Porky the Fireman
AnimationFamilyShortComedy
Porky and his friends try to save a theatrical boarding house.
Director
Frank Tashlin
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mel Blanc, Elvia Allman, Sara Berner
Release Date
June 4, 1938
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
π Top Cast
Mel Blanc
as Porky Pig
Elvia Allman
as Lucy the Bearded Lady
Sara Berner
as Mabel the Fat Lady
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Tedd Pierce
as Falling Man
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Joe Twerp
as Old Man
π¬ Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Leon Schlesinger Studios
π·οΈ Keywords
animal character name in titleporky pig characterthree word titleanthropomorphic animalsurrealism
π― Categories
AnimationComedyFamilyShort
β Featured Review
Whack-a-Mole, firefighter style
"If you thought that cartoon gags had gone as far as they could, just watch "Porky the Fireman". Whether the fire spells out messages, water from the fire hose plays Whack-a-Mole with the fire in the windows, or one character seriously needs his hearing fixed, the whole cartoon goes to show that nothing was sacred to the Termite Terrace crowd. OK, so maybe we could also be cynical and say that Warner Bros. spent about the first four years of Porky Pig's existence mostly putting him in various kinds of roles just for the hell of it (aside from this one, he was also an engineer, p..."
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π Synopsis
Porky and his friends try to save a theatrical boarding house.