1940
You Ought to Be in PicturesDaffy wants to be the top star in the studio. To this end, he persuades Porky to resign from the Schlesinger studios to pursue a career in feature films as Bette Davis' leading man. Porky goes to Leon Schlesinger and asks to have his contract torn up. Schlesinger reluctantly agrees, and wishes Porky the best of luck. "He'll be back!" chuckles Schlesinger after Porky is out of earshot.
Porky spends the rest of the film trying to get into the lots and sets of an unnamed studio, with little success. After several failures (from convincing the security guard to let him in and dressing up as Oliver Hardy to gain access, until the guard gave chase) and inadvertently interrupting the shooting of a ballet film, he decides to see if Schlesinger will take him back. He returns to Schlesinger's office after frantically dodging his cartooned car in and out of "actual" Los Angeles traffic, only to see Daffy doing a wild audition to become the new star of Warner Bros. cartoons, openly disparaging Porky. Porky then takes Daffy with him to another room, where he beats Daffy up. After this, he hurriedly runs into Schlesinger's office to beg for his job back. Schlesinger, laughing heartily and saying "I knew you'd be back!", reveals that he didn't really rip up Porky's contract, and happily tells him to get back to work. Porky gladly thanks him and runs back into the animation paper that he was in when the short started. Daffy, still not quite having learned his lesson after being beaten by Porky, again attempts to persuade Porky to resign and work with Greta Garbo, only to get splattered with a tomato.
You Ought to Be in PicturesDaffy wants to be the top star in the studio. To this end, he persuades Porky to resign from the Schlesinger studios to pursue a career in feature films as Bette Davis' leading man. Porky goes to Leon Schlesinger and asks to have his contract torn up. Schlesinger reluctantly agrees, and wishes Porky the best of luck. "He'll be back!" chuckles Schlesinger after Porky is out of earshot. Porky spends the rest of the film trying to get into the lots and sets of an unnamed studio, with little success. After several failures (from convincing the security guard to let him in and dressing up as Oliver Hardy to gain access, until the guard gave chase) and inadvertently interrupting the shooting of a ballet film, he decides to see if Schlesinger will take him back. He returns to Schlesinger's office after frantically dodging his cartooned car in and out of "actual" Los Angeles traffic, only to see Daffy doing a wild audition to become the new star of Warner Bros. cartoons, openly disparaging Porky. Porky then takes Daffy with him to another room, where he beats Daffy up. After this, he hurriedly runs into Schlesinger's office to beg for his job back. Schlesinger, laughing heartily and saying "I knew you'd be back!", reveals that he didn't really rip up Porky's contract, and happily tells him to get back to work. Porky gladly thanks him and runs back into the animation paper that he was in when the short started. Daffy, still not quite having learned his lesson after being beaten by Porky, again attempts to persuade Porky to resign and work with Greta Garbo, only to get splattered with a tomato.
A Gander at Mother Goose
Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, in her best impersonation of Katharine Hepburn, tells us how her garden is really doing. Humpty Dumpty doesn't completely crack up. Jack and Jill go up the hill and are having too much fun to even care to come down. Little Miss Muffet frightens the spider off. The Three Little Pigs give the Big Bad Wolf a bottle of mouth-wash. A parade of wooden soldiers, in perfect formation from the waist up. Starlight, Starbright: A dog gets his wish a tree. Jack be nimble but is not quite nimble enough. The old lady in the shoe made the old man very happy. A gag involving Hiawatha. Finally, the night before Christmas, and one stirring mouse tells the other to be quiet.
A Gander at Mother Goose Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, in her best impersonation of Katharine Hepburn, tells us how her garden is really doing. Humpty Dumpty doesn't completely crack up. Jack and Jill go up the hill and are having too much fun to even care to come down. Little Miss Muffet frightens the spider off. The Three Little Pigs give the Big Bad Wolf a bottle of mouth-wash. A parade of wooden soldiers, in perfect formation from the waist up. Starlight, Starbright: A dog gets his wish a tree. Jack be nimble but is not quite nimble enough. The old lady in the shoe made the old man very happy. A gag involving Hiawatha. Finally, the night before Christmas, and one stirring mouse tells the other to be quiet.
A Gander at Mother Goose Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, in her best impersonation of Katharine Hepburn, tells us how her garden is really doing. Humpty Dumpty doesn't completely crack up. Jack and Jill go up the hill and are having too much fun to even care to come down. Little Miss Muffet frightens the spider off. The Three Little Pigs give the Big Bad Wolf a bottle of mouth-wash. A parade of wooden soldiers, in perfect formation from the waist up. Starlight, Starbright: A dog gets his wish a tree. Jack be nimble but is not quite nimble enough. The old lady in the shoe made the old man very happy. A gag involving Hiawatha. Finally, the night before Christmas, and one stirring mouse tells the other to be quiet.
A Gander at Mother Goose Mary, Mary Quite Contrary, in her best impersonation of Katharine Hepburn, tells us how her garden is really doing. Humpty Dumpty doesn't completely crack up. Jack and Jill go up the hill and are having too much fun to even care to come down. Little Miss Muffet frightens the spider off. The Three Little Pigs give the Big Bad Wolf a bottle of mouth-wash. A parade of wooden soldiers, in perfect formation from the waist up. Starlight, Starbright: A dog gets his wish a tree. Jack be nimble but is not quite nimble enough. The old lady in the shoe made the old man very happy. A gag involving Hiawatha. Finally, the night before Christmas, and one stirring mouse tells the other to be quiet.
A Wild HareElmer is a dimwitted hunter who's "wooking for wabbits." Bugs proceeds to confuse, bamboozle, and otherwise humiliate the poor simp.
Africa Squeaks
Porky is a big-game hunter in darkest Africa. A parody of the live-action feature film Stanley & Livingstone (1939). Porky and his run across Spencer Tracy as Stanley. They discover a native village where Cake Icerhas the jungle jumping with his jive.
Africa Squeaks
Porky is a big-game hunter in darkest Africa. A parody of the live-action feature film Stanley & Livingstone (1939). Porky and his run across Spencer Tracy as Stanley. They discover a native village where Cake Icerhas the jungle jumping with his jive.
Ali-Baba Bound
Porky finds out that Ali-Baba and his Dirty Sleeves plan to attack the fort; it's up to him to go warn the fort. He gets there to discover everyone has left for the Legion convention in Boston. Porky and his rented camel fend off the attackers themselves for a while, but when the situation gets dire, the young camel summons its mother. Momma takes care of the attacker that's menacing them. The secret weapon, who has been sitting on the bench with an artillery shell strapped to his head, now comes in, but runs right through the fort and into Ali-Baba
Ali-Baba Bound
Porky finds out that Ali-Baba and his Dirty Sleeves plan to attack the fort; it's up to him to go warn the fort. He gets there to discover everyone has left for the Legion convention in Boston. Porky and his rented camel fend off the attackers themselves for a while, but when the situation gets dire, the young camel summons its mother. Momma takes care of the attacker that's menacing them. The secret weapon, who has been sitting on the bench with an artillery shell strapped to his head, now comes in, but runs right through the fort and into Ali-Baba
Ali-Baba Bound
Porky finds out that Ali-Baba and his Dirty Sleeves plan to attack the fort; it's up to him to go warn the fort. He gets there to discover everyone has left for the Legion convention in Boston. Porky and his rented camel fend off the attackers themselves for a while, but when the situation gets dire, the young camel summons its mother. Momma takes care of the attacker that's menacing them. The secret weapon, who has been sitting on the bench with an artillery shell strapped to his head, now comes in, but runs right through the fort and into Ali-Baba
Bedtime for Sniffles
In his little sardine can house, Sniffles tries to stay awake and wait up to see Santa on Christmas Eve. Sniffles is sweeping up and singing "Jingle Bells" while he waits for Santa. In just an hour, Santa will be here. He makes a cup of Haxwell Mouse Coffee and reads "Good Mousekeeping" magazine while he waits, only to have it all go to waste as he falls asleep anyway
Busy Bakers
Swenson the baker is down to a single donut in his shop, which he willingly gives to a blind man who comes in. Unknown to him, that was really an elf, who enlists his friends to fill the shop with all manner of baked goods while the baker sleeps.
Calling Dr. Porky
Porky is a doctor at the New Rightus Hospital, where "We take Pains-We have lots of Patients." A drunk dog comes in order to be cured by Dr. Porky. Pursued and harassed by three ghostly pink baby elephants, he begs Dr. Porky to help him. When Dr. Porky leaves for the elixir, those mischievous elephants put the poor drunk through an endless series of exams. However, Dr. Porky finally manages to cure his patient, causing the elephants to disappear.
Ceiling Hero
Through the medium of the motion picture screen are brought the latest developments in the science of modern flying.
Circus Today
A barker guides us through a sideshow, a menagerie, and on to the big top, for a series of typical Avery gags. For example, the trapeze artists, the Flying Cadenzas, literally fly; the lion puts his head in the tamer's mouth; and the human cannonball flies around the world.
Circus Today A barker guides us through a sideshow, a menagerie, and on to the big top, for a series of typical Avery gags. For example, the trapeze artists, the Flying Cadenzas, literally fly; the lion puts his head in the tamer's mouth; and the human cannonball flies around the world.
Circus Today A barker guides us through a sideshow, a menagerie, and on to the big top, for a series of typical Avery gags. For example, the trapeze artists, the Flying Cadenzas, literally fly; the lion puts his head in the tamer's mouth; and the human cannonball flies around the world.
Circus Today A barker guides us through a sideshow, a menagerie, and on to the big top, for a series of typical Avery gags. For example, the trapeze artists, the Flying Cadenzas, literally fly; the lion puts his head in the tamer's mouth; and the human cannonball flies around the world.
Confederate Honey
Nett Cutler (Elmer Fudd) romances Crimson O'Hairoil in this send-up of Gone With the Wind
Confederate Honey Nett Cutler (Elmer Fudd) romances Crimson O'Hairoil in this send-up of Gone With the Wind
Confederate Honey Nett Cutler (Elmer Fudd) romances Crimson O'Hairoil in this send-up of Gone With the Wind
Cross Country Detours
A wacky travelogue takes us to the forests of Yosemite, the rocks of Brice Canyon, the frozen wastes of Alaska, the desert wastes of New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River and the giant redwoods of California.
Cross Country Detours A wacky travelogue takes us to the forests of Yosemite, the rocks of Brice Canyon, the frozen wastes of Alaska, the desert wastes of New Mexico, the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River and the giant redwoods of California.
Elmer's Candid Camera
Elmer takes up wildlife photography, but finds his subject, a rabbit similar to the later Bugs Bunny character, much too wild.
Elmer's Candid Camera
Elmer takes up wildlife photography, but finds his subject, a rabbit similar to the later Bugs Bunny character, much too wild.
Ghost Wanted
An inexperienced little ghost tries out for a house-haunting job, but winds up getting terrorized by the fat ghost interviewing him for the position.
Ghost Wanted
An inexperienced little ghost tries out for a house-haunting job, but winds up getting terrorized by the fat ghost interviewing him for the position.
Good Night Elmer
The cartoon depicts the ill-fated attempts of Elmer Fudd, in a rare leading role, to extinguish a candle by his bedside so that he can retire for the night, with the flame always surging again in spite of Elmer's best efforts. Elmer finally succeeds, but only at the expense of wrecking his bedroom in the process, and no sooner than he lies down, the sun comes up, precipitating a nervous breakdown in Elmer Fudd.
Holiday Highlights
Wacky blackouts about different holidays for every month of the year, with lots of painstaking rotoscope work and some typical risqué gags (especially for Mother's Day). On Christmas, Santa transports "Good Rumor Ice Cream" on his sleigh.
Holiday Highlights Wacky blackouts about different holidays for every month of the year, with lots of painstaking rotoscope work and some typical risqué gags (especially for Mother's Day). On Christmas, Santa transports "Good Rumor Ice Cream" on his sleigh.
Little Blabbermouse
A mouse, imitating W.C. Fields, leads tours of a drugstore for other mice. The mousetraps are harmless but the cat next to them isn't, and thus ends the tour. An annoying little boy who's been chatting away the whole time finally gets a jar of alum in the face to shut him up.
Little Blabbermouse A mouse, imitating W.C. Fields, leads tours of a drugstore for other mice. The mousetraps are harmless but the cat next to them isn't, and thus ends the tour. An annoying little boy who's been chatting away the whole time finally gets a jar of alum in the face to shut him up.
Malibu Beach Party
Jack Bunny and Windchester host a beach party at Jack's Malibu home for various Hollywood stars.
Malibu Beach Party
Jack Bunny and Windchester host a beach party at Jack's Malibu home for various Hollywood stars.
Of Fox and Wounds
The film focuses on a sly fox, George , and a dimwitted hound, Willoughby, who repeatedly asks George where the fox went, never suspecting that his "friend" George is the fox. Invariably, George the Fox tells Willoughby that the fox in on the other side of a rail fence, which is actually at the edge of a steep cliff. Willoughby's line, "Which way did he go, George? Which way did he go?" long ago became a catchphrase, as did "Thanks a lot, George, thanks a lot!"
Patient Porky
Porky checks into a hospital with a tummyache; he has the bad luck to encounter a patient posing a "Dr. Chilled-Air" who is a bit too eager to operate.
Pilgrim Porky
The Pilgrims, led by captain Porky Pig, set sail from Plymouth for America. We get a series of ocean sailing blackout gags, including a running bit between our narrator and the cook, looking for a fish suitable for dinner, a singing trio interrupted by seasickness, flying fish (in airplanes). Then, The Rains Came. A collision with an iceberg is narrowly averted. Land is sighted. The pilgrims are welcomed by Chief Sitting Bull.
Pilgrim Porky
The Pilgrims, led by captain Porky Pig, set sail from Plymouth for America. We get a series of ocean sailing blackout gags, including a running bit between our narrator and the cook, looking for a fish suitable for dinner, a singing trio interrupted by seasickness, flying fish (in airplanes). Then, The Rains Came. A collision with an iceberg is narrowly averted. Land is sighted. The pilgrims are welcomed by Chief Sitting Bull.
Porky's Baseball Broadcast
ster. The game is Giants Vs. Red Sox during the final match of the world series. The gags consist of an umpire that is blind, a bat boy that is actually a bat, the catcher's right hand turtle, and the Giant's pitcher is actually a giant, resulting in a victory for the team.
Porky's Baseball Broadcast ster. The game is Giants Vs. Red Sox during the final match of the world series. The gags consist of an umpire that is blind, a bat boy that is actually a bat, the catcher's right hand turtle, and the Giant's pitcher is actually a giant, resulting in a victory for the team.
Porky's Baseball Broadcast ster. The game is Giants Vs. Red Sox during the final match of the world series. The gags consist of an umpire that is blind, a bat boy that is actually a bat, the catcher's right hand turtle, and the Giant's pitcher is actually a giant, resulting in a victory for the team.
Porky's Hired Hand
Porky hires on Gregory to watch over his chicken coop to stop the fox from raiding it. He falls asleep, and the fox fills his bag. But Gregory wakes up and confronts the fox who then talks him into becoming his partner. As the fox is leaving, he locks himself into the incubator room by mistake. Porky hears the noise and comes running.
Porky's Hired Hand Porky hires on Gregory to watch over his chicken coop to stop the fox from raiding it. He falls asleep, and the fox fills his bag. But Gregory wakes up and confronts the fox who then talks him into becoming his partner. As the fox is leaving, he locks himself into the incubator room by mistake. Porky hears the noise and comes running.
Porky's Last Stand
Porky Pig owns a restaurant with the help of his assistant, Daffy Duck. But it's trouble when the mice steal all their food. So the two of them must hurry up and get the food back, or find substitute food to use.
Porky's Poor Fish
Porky owns a fish store. He decides to go out to lunch, while he's off, a cat decides to come in and take a fish for himself. But the fish attack him, and cause him to leave the store in fear. A mouse appears and it freaks him out, eventually he shrinks and the mouse grows.
Porky's Poor Fish Porky owns a fish store. He decides to go out to lunch, while he's off, a cat decides to come in and take a fish for himself. But the fish attack him, and cause him to leave the store in fear. A mouse appears and it freaks him out, eventually he shrinks and the mouse grows.
Prehistoric Porky
In the year "One Billion, Trillion B.C.", Porky Pig gets a magazine in the mail. While he is reading it, he finds out that bearskins are all the rage, so he sets out to kill a bear. He goes into the forest, finds a bear, and attempts to kill it to get the bearskin.
Prehistoric Porky
In the year "One Billion, Trillion B.C.", Porky Pig gets a magazine in the mail. While he is reading it, he finds out that bearskins are all the rage, so he sets out to kill a bear. He goes into the forest, finds a bear, and attempts to kill it to get the bearskin.
Shop, Look and Listen
Little Blabbermouse is at J.T. Gimlet department store. He is on a tour of the shop. During the tour he keeps harassing his tour guide (resembling W.C. Fields) Turns out the store is having a sale and everything must go, including J.T. Gimlet. The tour guide shows them hosiery with no runs, no hits and no errors; a painting of Whistler's mother, who whistles "She'll Be Comin' Round The Mountain"; and The Thinker, who keeps thinking about his 1940 tax form: "Confidentially, I think" (that's a radio B.O. joke). They take at a look at some robotic ashtrays, and a robotic poker table which shuffles, deals and even cheats. Shoes include red and green mules. Finally, the tour guide wraps up Blabbermouse with a sticker over his mouth that reads, "Do Not Open 'Til Xmas."
Slap Happy Pappy
Porky owns a farm. The cartoon starts with him plowing the fields. But the bulk of the cartoon is about the poultry farm. A sign reads, "Miracle Eggs for sale, if it's a good egg it's a miracle egg".
Sniffles Takes a Trip
Sniffles the mouse is visiting the country hoping to get some rest, but he gets scared of the sounds and creatures that appear in the night and eventually he runs back to the city.
Sour Puss
Looney Tunes, The Sour Puss, 1940 directed by Robert Clampett.
Porky decides to go fishing the next day and tells his cat. The cat sleeps fitfully. The next day, while they are fishing, the cat gets into a battle with a flying fish who behaves rather like Daffy Duck.
The Bear's Tale
The Bears decide to go for a bicycle ride because their porridge is too hot. Goldilocks is walking around, but instead of going to the bears' house she decides to go her grandmother's house, where the wolf happens to be. He sends her away, then realized she'll make a fine meal, so he rushes back to the bears' house. Red gets to granny's house, finds a note from the wolf, and decides to call Goldilocks. The bears return home to find that their porridge was eaten and Papa Bear goes upstairs, thinking it's Goldilocks, but he opens the door and sees the wolf. The bears run out of their home, with the baby bear's pants falling off as the cartoon irises out.
The Chewin' Bruin
Porky Pig sits on an old dog's lap and listens to the story of the mounted bear head on the wall behind them. Thirty years ago the dog was hunting and encountered a bear. The bear got a taste of the hunter's tobacco and the hunter chased him. Eventually the hunter decided to fight the bear for the tobacco. At the end the story turns out to be inaccurate.
The Early Worm Gets the Bird
Mammy blackbird puts her three little ones to bed, but one of them stays up reading "The Early Bird Catches the Worm." Mammy throws the book out the window and warns the little ones about the fox, which will surely get them if they try to be an early bird. The reader pays no heed, and gets up at 5 AM. Alas, the worm has seen the book, so is alerted and evades the bird.
The Early Worm Gets the Bird
Mammy blackbird puts her three little ones to bed, but one of them stays up reading "The Early Bird Catches the Worm." Mammy throws the book out the window and warns the little ones about the fox, which will surely get them if they try to be an early bird. The reader pays no heed, and gets up at 5 AM. Alas, the worm has seen the book, so is alerted and evades the bird.
The Egg Collector
Sniffles reads a book about egg collecting. The book says that the great barn owl is very gentle, excluding the fact that it's one of the things on its appetite is rodents. Unaware of what a rodent actually is, Sniffles and his friend the bookworm go in search of an egg. The pair travel to a church hoping to obtain one from a barn owl, and instead leave with a baby owl.
The Hardship of Miles Standish
In this version of "The Courtship of Miles Standish", Elmer Fudd is messanger John Alden, sent to give Miles' love letter to Pricilla. While delivering the message, however, her house is attacked by Indians, and John is the only one who can save her.
The Hardship of Miles Standish In this version of "The Courtship of Miles Standish", Elmer Fudd is messanger John Alden, sent to give Miles' love letter to Pricilla. While delivering the message, however, her house is attacked by Indians, and John is the only one who can save her.
The Mighty Hunters
Native American children play in the canyons of Arizona.
The Timid Toreador
The bull makes short work of the matador, and then turns on Porky, a tamale vendor who wanders into the ring accidentally. But then he makes the mistake of actually eating most of Porky's extra hot tamales.
The Timid Toreador The bull makes short work of the matador, and then turns on Porky, a tamale vendor who wanders into the ring accidentally. But then he makes the mistake of actually eating most of Porky's extra hot tamales.
Tom Thumb in Trouble
Tom's father mistakenly believes that the little bird who's just rescued his tiny son from drowning in the dishwater is attacking the boy and drives it away. Tom sets off to find the bird and gets lost in a fierce snowstorm.
Wacky Wildlife
A truly twisted nature short showing nature out of kilter, with spot gags involving animals living in the wild. The narrator explains, "We have a rare meeting between a bobcat and a tomcat." As they pass each other, one says, "Hello, Tom"; the other says, "Hello, Bob." When a coyote calls to his mate at night, he yells out, "Hey, Mabel, come on out!" A camel says, "I don't care what you say, I'm thirsty. A wild dog points out what makes him wild: loggers are cutting down the last tree in the forest, and more.
Wacky Wildlife A truly twisted nature short showing nature out of kilter, with spot gags involving animals living in the wild. The narrator explains, "We have a rare meeting between a bobcat and a tomcat." As they pass each other, one says, "Hello, Tom"; the other says, "Hello, Bob." When a coyote calls to his mate at night, he yells out, "Hey, Mabel, come on out!" A camel says, "I don't care what you say, I'm thirsty. A wild dog points out what makes him wild: loggers are cutting down the last tree in the forest, and more.
Wacky Wildlife A truly twisted nature short showing nature out of kilter, with spot gags involving animals living in the wild. The narrator explains, "We have a rare meeting between a bobcat and a tomcat." As they pass each other, one says, "Hello, Tom"; the other says, "Hello, Bob." When a coyote calls to his mate at night, he yells out, "Hey, Mabel, come on out!" A camel says, "I don't care what you say, I'm thirsty. A wild dog points out what makes him wild: loggers are cutting down the last tree in the forest, and more.
Wacky Wildlife A truly twisted nature short showing nature out of kilter, with spot gags involving animals living in the wild. The narrator explains, "We have a rare meeting between a bobcat and a tomcat." As they pass each other, one says, "Hello, Tom"; the other says, "Hello, Bob." When a coyote calls to his mate at night, he yells out, "Hey, Mabel, come on out!" A camel says, "I don't care what you say, I'm thirsty. A wild dog points out what makes him wild: loggers are cutting down the last tree in the forest, and more.
Stage Fright
The two curious puppies chase each other into a vaudeville theater after hours. In the backstage the two pups fight over a bone. There, they investigate a stage magician's props. As is expected trouble emerges with the two meeting up with a mischievous seal and bothering a rather cranky resident pigeon. (who lives inside the magician's hat instead of a rabbit)!