Scalp Trouble is a 1939 American animated comedy short film directed by Robert Clampett.^[1] The cartoon was released on June 24, 1939. It is part of the Looney Tunes series, the 59th cartoon to feature Porky Pig and the eighth cartoon to feature Daffy Duck.^[2]

Plot

Native Americans sneak near an army post, where they deceive a dog guard who asks the audience if they had seen any Native Americans. General Daffy, wielding a dagger in a comically long sheath, is forced to stab a sleepy guard to wake the soldiers, who all wake up except for Porky. Daffy is unable to wake up Porky until he sleeps next to Porky and causes the bed to collapse. Porky is hit by the sheath and launches backward, with his rifle launching him into Daffy instead.

Porky spots Native Americans and fails to notify the guards until he finds a Native American sneaking nearby and slams a barrel on him. As the Native Americans raid the post by burning a hole with "fire water", Porky and the other soldiers retaliate with gunfire and cannonballs. A Native American archer uses the knees of another archer to shoot. A soldier kills 9 Native Americans while keeping score to the tune of "Ten Little Indians", but is knocked out by a Native American. Porky's gun jams and he calls to Daffy for help while being pursued. Daffy brings supplies but trips and accidentally swallows bullets, allowing him to be used as a machine gun for Porky to wound and dispel the Native Americans. Daffy is relieved when he stops shooting bullets, but trips and shoots again.

Home media

Scalp Trouble is available on disc 3 of the Porky Pig 101 DVD set.^[3]

Slightly Daffy

The cartoon was remade by Friz Freleng in Technicolor and released as part of the Merrie Melodies series on June 17, 1944, under the name Slightly Daffy. Unlike the remakes directed by Clampett, the short is mostly a frame-by-frame remake. However, it features new voice recordings, a few new animated scenes, and re-orchestrated music. The Blue Ribbon reissue is approximately 49 seconds shorter than the original cartoon.

The short also reused scenes from other old cartoons, such as Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas (By Tex Avery) for the first few scenes of the Indians, and The Hardship of Miles Standish (Also by Freleng) for the scene of the Indians firing their bows.

This short will be included on disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 3 Blu-ray set.^[4]

References

External links

• Scalp Trouble at IMDb
• Slightly Daffy at IMDb