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'''Porky's Duck Hunt''' is the eighty sixth ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short, starring [[Porky Pig]] and [[Daffy Duck]], the latter making what is considered to be his first onscreen appearance.<ref>Lenburg, Jeff (1999). [https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/70/mode/2up ''The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons'']. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. </ref> It was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[December 12]], [[1938]]. It was produced by [[Leon Schlesinger]] and directed by [[Tex Avery]].
'''Porky's Duck Hunt''' is the eighty sixth ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[December 12]], [[1938]]. It was produced by [[Leon Schlesinger]] and directed by [[Tex Avery]].


Porky goes on duck hunting, but is greeted by a mischievous, insane duck on his way.
Porky goes on duck hunting, but is greeted by a mischievous, insane duck on his way.
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==Everlasting influence==
==Legacy==
* A year later in [[1938]], Daffy was properly given a name in his second appearance, ''[[Daffy Duck and Egghead]]''.
* A year later in [[1938]], Daffy was properly given a name in his second appearance, ''[[Daffy Duck and Egghead]]''.
* Porky's visual appearance in this short was used for Hare Hunter Porky in ''[[Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem]]''. One of his special moves, Can't Get Away, is also derived from a scene where Porky tries to shoot the ducks but instead sinks his boat with his rifle.


==Home availability==
==Home availability==

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Porky's Duck Hunt
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Production company Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date April 17, 1937
Run time 8:47
Starring Mel Blanc
Producer(s) Leon Schlesinger
Music composed by Carl W. Stalling
Animation Virgil Ross
Robert Cannon
Director(s) Fred Avery
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Porky's Duck Hunt is the eighty sixth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on December 12, 1938. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger and directed by Tex Avery.

Porky goes on duck hunting, but is greeted by a mischievous, insane duck on his way.

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Memorable quotes

Porky: Hey! Th-th-th-that wasn't in the s-s-s-s-s-s-script!
Daffy: Don't let it worry ya, Skipper. I'm just a crazy, darn fool duck! Woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo, woo-hoo!

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Porky Pig Mel Blanc
Daffy Duck Mel Blanc


Locations

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Carl Stalling.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: April 17, 1937 in theatres

Behind the scenes

  • It is the first short in which Mel Blanc voices Porky Pig, instead of his original voice actor Joe Dougherty, who had been fired after the cartoon Porky's Romance because he could not control his stutter.

Errors

Legacy

  • A year later in 1938, Daffy was properly given a name in his second appearance, Daffy Duck and Egghead.
  • Porky's visual appearance in this short was used for Hare Hunter Porky in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem. One of his special moves, Can't Get Away, is also derived from a scene where Porky tries to shoot the ducks but instead sinks his boat with his rifle.

Home availability

References