The Up-Standing Sitter
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| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Produced by | Eddie Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Phil De Lara Manny Gould John Carey Charles McKimson |
| Layouts by | Cornett Wood |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Cinecolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:49 |
| Language | English |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]DVD: Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Cinecolor".
External links
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- 1948 films
- 1948 short films
- 1948 comedy films
- 1948 animated films
- 1940s American animated films
- 1940s animated short films
- 1940s English-language films
- 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Cinecolor films
- Daffy Duck films
- Animated films about chickens
- Animated films about children
- Animated films about dogs
- Animated films set on farms
- Films set in 1948
- Films directed by Robert McKimson
- Films scored by Carl Stalling
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Films with screenplays by Warren Foster
- Films produced by Edward Selzer
- English-language short films
- Looney Tunes stubs