Porky's Badtime Story
| Porky's Badtime Story | |
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| Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | July 24, 1937 |
| Run time | 7:00 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Leon Schlesinger |
| Music composition | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation | Chuck Jones Jerry Hatchcock Robert Clampett Bill Hamner John Carey Tom Massey Bobe Cannon Lu Guarnier[1] |
| Director(s) | Robert Clampett Chuck Jones (assistant, uncredited) |
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Porky's Badtime Story is the ninetieth short of the Looney Tunes theatrical series. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on July 24, 1937. It was written by Bob Clampett, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Clampett with Chuck Jones as assistant director.
Porky and Gabby attempt to sleep early so they could get to work in time. However, a series of interruptions wake them up in every turn.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Boss: Well, well. Ha ha ha, if it isn't the Rover Boys, and only two hours late. Aw, it's a shame you boys have to come work today. Why, I would've been glad to bring out work to you... Now get this! If you're late one more time, you're fired! Get to work!
Characters
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Organizations
- Peter Piper Pickled Peppers
- Rover Boys (mentioned)
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Porky and Gabby's residence
- Peter Piper Pickled Peppers building
- United States
Objects
Vehicles
- Porky's car
Production
Development
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Music
The main title theme, "Porky's Signature", and score were composed by Carl W. Stalling. The ending title theme is a variation of "Porky's Signature", making this short the first and one of the few late 1930s cartoons that use this particular theme.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: July 24, 1937
Behind the scenes
- The MPAA certificate number is 3411.
- This is the first Looney Tunes short to use a zooming sound effect for the Warner Bros. shield at the opening titles.
- This short is the first cartoon directed by Bob Clampett. Fellow animator Chuck Jones was also an assistant director of this short, though in an uncredited position.
- The company boss refers to Porky and Gabby as the Rover Boys, the titular brothers from a series of adventure books by Edward Stratemeyer.
Errors
- N/A (?)
Connections
- In 1944, Clampett would later direct a remake of the short as Tick Tock Tuckered, with Daffy Duck taking on Gabby's role.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- September 19, 2017: Warner Archive Collection releases Porky Pig 101 on DVD.
References
- ↑ Hartley, Steven (12 May 2012). Animator Breakdown: Bob Clampett’s “Porky’s Badtime Story” . Cartoon Research. Retrieved April 10, 2024.
