The Queen Was in the Parlor

The Queen Was in the Parlor is a 1932 Merrie Melodies short directed by Rudolf Ising.
== Plot ==
When the king returns to his castle, he questions where the queen is. He is told that she's in the parlor, and won't be seen. He goes to his throne, and his jester, Goopy Geer, arrives. Eventually, a black knight arrives and threatens the princess. Goopy attempts to battle him with an ax, then with armor made from kitchen utensils, and lastly butting with a mounted animal head, which results in the black knight losing all of his armor. He repairs it and runs away.
== Caricatures ==
* Rudy Vallee - as Goopy Geer's jack-in-the-box.
* Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll - Goopy Geer briefly imitates the title characters from Amos 'n' Andy.
* Tony Wons - "Are ya listenin'?"
* Walter Winchell - Goopy Geer mentions and also quotes him by saying, "Okay, Chicago!"
== Availability ==
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 4.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 4, Side 10: Merrie Melodies
MaskOfManChuBluRay.jpg|(2024) Blu-ray The Mask of Fu Manchu (restored)
=== Streaming ===
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023) (restored)
lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - ) (restored)
== Censorship ==
* The version shown on Cartoon Network's Late Night Black and White cut the scene of the line of knights saying "The queen?" to remove the appearance of the last one, who is a Jewish caricature.http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-q-r.aspx
== Notes ==
* This is the final cartoon in which Goopy Geer plays a starring role. He would later make a small appearance in "Bosko in Dutch" the following year.
* This cartoon entered the public domain in 1961 as United Artists did not renew the copyright in time.
== Gallery ==
The Queen was in the Parlor (1932) - The Queen.jpg
TheQueenWasRESTORED.jpeg|Cropped screenshot of 2020 restoration
Queenparlor2.jpg|Lobby card
== References ==
Category:1932
Category:Hollywood in Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Black-and-white cartoons
Category:Goopy Geer Cartoons
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Rudolf Ising
Category:Cartoons produced by Hugh Harman
Category:Cartoons produced by Rudolf Ising
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons animated by Friz Freleng
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Bernard B. Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Frank Marsales
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:Public domain films