The Case of the Stuttering Pig

The Case of the Stuttering Pig
Title card
Directed byFrank Tashlin
Story byMelvin Millar
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Billy Bletcher
Shirley Reed
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byVolney White
Robert Bentley
Color processBlack-and-white
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Productions
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • October 30, 1937 (1937-10-30)
Running time
7 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Case of the Stuttering Pig is a 1937 American animated comedy short film directed by Frank Tashlin.[1] The short was released on October 30, 1937. It is the 93rd film in the Looney Tunes series, the 31st cartoon to feature Porky Pig and the second cartoon to feature Petunia Pig, who is unconventionally depicted as his sister.[2][3]

Plot

On a stormy night, Patrick, Percy, Portis, Peter, Petunia and Porky Pig find their seemingly benevolent lawyer Goodwill at their door. They learn of their inheritance from their late uncle Solomon, who resembles Oliver Hardy; the inheritance would otherwise go to Goodwill shall anything happen to his niece and nephews. Clearly desiring the inheritance for himself, he sneaks into the basement and drinks two cups of "Jekyll and Hyde juice", transforming him into a crooked figure in order to allow him to get away with his crimes. Breaking the fourth wall, the monster warns the audience not to intervene, especially the one in the third row.

Goodwill turns off the lights and quickly abducts Porky's older brothers, while Porky and Petunia hide behind an armchair. He gags the four pigs and lock them in place with a pillory while he seeks Porky and Petunia. He quickly abducts Petunia and pretends to be her, fooling Porky for a moment until he realizes the situation. He runs up a staircase and lands on Goodwill pretending to be a statue. Porky locks himself in a room, only to find his siblings locked up, which he frees when Goodwill enters. Goodwill is immediately dispatched and sent into the pillory by the moviegoer on the third row with a cinema seat, who calls out his actions much to his chagrin

One by one, the monster captures Porky's brothers, leaving only Porky and Petunia. As they search the house, the monster snatches Petunia and pursues Porky. Cornered, Porky stumbles upon his captive siblings in the laboratory. Just as the monster is about to strike, a theater chair mysteriously appears and hits the monster, trapping him and saving the day. When Porky and his siblings (and even the monster) asks who helped save their lives, a voice reveals himself as the attendee in the third row and calls the monster a big sourpuss for what he had done.

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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. 63. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  3. ↑ Parten, James (March 17, 2020). "Looney Tunes 1937-38: Steady As She Goes". Cartoon Research. Archived from the original on May 11, 2026. Retrieved July 5, 2026.
  4. ↑ Rich, Jamie S. (November 18, 2006). "Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Four". DVD Talk. Retrieved July 18, 2026.
  5. ↑ Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
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