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Porky's Hero Agency (1937)Porky is reading the myth of the Greek gorgon, who turned everyone she looked at into stone. Mother tells him it's bed time; he dreams of being the hero that saves Greece, Porkyakarkus. The... See full summary » Director:Robert Clampett |
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Title: Porky's Hero Agency (1937)
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Porky Pig
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Bernice Hansen | ... |
Medusa
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Tedd Pierce | ... |
The Gorgon
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Porky is reading the myth of the Greek gorgon, who turned everyone she looked at into stone. Mother tells him it's bed time; he dreams of being the hero that saves Greece, Porkyakarkus. The Gorgon runs a photo studio; Porky sneaks in and grabs her life-restoring needle, saving civilization just before he wakes up. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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gorgon | dream | greek mythology | three wise monkeys spoof | looney tunes |Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
4 December 1937 (USA) See more »Company Credits
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(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Sung by the Gorgon while waiting for the old man
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The Three Stooges make a brief appearance, as do Robert Clampett, Chuck Jones, Lu Guarnier, Robert Cannon, John Carey and Ernest Gee, as a human picket fence. See more »Goofs
At the beginning of the Emperor's fireside chat, the fireplace has no fire. In the next shot there is a fire, but only as a still image. For the rest of the scene the fire is fully animated. See more »Soundtracks
"Am I in Love?"(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Lyrics by Al Dubin
Sung by the Gorgon while waiting for the old man
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Bob Clampett, director of this cartoon, was one of the great cartoon directors that made Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies so great. His greatest strength was his ability to take images and ideas and stretch them endlessly and his great masterpiece, PORKY IN WACKYLAND is the great exemplar of that.
But here, in this short where Porky dreams of being an ancient Greek hero who fights the gorgon, we see that same sensibility. This is a riotous cartoon, full of puns both verbal and visual, and wild images. This would be, I feel, a great cartoon, except for one small flaw: it is all couched as a dream. But even with that, it is still excellent and a rarely seen cartoon. If you have a chance, don't miss it.