Porky's Super Service is a 1937 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short film directed by Ub Iwerks.[2] The short film, starring Porky Pig, was released on July 3, 1937.[3]

Porky's Super Service
Directed byUb Iwerks
Story byRobert Clampett
Chuck Jones
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Joe Twerp
Elvia Allman[1]
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byCharles Jones
Robert Clampett
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • July 3, 1937 (1937-07-03)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Porky Pig works at a gas station and has to deal with a brat baby that won't stop bothering him, such as getting him stuck in an engine.

Colorized versions

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This cartoon was redrawn colorized in 1968, this version had every other frame redrawn, which affected the animation quality. It was later computer colorized in 1995, this version preserved the original animation.

Home media

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The short film was released on the Kid Galahad (1937 film) DVD, along with two other Warner Brothers cartoons Egghead Rides Again and I Wanna Be a Sailor.

References

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  1. ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 24. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 58. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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