Character Relationship Map: Slapsie Maxie's

Characters

• Slapsie Maxie (played by Maxie Rosenbloom) — protagonist

  The restaurant owner who orchestrates a boxing match between his reluctant waiter and the champion after the waiter accidentally knocks out Tiger Dorsey.

• Tiger Dorsey (played by Frank Faylen) — supporting

  A professional boxing champion who is accidentally knocked unconscious by a waiter at the restaurant and becomes the opponent in the arranged match.

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Slapsie Maxie → Tiger Dorsey (Professional Match Organizer And Champion) — Maxie creates a professional boxing match in which Tiger serves as the champion opponent.

  The plot states that Maxie arranges a boxing match involving Tiger Dorsey, who is identified as a boxing champion.

Story Analysis

A restaurant mishap leads Maxie to arrange a comic boxing match between a reluctant waiter and champion Tiger Dorsey.

Plot Progression

1. A Champion At Dinner — The story is set in Slapsie Maxie's restaurant, where Tiger Dorsey is present as a boxing champion. The ordinary restaurant setting becomes the scene of an accidental boxing-related incident.
2. The Accidental Knockout — A waiter accidentally knocks out Tiger Dorsey. The unexpected incident creates the short's central comic problem.
3. Maxie's Unusual Solution — Maxie reacts to the incident by arranging a boxing match. The proposed contest turns the accidental knockout into an organized sporting situation.
4. The Champion's Match — The planned contest pairs a reluctant waiter with Tiger, the professional boxing champion. The contrast between their positions supplies the final comic tension.