I Wanna Play House

I Wanna Play House
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Airdate:	11 January 1936
Series:	Merrie Melodies
MPAA Number:	1836
Vitaphone Number:	7131
Copyright Renewed:	11 July 1963
Crew
Voice Characterizations:	Berneice Hansell
Director:	I. Freleng
Written By:	J.B. Hardaway (uncredited)
Producer:	Leon Schlesinger
Animated By:	Cal Dalton Sandy Walker Don Williams (uncredited) Ken Harris (uncredited) Phil Monroe Bob McKimson (uncredited) Paul Smith (uncredited)
Assistant Animators:	Rod Scribner (uncredited)
Ink and Paint:	Lawrence Goble (supervisor) (uncredited)
Background Artist:	John Waltz (uncredited)
Film Editor:	Bernard B. Brown (uncredited) Treg Brown (uncredited)
Musician:	Bernard Brown Norman Spencer (uncredited)

I Wanna Play House is a 1936 Merrie Melodies short directed by Friz Freleng.

Plot

Two bear cubs, one brown and one black, sneak away from Papa Bear to enjoy a game of hide-and-seek. The black cub goes into a Gypsy trailer and gets drunk on cider. The little bears' harmless hijinks soon turn into danger on the runaway wagon. The brown bear and black bear land next to the father. The Papa Bear spanks the brown bear again, but then he throws a rock at the black bear.

Availability

(1997) LaserDisc
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 5, Side 7, Animal Antics (USA 1995 Turner print)

Streaming

Tubi (2025 - )

Notes

• This cartoon was released in theaters with The Murder of Dr. Harrigan.
• Due to the unknown status of the title cards for "Flowers for Madame", this is the first cartoon known to use the famous bullseye color rings.
• No print with the original ending card has been released on home video, as all home video releases have used the Turner "dubbed" version. However, MeTV aired a restored print of the short on 3 December 2022, as part of Saturday Morning Cartoons and Toon In With Me.

Gallery

Lobby card

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