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Kristopher Kolumbus Jr.

Kristopher Kolumbus Jr.

1939Short⏱️ 8m
FamilyAnimationShortComedy
5.8
IMDB Rating
174 votes

Porky Pig is "Kris Kolumbus", intrepid and undaunted explorer, off to find a humorous interpretation of America.

Director
Robert Clampett
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mel Blanc, John Deering
Release Date
May 13, 1939
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc
as Porky Pig
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John Deering
as Narrator

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Production
Leon Schlesinger Studios

🏷️ Keywords

porky pig characterthree word titlereference to the mad russiannative american stereotyperacial caricature

🎯 Categories

AnimationComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Not particularly humorous
by TheLittleSongbird2018-01-09
5/10

"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. Have a lot of respect for Bob Clampett and, while not one of my all time favourite characters, Porky Pig is always a very easy to like character. Unfortunately, like another Clampett Porky Pig cartoon 'Chicken Jitters', 'Kristopher Kolumbus Jr.' is not a particularly good representation of Clampett, whose distinctively wild style only comes sporadically in the visuals. Other than that this is a prett..."

💡 Did You Know?

The title refers to the Italian navigator Christopher Columbus who discovered the New World while sailing for Spain and tried to find a short cut to the Far East.

📖 Synopsis

Porky Pig is "Kris Kolumbus", intrepid and undaunted explorer, off to find a humorous interpretation of America.