Porky the Gob

Porky the Gob
Title card
Directed byBen Hardaway
Cal Dalton
Story byMelvin Millar
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byGil Turner
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • December 17, 1938 (1938-12-17)
Running time
8 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Porky the Gob is a 1938 American animated comedy short film directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.[1] The cartoon was released on December 17, 1938. It is part of the Looney Tunes series and the 50th cartoon to feature Porky Pig.[2][3]

Plot

Porky Pig works as a sailor on a warship and struggles to sing "The Song of the Marines" alongside his peers. The sailors are summoned and stands before they are called to the mess hall after the captain wakes up from a nap. The captain stops the sailors in their tracks in a successful attempt to arrive before they do.

While eating a hamburger, the captain finds a message which promises a $50,000 reward for the capture of a pirate submarine. The captain immediately dispatches the soldiers, but leaves Porky behind to defend the ship. Indeed, the pirate submarine targets the warship with a torpedo which stamps the warship with a target before exploding. Porky realizes and activates a cannon. The submarine mocks Porky by giving him a cigar and retrieving it with a long-distance glove projectile. The submarine's cannon is destroyed, forcing the pirate to use a slingshot and a goop projectile to destroy the warship's cannon. They shoot Porky and embark, only to be knocked out by Porky swinging on a rope. Porky uses a giant plunger to retrieve the submarine and is awarded by his superiors. Porky neglects the sack of money while running into the mess hall but later retrieves it.

Home media

Porky the Gob is available on disc 3 of the Porky Pig 101 DVD set.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 80. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Parten, James (April 14, 2020). "1938–39 Looney Tunes: New Patterns Emerge". Cartoon Research. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  4. ↑ Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
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