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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Elvia Allman
- Flower
- (uncredited)
Tedd Pierce
- First Chicken
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- TriviaSeveral references are made to FDR's New Deal of the 1930's, including Social Security and the Share Our Wealth proposal.
- Alternate versionsThis 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.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toon in with Me: Bill the Sock Star (2023)
- SoundtracksJust 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
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Garden planting time with Porky Pig
Love animation, it was a big part of my life as a child, particularly Disney, Looney Tunes and Tom and Jerry, and still love it whether it's film, television or cartoons.
'Porky's Spring Planting' is not one of Porky's very finest and not quite in the better half of his late 30s cartoons. Frank Tashlin does a nice job directing, with some nice visual characterisation and engagement with the material. The whole of 'Porky's Spring Planting' is very well made and never less than amusing, though not all of the gags have the freshness they should.
Porky himself is likeable, but in terms of personality and material he plays second fiddle to the chickens and especially Streamline, who has all the best lines.
Mel Blanc is outstanding as always. He always was the infinitely more preferable voice for Porky, Joe Dougherty never clicked with me, and he proves it in 'Porky's Building'. Blanc shows an unequalled versatility and ability to bring an individual personality to every one of his multiple characters in a vast majority of his work, there is no wonder why he was in such high demand as a voice actor.
The animation is very good. It's fluid in movement, crisp in shading and very meticulous in detail. The story may be predictable but it's nicely paced.
Carl Stalling's music is typically outstanding. It is as always lushly orchestrated, full of lively energy and characterful in rhythm, not only adding to the action but also enhancing it.
Overall, good but not great. 7/10 Bethany Cox
'Porky's Spring Planting' is not one of Porky's very finest and not quite in the better half of his late 30s cartoons. Frank Tashlin does a nice job directing, with some nice visual characterisation and engagement with the material. The whole of 'Porky's Spring Planting' is very well made and never less than amusing, though not all of the gags have the freshness they should.
Porky himself is likeable, but in terms of personality and material he plays second fiddle to the chickens and especially Streamline, who has all the best lines.
Mel Blanc is outstanding as always. He always was the infinitely more preferable voice for Porky, Joe Dougherty never clicked with me, and he proves it in 'Porky's Building'. Blanc shows an unequalled versatility and ability to bring an individual personality to every one of his multiple characters in a vast majority of his work, there is no wonder why he was in such high demand as a voice actor.
The animation is very good. It's fluid in movement, crisp in shading and very meticulous in detail. The story may be predictable but it's nicely paced.
Carl Stalling's music is typically outstanding. It is as always lushly orchestrated, full of lively energy and characterful in rhythm, not only adding to the action but also enhancing it.
Overall, good but not great. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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By what name was Porky's Spring Planting (1938) officially released in Canada in English?
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