In this release from 1946, the Mr. and Mrs. Magpie find a
new home. But, due to their constant bickering they are hounded by the old man,
who looks like a cross between Popeye and Farmer Grey. In the ensuing battle of
wits listen for the Cary Grant imitation, as well as the famous phrase from
Walter Winchell, “Good evening Mr. and Mrs. America”, delivered by one of the
magpies from inside the old man’s radio.
After trying everything he knows to rid himself of his pesky
new neighbors, he is finally driven from his own home. The moral of this
cartoon is, I suppose, that the hell you know always trumps the one you haven’t
yet experienced. An interesting note on the subject of the housing shortage being at the heart of this cartoon; it was a mirror of what was actually going on in society at the time; as tens of thousands of GI's returned home, some with new brides, and all seeking a place to live.
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