A Pest in the House

In a city with a severe labor shortage, the Gland Hotel relies on unlikely hires. Daffy Duck works as the bellboy while Elmer Fudd is the manager. The chaotic setup promises comic miscoordination from the start.

Elmer tasks Daffy with guiding a difficult guest to room 666. The ominous room number signals trouble to come. Daffy accepts the assignment with his trademark chaos.

The guest asks for peace and quiet and warns he will punch Elmer if disturbed. Daffy tolerates the threat with a flippant, self-aware aside. The tension builds for the inevitable clash.

Daffy delivers a Jerry Colonna–like aside to the audience, joking about how likeable the guest is. The aside undercuts the tension with cartoonish humor. The audience is drawn into the chaos behind the cheerful facade.

Daffy escorts the guest to the door and briefly tricks him into getting locked out. The guest grows more irritated as the comedy of errors continues. The scene sets up the ongoing disruption of room service.

Daffy’s clumsy attempts to do his job generate loud noises and awaken the guest. Each interruption intensifies the conflict with Elmer trying to keep order. The tension is punctuated by the guest’s growing impatience.

The irate guest trudges to the lobby to complain, the tune of 'Pop Goes the Weasel' signaling the moment of impact. At the exact 'pop' moment, he punches Elmer in the face. Elmer reels as the chaos escalates.

During the melee, Elmer is punched through the phone, a classic cartoon gag that interrupts service. The punch adds to the physical chaos around the desk. Daffy remains oblivious to the severity as he keeps reacting to the scene.

To shield himself from further blows, Elmer wears a knight’s helmet. The sight is a visual gag that highlights the absurdity of the fight. The hotel staff’s scramble continues as the star guests react.

Seeing the room is too cold, Daffy decides to fix the radiator. He makes the heat vibrate into the guest’s room, turning comfort into further chaos. Elmer chases him, bracing for another clash.

Elmer hears whistling and covers it with several pillows. Daffy interprets this as Elmer blowing whistles and yells at him loudly. The loud response wakes the furious guest once more.

Daffy and Elmer hatch a plan to switch places via a fake promotion: 'Fow vewy mewitowious sewvice, you are hewewith pwomoted to the position of managew. Take ovew.' The deception offers a momentary illusion of order. Of course, the plan only fuels more chaos.

The plan collapses and Elmer receives one last punch from the enraged guest. Daffy remains unaware of the consequences as the bedlam continues. The scene plays for maximal cartoon chaos.

Daffy ends with a Jerry Colonna-like aside: 'Noisy little character, isn’t he?' The line seals the humor by underlining Elmer’s aggravation. The hotel's chaos ends on a comic, unresolved note.