"Plane Dippy" is the first Looney Tunes cartoon to begin with the 'Featuring Porky' intertitle card. In fact, this cartoon marks the second time this character starred in a film from the studio and about the sixth time he appeared in one of the shorts.
When the story begins, Porky joins the Army Air Corps because he wants to learn to fly. Instead, he's made a janitory and his career as a pilot seems over before it began. However, the crazed looking ape working in the hanger seems interested in teaching Porky about his newest invention--a voice-controlled plane....which is NOT a great thing for a stuttering pig! What also is not great is that the plane seems to have a mind of its own and soon takes off with Porky the unwilling passenger.
In some ways, this cartoon is reminscent of the very early Mickey Mouse cartoon, "Plane Crazy". I have no idea if this was intended or not. Regardless, it's cute and worth seeing provided you understand that the 1930s was NOT a great era with cartoons and they became so much better in the 1940s.
When the story begins, Porky joins the Army Air Corps because he wants to learn to fly. Instead, he's made a janitory and his career as a pilot seems over before it began. However, the crazed looking ape working in the hanger seems interested in teaching Porky about his newest invention--a voice-controlled plane....which is NOT a great thing for a stuttering pig! What also is not great is that the plane seems to have a mind of its own and soon takes off with Porky the unwilling passenger.
In some ways, this cartoon is reminscent of the very early Mickey Mouse cartoon, "Plane Crazy". I have no idea if this was intended or not. Regardless, it's cute and worth seeing provided you understand that the 1930s was NOT a great era with cartoons and they became so much better in the 1940s.