The Up-Standing Sitter

The Up-Standing Sitter is a 1948 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Title ==
The title is a play on the expression "up-standing citizen" and on standing being the opposite of sitting, a fact which figures into the film's closing gag.
== Plot ==
Daffy Duck, working for a baby-sitting agency, is sent to a farm to sit for a hen who is literally "sitting" on an egg and wants to take a trip. Soon after the hen leaves, the egg hatches, producing a yellow chick whose shape, voice and attitude are similar to that of Henery Hawk.
The chick first calls Daffy "Daddy", then "cousin", "uncle", etc. When Daffy points out he is not a relative, the chick says he is not supposed to talk to strangers, and runs away with Daffy in hot pursuit of his charge. The chick first simply eludes Daffy, and then begins to torment the duck with one violent gag after another.
In the process, Daffy also incurs the wrath of the barnyard's bulldog, especially as many of the chick's gags lead to Daffy crashing into the dog's house, (re-)splintering it. The dog has Daffy over his knee as he applies a loud and painful spanking to the duck with a wooden board. Daffy calls his agency and tells them he will have to do his next "sitting" job standing up.
==Availability==
GJGGGJGJ0.png|Super 8
Lt ddcffatd.png|(1986) VHS Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: Daffy Duck Cartoon Festival Featuring "Ain't That Ducky" (a.a.p. print with botched-up a.a.p. ending card and ending soundtrack, only in PAL regions)
Cartoon Moviestars 6.jpg|(1988) VHS Cartoon Moviestars: Daffy! (a.a.p. print with correct ending card and ending soundtrack)
LT Laserdisc 5.jpg|(1988) LaserDisc Cartoon Moviestars: Daffy! and Porky! (a.a.p. print with correct ending card and ending soundtrack)
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-3-F.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3, Side 9: Porky and Daffy (same print as Cartoon Moviestars)
Lt bumper woolworths.jpg|(1995) VHS Bumper Edition (Woolworths Exclusive)
Niyguftdresw4tzrxdhctfygu.jpg|(1996) VHS Further Adventures of Daffy Duck
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, Disc 1 (remastered print correct ending card and ending soundtrack)
Lt spotlight 5.jpg|(2007) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 5, Disc 1 (same print as for Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5)
Lt spotlight df2.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 4-5 Repack (same print as for Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5)
Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection.png|(2020) DVD Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection, Disc 5 (same print as for Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5)
===Streaming===
lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App (2017 - ) (same print as for Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5)
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023) (same print as for Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5)
Lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - ) (same print as for Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5)
== Notes ==
*This cartoon marked the first appearance of McKimson's short-lived talking bulldog character. This is the only cartoon where the talking bulldog does not speak. 
**In this cartoon, he is referred to as "Spike".
*Daffy (whose voice is identical to Sylvester's but electronically sped up)That's Not All, Folks!, 1988 by Mel Blanc, Philip Bashe. Warner Books, ISBN 0-446-39089-5 (Softcover), ISBN 0-446-51244-3 (Hardcover) invokes a phrase more closely associated with the cat: "Sufferin' succotash!"
*This was the last cartoon in the pre-August 1948 The latest released WB cartoon sold to a.a.p. was Haredevil Hare, released on July 24, 1948. package to be produced. This is also the last Daffy Duck cartoon to be sold to the a.a.p. package.Warner Bros. Animation Production Numbers, 1946 to Present (A Partial List)
** Despite having been released in the 1947–1948 season, the cartoon uses 1948-1949 opening and closing sequences because the cartoon was originally released in Cinecolor. This was the one of the latest cartoons released in the pre-August 1948 package.
*This is the first cartoon to use the 1948-49 orange Cinecolor rings, which would be used later during the second half of 1949, and the 1954 season.
**Although on this cartoon, for some reason the background is black when it should be blue, this error also appeared in "Long-Haired Hare".
*On several prints of the cartoon that had been shown in syndication over the years, the 1948-49 Looney Tunes ending was replaced by Associated Artists Productions (a.a.p.) with the ending logo from "Hare Tonic" and "Baseball Bugs", with the 1937 Merrie Melodies ending music playing over it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjps-rBPVdY
**However, an a.a.p print with the original 1946-1955 Looney Tunes ending music cue is known to exist,https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x6060gf such as the 1988 Cartoon Moviestars VHS print appearing on Daffy! VHS tape from MGM/UA's Cartoon Moviestars VHS collection and The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 3 laserdisc.https://my.mail.ru/mail/mobiledisk/video/10859/11085.html
**The Turner "dubbed version" (applies to both USA and EU prints) preserves the original ending music, but replaces the original Cinecolor ending card with orange Color Rings and black background with the generic "dubbed version" ending card which uses the 1947-1948 Technicolor ending card.
*The working title was "Babysitter".
*This cartoon was shown in theatres with Romance on the High Seas during its original release.
==Gallery==
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==References==
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:1948
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Daffy Duck Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster
Category:Cartoons animated by Charles McKimson
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Cornett Wood
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:Cartoons originally produced in Cinecolor
Category:Cartoons that contain excerpts from "Powerhouse"