Henpecked Hoboes

Henpecked Hoboes is a theatrical cartoon short released on October 26, 1946 directed by Tex Avery.[1] It stars George and Junior in their first appearance. According to model sheets, the cartoon's working title was Bums Away.

Henpecked Hoboes
Title card
Directed byTex Avery
Produced byFred Quimby
Story byHeck Allen
StarringTex Avery (Voice of Junior; uncredited)
Dick Nelson (Voice of George; uncredited)
Music byScott Bradley
Edited byFred McAlpin
Animation byEd Love
Walter Clinton
Preston Blair
Ray Abrams
Irven Spence (uncredited)
Layouts byJohn Didrik Johnsen
Backgrounds byJohn Didrik Johnsen
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date
  • October 26, 1946 (1946-10-26)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

George and Junior want a chicken dinner. George's plans for catching a hen are constantly sabotaged by Junior's detrimental assistance. The duo take on more than they can chew as they attempt to get their hands on an alluring hen. George dons a rooster suit to lure away the hen from her guardian rooster, who's sent rocketing to the North Pole! While the rooster walks back to civilization, George and Junior wreak havoc upon each other dressing up as a worm (that is eaten by the hen) and a giant chick who is mothered to near-death in an attempt to get the alluring female onto the dinner table. At the end George, after one too many screwups, kicks Junior hard into the air, only for the hen to deliver a hard kick of her own to him sending him flying. Satisfied, she wipes her hands but feels a hand tap on her shoulder and turns and is shocked to find that the rooster has returned and less than happy about his trek back home, he motions for her to bend over and gets his revenge and delivers several kicks to the hen's backside, kicking her all the way back to the barn.

References
  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 84. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.


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