| Porky Pig's Feat | |
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| Looney Tunes (Porky and Daffy) series | |
Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny in "Porky Pig's Feat" |
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| Directed by | Frank Tashlin |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Melvin Millar |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Phil Monroe Cal Dalton (uncredited) Arthur Davis (uncredited) |
| Studio | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | July 17, 1943 |
| Color process | Black-and-white |
| Running time | 8 minutes 36 seconds |
Porky Pig's Feat is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject in the Looney Tunes series, produced in black-and-white and released to theatres on June 13, 1943 by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Frank Tashlin with musical supervision by Carl Stalling, and produced by Leon Schlesinger. Originally released in black and white, clips of a digitally-colored version of the cartoon were seen in bonus features for the first two Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD box sets, before finally being issued in its original monochrome form on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD.
This cartoon was colorized in 1968 (just after Seven Arts Productions, successor to Guild Films, to whom the black-and-white cartoon library had been sold some time before, acquired Warner Bros.) by having every other frame traced over onto a cel. Each redrawn cel was painted in color and then photographed over a colored reproduction of each original background. The animation quality dropped considerably from the original version with this method. The cartoon was colorized again in 1990, this time with a computer adding color to a new print of the original black and white cartoon. This preserved the quality of the original animation (the end result also resembled the actual color cartoons released around the same time).
The title is a play on the food, "pigs feet."
This was the first Schlesinger cartoon directed by Tashlin after his return to the studio following a five-year absence for stints at the Disney and Screen Gems studios. It is also the final appearance of Porky Pig in a black-and-white cartoon.
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Porky Pig’s Feat contains the first use of the music "Powerhouse" in a cartoon.[1] Composed by Raymond Scott, "Powerhouse" became iconic through its use in over forty Warner Bros. cartoons.
The cartoon centers around Porky Pig and Daffy Duck's attempts to escape the Broken Arms Hotel manager without paying their bill (on which they are charged for every luxury, including breathing air, sunshine, and goodwill). Daffy Duck gambles away all his money in a game of Craps while in the elevator. Because Daffy now has no money, he cannot pay the bill; therefore, he and Porky try to escape by way of many zany gags. The hotel manager eventually gets the upper hand and locks them up in a hotel room until they pay up. Winter is approaching, and Daffy is beginning to lose his sanity. Porky (after writing "Porky Loves Petunia" amidst the graffiti on the wall) suggests they call Bugs Bunny for advice. Daffy concurs (even going so far as to say, "Yeah, Bugs Bunny, my hero!" in what would later be considered an out-of-character moment) and tries to call the rabbit for advice. But as it turns out, Bugs Bunny himself (in his only original black-and-white appearance in a theatrical short) is locked up in the room next door.
This cartoon is found on Volume 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection.