Strife with Father is a 1950 Merrie Melodies short directed by Robert McKimson.
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The title is a play on the 1947 Warner Bros. film Life with Father, based on the 1939 stage play.
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A buzzard egg is mysteriously delivered to two sparrows, Gwendolyn and Monte. The "upper crusty" and very proper English Sparrows are not accustomed to having a repulsively ugly (and incredibly stupid) little bird about, but Gwendolyn convinces her husband that the baby bird will grow into a "beautiful swan". Unfortunately, the little ugly bird grows into a very large ugly bird. Monte cannot even stand hearing the name of their "progeny", particularly when eating. But nonetheless, he takes Beaky out into the world to demonstrate the art of hunting for prey, such as barnyard fowl. Of course Beaky, being incredibly shy and inept, repeatedly causes many grievous injuries to Monte, and it is all Monte can do to salvage what little self-respect remains.
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- This short is the final classic era appearance of Beaky Buzzard.
- This is the only Beaky Buzzard short that was directed by Robert McKimson, as "Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid" and "The Bashful Buzzard" were both directed by Bob Clampett, and "The Lion's Busy" was directed by Friz Freleng.
- Though Friz Freleng made Beaky a little smarter in his previous short, in this short Robert McKimson reverted the buzzard to his idiotic self as seen in his first two shorts, "Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid" and "The Bashful Buzzard".
- This is Rod Scribner’s first cartoon as an animator since “Birth of a Notion”, as he had been suffering from tuberculosis and could barely work. He will remain in the McKimson unit until the temporary shutdown in 1953.
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