Porky's Spring Planting

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Porky and his dog, Streamline, plant a large garden in creative ways. The neighbor chickens see the garden as one big buffet/cafeteria.Porky and his dog, Streamline, plant a large garden in creative ways. The neighbor chickens see the garden as one big buffet/cafeteria.Porky and his dog, Streamline, plant a large garden in creative ways. The neighbor chickens see the garden as one big buffet/cafeteria.

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6.1/10

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Mel Blanc

Porky Pig
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Elvia Allman

Flower
(uncredited)

Tedd Pierce

First Chicken
(uncredited)

Director
- Frank Tashlin
Writer
- George Manuell
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5/10

One of the Weaker Tashlins

Until the rise of Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny at the very end of the 1930s, Porky Pig was Termite Terrace's biggest star, but he was largely a straight man. In this one he is a farmer doing his spring planting, beset by a lazy watch dog ("I must be a watch dog -- I'm full of ticks") and raiding chickens. Part of my lack of enjoyment may be due to the poor coloring imposed on the print I saw.

Tashlin tries his best, using some of his interesting compositions. In the beginning scenes, while Porky is harrowing the ground before planting, he is shown in a tight shot from a very low angle -- almost a worm's-eye view. Tash would go from directing cartoons with very live-action compositions to live-action movies with very cartoonish set-ups. but this is not, alas, one of his better efforts.

boblipton
Jan 28, 2008
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Trivia
Several references are made to FDR's New Deal of the 1930's, including Social Security and the Share Our Wealth proposal.

Alternate versions
This cartoon was colorized in 1968 by having every other frame traced over onto a cel. Each redrawn cel was painted in color and then photographed over a colored reproduction of each original background. Needless to say, the animation quality dropped considerably from the original version with this method. The cartoon was colorized again in 1995, this time with a computer adding color to a new print of the original black and white cartoon. This preserved the quality of the original animation.

Connections
Featured in Toon in with Me: Bill the Sock Star (2023)

Soundtracks
Just a Simple Melody
(uncredited)
Music by Saul Chaplin
Played during the opening credits and during the opening sequence
Also played when Streamline walks off with the bone and puts it in the safe
Also played when Streamline cools off