The Unwelcome Guest is a 1945 Barney Bear cartoon directed by George Gordon and Michael Lah.
Synopsis[]
Barney Bear is picking berries in a forest when a skunk follows him home.
Notes[]
- This is the final Barney Bear cartoon directed by George Gordon.
- This is third of three Barney Bear cartoons written by Otto Englander and Webb Smith.
- When Barney returns to his house, he can be seen reading a book titled Red Hot Riding Hood.
- First time Michael Lah finished direction of a cartoon, the next cartoon he would finish would be Cellbound, released 10 years later.
- The skunk would later reappear in the Tex Avery cartoon "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.
Characters[]
- Barney Bear
- Skunk
| 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 |