The Unwelcome Guest is a 1945 Barney Bear cartoon directed by George Gordon and Michael Lah.
Plot[]
Barney Bear runs afoul of a foul-smelling skunk who wants to steal his berries.
Availability[]
- (1983) VHS - MGM Cartoon Magic Volume 1
- (1986) VHS - Barney Bear Cartoon Festival: The Bear That Couldn't Sleep
- (2007) DVD - TCM Spotlight: Esther Williams, Volume 1, Disc 2 (1995 USA Turner print)
- (2017) Streaming - Boomerang (USA 1995 Turner print)
Notes[]
- This is the final Barney Bear cartoon directed by George Gordon, as well as the final cartoon he directed in-house. Although Michael Lah finished directing the cartoon after Gordon left the studio, his unit was subsequently disposed of, resulting in the cartoon studio having only two units operating.
- This is the first Barney Bear short where the series was given a distinct opening theme, as well as a title card with Barney's head. The theme would be used until Goggle Fishing Bear in 1949, then replaced with a new one in 1952 when Dick Lundy took over the series.
- This is the second of two Barney Bear cartoons written by Webb Smith.
- When Barney returns to his house, he is reading a book titled Red Hot Riding Hood, a reference to the Tex Avery short of the same name.
- Tex Avery would later reuse the design of the skunk in the 1948 short Little 'Tinker.
Gallery[]
Title card
Featured in the short subjects section of MGM's Lion's Roar magazine, included with The Mouse Comes to Dinner.
Concept painting illustrated in watercolor
Model sheet
References[]
| Barney Bear Cartoons | |
|---|---|
| 1939 | The Bear That Couldn't Sleep |
| 1940 | The Fishing Bear |
| 1941 | The Prospecting Bear • The Rookie Bear • The Flying Bear |
| 1942 | The Bear and the Beavers • Wild Honey • Barney Bear's Victory Garden |
| 1943 | Bah Wilderness • Barney Bear and the Uninvited Pest |
| 1944 | Bear Raid Warden • Barney Bear's Polar Pest |
| 1945 | The Unwelcome Guest |
| 1948 | The Bear and the Bean • The Bear and the Hare |
| 1949 | Goggle Fishing Bear |
| 1952 | The Little Wise Quacker • Busybody Bear |
| 1953 | Barney's Hungry Cousin • Cobs and Robbers • Heir Bear • Wee-Willie Wildcat • Half-Pint Palomino |
| 1954 | The Impossible Possum • Sleepy-Time Squirrel • Bird-Brain Bird Dog |