Porky's Five & Ten
| Porky's Five & Ten | |
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| Directed by | Robert Clampett |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Charles Jones John Carey |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Productions The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Porky's Five & Ten is a 1938 American animated comedy short film directed by Robert Clampett.[1] The short was released on April 16, 1938. It is the 100th film in the Looney Tunes series and the 38th cartoon to feature Porky Pig.[2]
Plot
[edit]Porky leaves on a sailboat to the Boola-Boola Islands. After thirteen days, a swordfish cuts a hole under his boat and steals his goods. The fish eat his prepared lunch while playing "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" on his record player. Porky is assaulted by a fish who is made to stand guard with the swordfish's tooth.
The fish eat a clock and radio, and are immediately confused by both items' functions. The radio-eating fish is shaken multiple times by the literal reenacting of the broadcast words until he vomits the radio, after which numerous items fall to form a hotel. Its first patrons are fish caricatures of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, Greta Garbo and Mae West. Other fish inside watch two fish fight on Porky's typewriter, which humorously describe the fight in an accurate manner via the fish stepping on the keys.
Porky tries to catch the guard fish, who uses a fishing rod of its own to catch the worm and eats it without risking capture. The Mae West and clock fish dance. The guard fish tricks Porky into being slammed to the air by a whale. Suddenly, a waterspout appears and scares the fish away, causing every stolen item to be spun into the air and returned to Porky, who continues his trip but temporarily returns to spray the guard fish with water.
Home media
[edit]Porky's Five & Ten is available on disc 2 of the Porky Pig 101 DVD set.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 69. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124-126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
External links
[edit]- 1938 films
- 1938 animated short films
- Looney Tunes short films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Films directed by Bob Clampett
- 1938 American animated films
- Animated films about fish
- Porky Pig films
- Films set in the Pacific Ocean
- Animated films set on ships
- 1938 English-language films
- 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Films produced by Leon Schlesinger
- Films scored by Carl W. Stalling