Porky's Picnic
| Porky's Picnic | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes (Porky Pig) series | |
| Directed by | Robert Clampett |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc, Bernice Hansen |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by |
Robert Cannon Vive Risto |
| Studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributed by |
Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date(s) | July 15, 1939 |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
| Running time | 7:01 |
| Language | English |
Porky's Picnic is a 1939 animated cartoon starring Porky Pig and directed by Bob Clampett.
Synopsis
Porky asks Petunia Pig to go with him on a picnic. Unfortunately for him, Pinkie tags along...
Plot
Porky is riding his way over to his girlfriend, Petunia's home. Upon arrival he knocks on her door and asks her if she would like to go on a picnic with him. So she goes upstairs and get her basket. While they are walking they pass a window were Pinky is sleep but overheard the conversations and decides to tag along.
And so, on their way they see Pinky and quickly catch him. Porky tells him that if he behaves, he would tell the baby a story. Pinky pulls the nail out of side-car of Porky's bike, causing it to become separated and both pieces of vehicle go on separate paths. Pinky has fun while Petunia panics and covers her eyes. After they pass a speeding train, the vehicle re-connects and Porky just finishes his story. Pinky claims it was the best story he "never" heard and they soon arrive to the park.
Porky decides he wants to take a nap as Pink watches a small squirrel. He grabs a pair of scissors and proceeds to chase around the poor squirrel. Petunia manages to grab him and lays him down for a nap next to Porky. As she leaves however, Pink gets up and smacks Porky with a big wooden plank. Porky awakes with a start but sees nobody nearby, other than a sleeping Pinky. As he tries to get back to sleep, Pinky is about to strike again but Porky catches him and asks what he was about do with the wood plank. Pinky begins to explain, but ends up smacking him repeatedly with the plank of wood before skipping away.
Porky then grumpily lies on his side as Pinky skips his way into the zoo, past a sleeping crocodile/alligator. Petunia begins to shout and tells Porky of Pinky's location in the zoo. Soon Porky finds Pinky sleeping with a big cat and its babies. Porky sneaks into the cage and quickly tries to escape being eaten by the big cat. He gets out to grab a faint Petunia after putting down Pinky, then they resume chase until they manage to get the cat stuck in the metal bars. As Porky returns to Petunia he falls into the mud. But Petunia doesn't mind and she kisses him anyway! Seeing the squirrel again, Pinky prepares to cut it with the scissors. Unfortunately, Pinky didn't count on the squirrel having its own smaller plank of wood and the squirrel hits Pinky with it repeatedly until Pinky surrendours and the cartoon ends.
edit
When this cartoon aired on Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network the scene involving Petunia Kissing Porky is edit in two ways:
- in the original black and white, they shorten the kiss.
- in the colorized it remains intact but alter Petunia's 'muddy' face
This was done to remove blackface that occurred afterwards.
See also
Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)