The Prize Pest

The Prize Pest is a 1951 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Plot ==
Porky Pig is listening to the radio. Somebody just won $10,000 on a game show. Porky changes channels and hears a radio voice telling him that he may be the winner of the grand prize. The grand prize is delivered to Porky's door. To Porky's surprise, the prize is Daffy Duck. Daffy wastes no time in doing his usual antics, but Porky just can't put up with him. So Porky throws Daffy out. Daffy then tries to scare Porky each time Porky mistreats him. He uses fake vampire teeth and messes up his hair to do the trick. Eventually, Porky finds out, and pays him back by scaring Daffy. He puts on a Halloween costume and scares Daffy out of the house. Then, Porky accidentally scares himself.
== Availability ==
Gdsfhfdasghgfasgdhbbcxv.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc Ham on Wry: The Porky Pig Laser Collection
Bumper2000.jpg|(2000) VHS Mil-Looney-Um 2000 - Bumper Collection
400px-Looney Tunes Super Stars - Daffy Duck - Frustrated Fowl.jpg|(2010) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl (restored)
Lt ssfm2.jpg|(2017) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars Family Multi-Feature Vol. 2, Disc 1
=== Streaming ===
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2022) (restored)
== Notes ==
* This cartoon was used in the movie Daffy Duck's Quackbusters for a plot sequence of Daffy recruiting Porky, complete with new scenes animated in McKimson's distinctive art style.
* It has recently been discovered that a print of this cartoon with the original opening titles uses the same head shots of Porky and Daffy from "Riff Raffy Daffy". Despite the existence of the original print, the restored version on Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl is the Blue Ribbon version.
** As a result, this is also the last cartoon of the Golden Age to have the Porky and Daffy head shot appear in the opening titles.
* This short and "Sleepy Time Possum" have slightly unique yet crooked WB opening shields compared to other WB opening shields.
* MeTV aired this short 16 October 2021 on Saturday Morning Cartoons; however, this airing uses the 1998 dubbed version (with notice).
* When Porky was coming out of the closet while shaking, he was speaking gibberish. What he said was, "Really... nothing to be afraid of! Nothing at all! Nothing, nothing! Nothing at all to be--" in reverse.
== Gallery ==
145AE2BE-8F19-4409-9158-9FDD7DCF1EA6.webp|Original opening
IMG 2758.jpg|Original titles print with Porky and Daffy's headshots
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ThePrizePestAnimatorDraft.jpg|Animator draft
== References ==
 
Category:Porky Pig Cartoons
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:1951
Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons animated by Emery Hawkins
Category:Cartoons animated by Charles McKimson
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Peter Alvarado
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist