Bosko's Parlor Pranks
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Bosko's Parlor Pranks is a Happy Harmonies
cartoon made by Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising
at MGM
starring Bosko
. It is the first Bosko cartoon made at MGM after Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising moved from Warner Brothers. In this cartoon, Bosko looks like his WB self, but after Hey Hey Fever, Bosko's second MGM cartoon, Bosko's appearance changed.
-like son. Bosko comes home and is asked by Honey if he can watch her son but Bosko is not thrilled with the idea. Bosko keeps trying to entertain the child by telling stories and imitating celebrities
who famous at their time, but the kid keeps complaining that he wants an ice cream cone
. Honey then arrives back home with an ice cream cone, but Bosko accidentally hits the ice cream with an umbrella
. The kid gets mad and complains as the cartoon
ends.
Happy Harmonies
Happy Harmonies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising between 1934 and 1938....
cartoon made by Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising
Harman and Ising
Hugh Harman and Rudolf "Rudy" Ising were an American animation team best known for founding the Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation studios...
at MGM
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
starring Bosko
Bosko
Bosko is an animated cartoon character created by animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Bosko is the first recurring character in Leon Schlesinger's cartoon series, and is the star of over three dozen Looney Tunes shorts released by Warner Bros...
. It is the first Bosko cartoon made at MGM after Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising moved from Warner Brothers. In this cartoon, Bosko looks like his WB self, but after Hey Hey Fever, Bosko's second MGM cartoon, Bosko's appearance changed.
Plot
Bosko is having a nice day while Honey is struggling dealing with her catCat
The cat , also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felids and felines, is a small, usually furry, domesticated, carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for its companionship and for its ability to hunt vermin and household pests...
-like son. Bosko comes home and is asked by Honey if he can watch her son but Bosko is not thrilled with the idea. Bosko keeps trying to entertain the child by telling stories and imitating celebrities
Celebrity
A celebrity, also referred to as a celeb in popular culture, is a person who has a prominent profile and commands a great degree of public fascination and influence in day-to-day media...
who famous at their time, but the kid keeps complaining that he wants an ice cream cone
Ice cream cone
An ice cream cone, poke or cornet is a dry, cone-shaped pastry, usually made of a wafer similar in texture to a waffle, allowing ice cream to be eaten without a bowl or spoon...
. Honey then arrives back home with an ice cream cone, but Bosko accidentally hits the ice cream with an umbrella
Umbrella
An umbrella or parasol is a canopy designed to protect against rain or sunlight. The term parasol usually refers to an item designed to protect from the sun; umbrella refers to a device more suited to protect from rain...
. The kid gets mad and complains as the cartoon
Cartoon
A cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
ends.
Censorship
- When this cartoon aired on The Disney Channel, the part at the end where Bosko hits the ice cream to his head, the ice-cream splat was muted.