The Up-Standing Sitter

The Up-Standing Sitter
Directed byRobert McKimson
Story byWarren Foster
Produced byEddie Selzer
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byPhil De Lara
Manny Gould
John Carey
Charles McKimson
Layouts byCornett Wood
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color processCinecolor
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • July 3, 1948 (1948-07-03) (USA)
Running time
6:49
LanguageEnglish

The Up-Standing Sitter is a 1948 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Robert McKimson.[1] The cartoon was released on July 3, 1948, and stars Daffy Duck.[2] All voices are by Mel Blanc.

Plot

Daffy Duck, employed by a baby-sitting agency, is tasked with watching over a hen's egg on a farm. When the egg hatches into a mischievous chick resembling Henery Hawk, chaos ensues as the chick relentlessly torments Daffy with pranks and gags. Daffy's various attempts to control the chick backfire, leading to mishaps, including encounters with a bulldog. Eventually, Daffy concedes defeat and humorously informs his agency that his next job will have to be done "standing up."

Production notes

The title is a play on the expression "up-standing citizen" and on standing being opposite of sitting (a fact which figures into the film's closing gag.) The cartoon was made in Cinecolor when a 1948 strike briefly halted production at Technicolor.[3]

Home media

DVD: Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5

See also

References

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 178. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Cinecolor".
Preceded by Daffy Duck Cartoons
1948 		Succeeded by


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