It Is Hard to Please Him But It Is Worth It (1913)

• 80%
• 1913
• Animation
• Comedy
• Émile Cohl

What does 'ittle Snookums want now? Nice man is coming down the street with big, bright balloons. Muvver must get him one. Now, home, for nursie to see it. Poor, fat nursie must add another accomplishment for Snookums' benefit. She puffs and pants, and puffs and pants some more to keep the balloon blown up for Baby dear. "Pshaw. It's done busted," says nursie. at which Snookums bursts forth with the preliminary, "Wow," which his fond mother knows as the overture to his vocal entertainments. Mother is not in a musical mood, so she telephones Dada to come right home and bring some toy balloons for Precious. Dada comes home, and he and nursie and mother are well-nigh exhausted keeping the balloon blown up for baby dear, when it occurs to Dada to let the old bicycle pump do the work. But 'ittle Sugar Plum is no longer interested; he drops off into the sleep of innocence at mother's feet, and his devoted subjects sigh with relief as he is carried off to bed.