A bit surreal and strange....and I'm okay with that.
This is an early Porky Pig cartoon and like the early Porkys, the character isn't the cute guy most are familiar with today but a more pig-like and chubby guy. This isn't so much a complaint....just noting how much he changed by the 1940s.
In some ways, "Fish Tales" isn't a great cartoon for little kids. It's not just sureal but features the hero, Porky Pig, being tossed into an oven which might freak out younger viewers. On the other hand, it did make the cartoon edgy and more interesting than most early Porky shorts.
Porky wants to go fishing and his boat goes wildly out of control. After sinking a battleship in the process, Porky is exhausted and falls asleep. He then has a dream that HE was the catch of the day and is nearly eaten!
Because the cartoon lacked cutesy music and the like, it's one of Looney Tunes' better shorts of the era. Dark? Of course....but also pretty entertaining as well.
In some ways, "Fish Tales" isn't a great cartoon for little kids. It's not just sureal but features the hero, Porky Pig, being tossed into an oven which might freak out younger viewers. On the other hand, it did make the cartoon edgy and more interesting than most early Porky shorts.
Porky wants to go fishing and his boat goes wildly out of control. After sinking a battleship in the process, Porky is exhausted and falls asleep. He then has a dream that HE was the catch of the day and is nearly eaten!
Because the cartoon lacked cutesy music and the like, it's one of Looney Tunes' better shorts of the era. Dark? Of course....but also pretty entertaining as well.
- planktonrules
- Nov 9, 2019