A hungry wolf with ham in the shape of a pig kid stands in for Santa Claus.A hungry wolf with ham in the shape of a pig kid stands in for Santa Claus.A hungry wolf with ham in the shape of a pig kid stands in for Santa Claus.
When the wolf looks through the window and sees the little pig looking up the chimney, he is shown imagining the little pig as a pair of hams. A sign stuck into one of the hams reads "48 points". This indicates the number of red food rationing points to purchase this item, as this film was made and released during World War II. 48 points was a lot, equaling three-fourths of a person's red points (for meat, fish and dairy) for a month.
'One Ham's Family' is a twist on the Three Little Pigs story. Here the wolf attempts to catch the pigs on Christmas Eve by dressing up as Santa Claus. There are some funny bits here, I mean it is Tex Avery...you were expecting a tear-jerker? However, the little pig that does battle with the wolf is a thoroughly unlikeable character with a voice that is at times very difficult to understand. I guess I've always felt that Avery was more successful with characters who, though they did some nasty things, still had a sense of innocence to them...like Droopy. Here, the pig is just plain nasty.