Often an Orphan
| Often an Orphan | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | August 13, 1949 |
| Run time | 7:32 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer[1] John W. Burton[1] |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Animation | Llyod Vaughan Ken Harris Phil Monroe Ben Washam |
| Director(s) | Charles M. Jones |
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Often an Orphan is the three hundred and seventh Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 13, 1949. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer and John W. Burton, and directed by Chuck Jones.
After getting dumped by his old master, Charlie sets his eyes on farmer Porky to adopt him.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Charlie: Oh, brother. Imagine me fallin' for that ol' "Come on! Let's have a picnic!" routine. I lose more darn masters that way. Oh well, there's lots of fish in the ocean.
Porky: You're not a Labrador Retriever!
Charlie: I'm not?
Porky: Eh-n-n-no...!
Charlie: Look. If ya doubt my word, get me a Labrador and I'll retrieve it for you. That's fair, isn't it?
Porky: A L-L-L-L-Labrador? Wh-why, sure. I, uh... I, uh...
Charlie: Have you got a Labrador?
Porky: Eh-n-n-n-no.
Charlie: No way you can get a Labrador?
Porky: Eh-n-n-n-no.
Charlie: Then shaddap.
Porky: If there's one thing I d-d-don't need around here, its a Terri-i-, uh, a S-S-Sett-, uh, a Doberm-m-m-, uh, a dog.
Charlie: Hey, whaddya say we have some ham and eggs?
Charlie: All my life I've dreamed of the day I could go and live in the country. I'm not strong. I need lots of fresh air, and milk, and cream... a-a-and fresh leafy veggie-tables!
Porky: B-b-but I...
Charlie: Good, clean, wholesome farm living!
Porky: B-b-but I...
Charlie: And now... Now... Now that I got a chance to regain my health, you wanna send me back to the city. The city! I can see it all now. Its high towers! Cold, cruel, ominous! Closing down on ya! From every side till ya can't breathe! Closer! Closer! Ya can't breathe...! The traffic! Ya can't think! BEEP BEEP! BEEP BEEP! Look out for the truck! HONK HONK! Look out for that taxi! BOINNNG! BREEP-BREEP! AROOOOGAH! HONK HONK! BEEP BEEP! Ah...! Hark. What's that? Look! It's the towers! THEY'RE FALLING! AAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Porky's farm
- Scotland (mentioned)
- United States
Objects
- Wooden stick
- Golf club bag
Vehicles
- Man's car
- Humane Society van
- Porky's car
- "County dog catcher" van
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Robert Gribbroek
- Backgrounds: Peter Alvarado
Release
Dates are in order of release:
Behind the scenes
- The MPAA certificate number is 13023.
- This is the third and final short to pair Porky with Charlie Dog (not counting the latter's prototype in Porky's Pooch). It was preceded by Little Orphan Airedale and Awful Orphan.
- While Porky is setting up a table, there is a pin-up wall calendar for what appears to be an advertisement for "Grib’s Garage," which is a reference to layout artist Robert Gribbroek.
Errors
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 7, 1985: Warner Home Video releases Porky Pig's Screwball Comedies on VHS.
- 1992: Warner Home Video releases Ham on Wry: The Porky Pig Laser Disc Collection on Laserdisc.
- October 21, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 on DVD.
- October 21, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 6 on DVD.
