Porky's Railroad
- Mel Blanc
- Billy Bletcher
Robert Bentley
company
- August 7, 1937 (1937-08-07)
Porky's Railroad is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin.[1] The short was released on August 7, 1937, and stars Porky Pig.[2]
Plot
Porky and his 2-2-2 typed locomitive (#131⁄2 "Toots" ) travel the 15th Century Unlimited and endure a larger locomotive and stubborn bull who crosses the tracks.[3]
Production notes
In the scene in which Porky pulls the bull's tail, some of his speech is garbled. When played backwards, however, Porky's words here are "...Toots old gal, d-d-don't pop your b-b-b-b...".[4]
When a woodpile is knocked over there is a brief view of a caricatured black man, a derogatory visual reference from the cartoonists to the then commonly used term "a nigger in the woodpile". During the race, Porky runs his train over the top of a boat called the 'S.S Leon', a gag dedicated to the cartoon's producer Leon Schlesinger. Also, the Morse Code heard is a message to write "QST QSL Leon Schlesinger Hollywood picture of Porky"[5]
Home media
- DVD – Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4, Disc 2
See also
- 1937 in film
- List of public domain cartoons
References
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 60. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ The Looney Tunes Show - Season 3 Episode 4: Porky Pig's Feat/Porky's Railroad - Metacritic
- ^ Porky's Railroad (1937) - Hidden Audio by CCCartoons on YouTube
- ^ Forbidden Animation: Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators in America - Google Books (pg.43)
External links
- Porky's Railroad at IMDb
- Porky's Railroad on the Internet Archive
- Porky's Railroad (Colorized) on the Internet Archive
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- Porky Pig filmography
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- The Porky Pig Show (1964–1967)
- Tiny Toon Adventures (1990–1992)
- Baby Looney Tunes (2002–2005)
- Duck Dodgers (2003–2005)
- The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2013)
- New Looney Tunes (2015–2020)
- Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020–2024)
- Bugs Bunny Builders (2022–present)
- Tiny Toons Looniversity (2023–present)
- Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies (1972)
- Carnival of the Animals (1976)
- Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (1977)
- Bugs Bunny in Space (1977)
- Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special (1977)
- Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet (1979)
- Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales (1979)
- The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special (1980)
- Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988)
- Overtures to Disaster (1991)