Gabby's Diner

Gabby's Diner
Woody Woodpecker series
Directed by Jack Hannah
Produced by Walter Lantz
Story by Homer Brightman
Voices by Grace Stafford
Daws Butler
Music by Eugene Poddany
Animation by Laverne Harding
Al Coe
Ray Abrams
Ray Huffine
Art Landy
Studio Walter Lantz Productions
Distributed by Universal International
Release date(s) March 28, 1961 (1961-03-28)
Color process Technicolor
Running time 6 minutes
Language English
Preceded by The Bird Who Came to Dinner
Followed by Sufferin' Cats

Gabby's Diner is the 107th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on March 28, 1961, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.

Plot

Gabby Gator (voiced by Daws Butler), living in the Everglades, is suffering from utter starvation. Upon looking in the sky, he sees Woody Woodpecker happily flying overhead. Gabby takes out a shotgun and fires at the woodpecker and misses. Woody, however, sees Gabby's sign advertising the "Fryer's Club Hotel" and decides to satisfy his curiosity. The conniving alligator convinces Woody that his home is a luxury hotel, and sends the woodpecker up to "Room 350" (in truth, the temperature the oven is set at that Woody is bunking in). Woody begins to sweat profusely and requests "room service" by asking that ice be sent up. The ice manages to bring the stifling temperature down, eventually turning the oven off.

Gabby then advises Woody that his hotel likes to tuck their guests in at night. In reality, Gabby puts Woody in a baking pan, and places dough on top of him. Woody catches on to this plan, and replaces the standard dough with Quick Rise Baking Powder. Unaware, Gabby bakes the pie, sending the rising dough high above his home, eventually splattering all over southern Florida.

Notes

The name "Fryer's Club Hotel" is a pun on the Friars Club of Beverly Hills, a private show business club started in 1947 by comedian/actor Milton Berle.

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