This was later released on HBO Max in Latin America and Brazil.
Gallery
Title card (Nickelodeon)
Title card (better quality)
Title card (restored from MeTV airing)
Title card (restored)
Lobby card
Cropped screenshot of 2021 restoration
Screenshot of the 2021 restoration from MeTV
His Bitter Half (1950) - 2021 restoration - Intro and Outro + 56-seconds clip
