Trap Happy Porky
Trap Happy Porky is a 1945 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce.[1] The short was released on February 24, 1945, and features Porky Pig, along with Hubie and Bertie, an early design of Claude Cat and an early version of Hector the Bulldog.[2]
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Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
Story by | Tedd Pierce |
Starring | Mel Blanc (uncredited) |
Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
Animation by | Ben Washam Ken Harris (uncredited) Lloyd Vaughan (uncredited) Bob Cannon (uncredited) |
Color process | Technicolor |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date | February 24, 1945 |
Running time | 6:52 |
Language | English |
Plot
Porky is trying to get some sleep, but mice Hubie & Bertie are down there stealing food and breaking stuff. He tries to get them with a simple mouse trap but fails. He then gets a cat and it throws the mice out with his contraption. Porky keeps the cat and goes to sleep, but the cat invites other cats. Porky buys a bulldog from town to get rid of them, but the dog sings with the cats instead. Porky ends singing along with them.
Availability
Trap Happy Porky is available uncut and restored with its original opening and closing titles on Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection.
References
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 158. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 94. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.