Henpecked Hoboes
| Henpecked Hoboes | |
|---|---|
| George and Junior series | |
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Tex Avery |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby |
| Animation by | Ray Abrams, Preston Blair, Walt Clinton, Ed Love |
| Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio |
| Distributed by |
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (original) Warner Bros. Entertainment (international) Turner Entertainment (owner) |
| Release date(s) | 26 October 1946 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 8 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | first cartoon |
| Followed by | Hound Hunters |
Henpecked Hoboes is a theatrical cartoon short released on 26 October 1946 directed by Tex Avery. It stars George and Junior in their first appearance. According to model sheets, the cartoon's working title was Bums Away.
Plot
George and Junior want a chicken dinner. George's plans for catching a hen are constantly sabotaged by Junior's detrimental assistance. The duo take on more than they can chew as they attempt to get their hands on an alluring hen. George dons a rooster suit to lure away the hen from her guardian rooster, who's sent rocketing to the North Pole! While the rooster walks back to civilization, George and Junior wreak havoc upon each other dressing up as a worm (that is eaten by the hen) and a giant chick who is mothered to near-death in an attempt to get the alluring female onto the dinner table. At the end George after one too many screwups, kicks Junior hard into the air, only for The Hen to deliver a hard kick of her own to him sending him flying. Satisfied she wipes her hands but feels a hand tap her on the shoulder and turns and is shocked to find the Rooster has returned and less than happy about his trek back home and mentions for her to bend over and gets his revenge and delivers several kicks to the hen's backside kicking her all the way back to the barn.
Censorship
- When aired on television (specifically the Ted Turner-owned channels TNT and Cartoon Network), the scene where Junior poses the dynamite causing George to turn into a blackface man was removed.