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Porky's Cafe

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Porky's Cafe
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Directed byCharles M. Jones
Story byRich Hogan (uncredited)[1]
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byRudolph Larriva
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • February 21, 1942 (1942-02-21)
Running time
6 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Porky's Cafe is a 1942 American animated comedy short film directed by Charles M. Jones.[2] The short was released on February 21, 1942. It is part of the Looney Tunes series, the 98th cartoon to feature Porky Pig and the final black-and-white cartoon to be directed by Jones.[3][4]

Plot

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Porky Pig operates a cafe where Conrad Cat is hired as a chef. He flips pancakes and accidentally drops pancakes on his head without realizing. He spends the rest of the film attempting to make a pancake with an African pygmy ant (the same one from Porky's Ant and Porky's Midnight Matinee) in the batter.

Porky makes alphabet soup for a customer by literally typing out the letter pasta from a typewriter; the customer struggles to drink it due to the steam coming to life and being a hindrance. He then orders a large sandwich, which he eats quickly but causes it to block his esophagus. The customer then orders a T-bone steak meal and coffee; the T-bone steak is botched when it is pan fried. Conrad runs into Porky while holding a wedding cake, who then runs into the customer's meal, with only the ant remaining unscathed and happy on top of the wedding cake.

Home media

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This short is available on disc 5 of the Porky Pig 101 DVD set.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ Scott, Keith. ""Pretty Long Wait, Wasn't It?": TEX AVERY'S VOICE ACTORS (Volume 3) |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved October 28, 2026.
  2. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 121. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Schneider, Steve (1988). That's All, Folks! : The Art of Warner Bros. Animation. Henry Holt and Co. p. 62. ISBN 0-8050-0889-6.
  5. ↑ Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved October 29, 2026.
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