as in the comic strips, the little king never speaks in the 1933 and 1934 shorts except for a brief sequence in "marching along" (1933). he played through the 1999–2000 season. in addition they state "nor is there any evidence that.. the intravenous injections are safe." however, he returned to the manatees to finish out the season. "his drawings were more beautiful than his paintings. after the speech, he is hit on the head with a picket sign and spit upon. 