Brother Brat
| Brother Brat | |
|---|---|
| Looney Tunes (Porky Pig) series | |
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Frank Tashlin |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Melvin Millar |
| Narrated by | Robert C. Bruce |
| Voices by |
Mel Blanc (Porky Pig/Baby Butch) Bea Benaderet (Baby Butch's Mother) |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by |
Art Davis Cal Dalton Izzy Ellis |
| Studio | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Television |
| Release date(s) | July 15, 1944 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 Minutes |
| Language | English |
Brother Brat (1944) is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short, starring Porky Pig and directed by Frank Tashlin. It runs for about seven minutes, and is in color with a mono sound mix. It is also one of the few cartoons where Porky wears pants.
Plot
When a mother goes to work in a factory (see Rosie the Riveter), Porky Pig is hired to baby-sit. He quickly finds out that the baby is a violent-tempered infant. He tries to use a child psychology book to control the baby, to no avail. Eventually, the mother returns and uses the book to discipline the baby — by spanking.
Censorship
When this cartoon aired on Cartoon Network and TNT, the part where Baby Butch impersonates Winston Churchill was cut (though Baby Butch's mother's use of the word "Japs" was not edited).
References
| Preceded by Confusions of a Nutzy Spy |
Porky Pig Cartoons 1944 |
Succeeded by Swooner Crooner |