Porky Pig 101
- September 19, 2017 (2017-09-19)[1]
Porky Pig 101 is a DVD box-set released by Warner Archive Collection, collecting the first 101 animated short subjects starring the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies character Porky Pig. The set features all 99 Porky Pig cartoons made in black and white, as well as two cartoons made in color: Porky's debut appearance in I Haven't Got a Hat (1935) and the color "special" Old Glory (1939).[1]
This is the first Looney Tunes DVD collection produced by the Warner Archive boutique label, as opposed to the main Warner Home Video "family division", which had handled previous Looney Tunes DVD and Blu-ray releases the such as the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Platinum Collection and Super Stars sets. According to Jerry Beck, after several years of both him and Warner Archive president George Feltenstein lobbying, the "family unit" relinquished the distribution of the black and white Porky Pig cartoons to Warner Archive since they believed children were uninterested in black and white cartoons.[2]
The set features 65 newly remastered shorts, while 36 of them are previously restored transfers ported over the from the aforementioned Golden, Platinum and The Essential Daffy Duck collections.[3] All shorts are presented uncut with all 99 black and white cartoons shown in their original format - as opposed to the various redrawn and computer colorized versions that commonly aired on television. The set has no new special features - but the set does include audio commentaries and other supplements from the previous Golden and Platinum releases.[3]
According to Beck, production on the set started in 2012,[1][2][3] and since this was Warner Archive's first Golden Age of Animation release, the restoration team was given a very limited budget. Therefore, unlike the previous Golden Collection series, they were unable to digitally restore the 65 new-to-DVD shorts from the original camera negatives, and instead had to simply remaster them from high quality 35mm black and white "vault prints".[2][3][4] This resulted in several shorts having some minor errors including incorrect opening and closing themes (see below).[5]
Porky Pig 101 received mixed reviews from animation fans and collectors, who tended to praise the complete and chronological nature of the set - featuring rare never before released shorts, and presenting them uncut and in their original black and white format[6][7] - but also criticised the restoration quality; noting several splices, dirt, brightness and contrast issues - and overall feeling it lacked the pristine image quality of the cartoons restored for the Golden and Platinum collections.[5]
Porky Pig 101 was a modest financial success,[8] and led Warner Archive to release more classic theatrical animated content as single-disc Blu-ray sets, such as Popeye the Sailor: The 1940s, Tex Avery Screwball Classics and Looney Tunes Collector's Choice, all of which garnered a much more positive fan reception.
Disc 1
# | Title | Year | Director | Co-starring | Series | Previous DVD/Blu-ray release |
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1 | I Haven't Got a Hat | 1935 | Friz Freleng | Beans | MM | Golden Collection: Volume 3 |
2 | Gold Diggers of '49 | 1935 | Tex Avery | Beans | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 |
3 | Boom Boom | 1936 | Jack King | Beans | LT | The Charge of the Light Brigade |
4 | Alpine Antics | 1936 | Jack King | Beans | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 |
5 | The Blow Out | 1936 | Tex Avery | LT | N/A | |
6 | Westward Whoa [n 1] | 1936 | Jack King | Beans Ham and Ex | LT | N/A |
7 | Plane Dippy | 1936 | Tex Avery | LT | N/A | |
8 | Fish Tales [n 1][n 2] | 1936 | Jack King | LT | N/A | |
9 | Shanghaied Shipmates | 1936 | Jack King | LT | N/A | |
10 | Porky's Pet | 1936 | Jack King | LT | N/A | |
11 | Porky the Rain-Maker | 1936 | Tex Avery | Phenias Pig | LT | N/A |
12 | Porky's Poultry Plant | 1936 | Frank Tashlin | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 4 | |
13 | Porky's Moving Day | 1936 | Jack King | LT | N/A | |
14 | Milk and Money | 1936 | Tex Avery | Phenias Pig | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 |
15 | Little Beau Porky | 1936 | Frank Tashlin | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 4 | |
16 | The Village Smithy | 1936 | Tex Avery | LT | N/A | |
17 | Porky in the North Woods | 1936 | Frank Tashlin | LT | N/A | |
18 | Porky the Wrestler [n 3] | 1937 | Tex Avery | LT | N/A | |
19 | Porky's Road Race | 1937 | Frank Tashlin | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 3 | |
20 | Picador Porky [n 4] | 1937 | Tex Avery | LT | N/A |
Special features
- Audio commentaries
- Jerry Beck on I Haven't Got a Hat
- Michael Barrier on Porky's Poultry Plant
- Mark Kausler on Porky in the North Woods
Disc 2
Special features
- Audio commentaries
- Mark Kausler on Porky's Romance and The Case of the Stuttering Pig
- Daniel Goldmark on Porky at the Crocadero
Disc 3
# | Title | Year | Director | Co-starring | Series | Previous DVD/Blu-ray release |
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1 | Porky the Fireman | 1938 | Frank Tashlin | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 4 | |
2 | Porky's Party | 1938 | Bob Clampett | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 3 | |
3 | Porky's Spring Planting | 1938 | Frank Tashlin | LT | N/A | |
4 | Porky & Daffy [n 6] | 1938 | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck | LT | Angels with Dirty Faces |
5 | Wholly Smoke | 1938 | Frank Tashlin | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 Platinum Collection: Volume 3 | |
6 | Porky in Wackyland | 1938 | Bob Clampett | Yoyo Dodo | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 2 Platinum Collection: Volume 2 |
7 | Porky's Naughty Nephew | 1938 | Bob Clampett | Pinky (debut) | LT | N/A |
8 | Porky in Egypt | 1938 | Bob Clampett | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 3 Platinum Collection: Volume 2 | |
9 | The Daffy Doc | 1938 | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 The Essential Daffy Duck |
10 | Porky the Gob | 1938 | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | LT | N/A | |
11 | The Lone Stranger and Porky [n 4] | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | |
12 | It's an Ill Wind | 1939 | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Dizzy Duck | LT | N/A |
13 | Porky's Tire Trouble | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | N/A | |
14 | Porky's Movie Mystery | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | N/A | |
15 | Chicken Jitters [n 4] | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | N/A | |
16 | Porky and Teabiscuit | 1939 | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Phineas Pig | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 3 |
17 | Kristopher Kolumbus Jr. [n 6] | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | The Old Maid | |
18 | Polar Pals | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 | |
19 | Scalp Trouble | 1938 | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck | LT | N/A |
20 | Old Glory | 1939 | Chuck Jones | MM | Golden Collection: Volume 2 Platinum Collection: Volume 1 |
Special features
- Audio commentaries
- John Kricfalusi and Eddie Fitzgerald on Porky's Party
- Daniel Goldmark on Wholly Smoke
- Michael Barrier on Porky in Wackyland
- Mark Kausler on The Daffy Doc
- Jerry Beck and Martha Sigall on Old Glory
- Porky's Party storyboard reel
Disc 4
# | Title | Year | Director | Co-starring | Series | Previous DVD/Blu-ray release |
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1 | Porky's Picnic | 1939 | Bob Clampett | Petunia Pig Pinky | LT | N/A |
2 | Wise Quacks | 1939 | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 |
3 | Porky's Hotel | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | N/A | |
4 | Jeepers Creepers | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | N/A | |
5 | Naughty Neighbors [n 7] | 1939 | Bob Clampett | Petunia Pig | LT | N/A |
6 | Pied Piper Porky | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | N/A | |
7 | Porky the Giant Killer [n 4] | 1939 | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton | Pinky (debut) | LT | N/A |
8 | The Film Fan | 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 3 | |
9 | Porky's Last Stand | 1940 | Bob Clampett | Daffy Duck | LT | All This and Heaven Too |
10 | Africa Squeaks | 1940 | Bob Clampett | LT | N/A | |
11 | Ali-Baba Bound [n 6] | 1940 | Bob Clampett | LT | N/A | |
12 | Pilgrim Porky | 1940 | Bob Clampett | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 | |
13 | Slap Happy Pappy [n 6] | 1940 | Bob Clampett | LT | Brother Orchid | |
14 | Porky's Poor Fish | 1940 | Bob Clampett | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 4 | |
15 | You Ought to Be in Pictures | 1940 | Friz Freleng | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 2 Platinum Collection: Volume 2 | |
16 | The Chewin' Bruin | 1940 | Bob Clampett | LT | N/A | |
17 | Porky's Baseball Broadcast | 1940 | Friz Freleng | LT | Knute Rockne, All American | |
18 | Patient Porky [n 8] | 1940 | Bob Clampett | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 | |
19 | Calling Dr. Porky [n 4] | 1940 | Friz Freleng | LT | N/A | |
20 | Prehistoric Porky | 1940 | Bob Clampett | LT | Golden Collection: Volume 5 |
Special features
- Audio commentaries
- Jerry Beck on You Ought to Be in Pictures
- Porky's Poor Fish storyboard reel
Disc 5
Special features
- Audio commentaries
- Porky's Breakdowns (1939)
See also
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1960–1969)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present and miscellaneous)
Notes
- ^ a b Incorrectly uses the 1939-1940 variant of The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down.[5]
- ^ Incorrectly uses the opening theme from Rover's Rival.[5]
- ^ Incorrectly uses the closing theme from Little Beau Porky.[5]
- ^ a b c d e f g Incorrectly uses the opening theme from Porky's Tire Trouble.[5]
- ^ Incorrectly uses the opening theme from Confusions of a Nutzy Spy and the closing theme from a different cartoon.[5]
- ^ a b c d e f g The opening is missing few seconds, starts on the WB shield.[5]
- ^ Incorrectly uses the opening theme from Porky's Tire Trouble twice.[5]
- ^ Despite being previously restored for Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5, this set uses an unrestored vault print of Patient Porky.[5]
- ^ a b c d e f Incorrectly uses 1937's "Porky's Signature" theme from Porky's Railroad.[5]
- ^ Incorrectly uses 1936-1938 Looney Tunes closing title card with the 1937-1938 theme music.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b c Thompson, Trevor (January 1, 2020). "The Making (and Controversy) of Porky Pig 101". The Looney Tunes Critic. YouTube.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Porky Pig 101". Warner Archive Podcast. Apple Podcasts. September 14, 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Shostak, Stu (16 August 2017). "Program 506". Stu's Show.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Komorowski, Thad (September 22, 2017). "The Regression of Looney Tunes on Home Video". What About Thad. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (October 12, 2017). "PIGGING OUT ON LOONEY TUNES". leonardmaltin.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Galbraith IV, Stuart (November 1, 2017). "Porky Pig". DVD Talk.com. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
- ^ Shostak, Stu (December 20, 2017). "Program 513". Stu's Show. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
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