No, Porky Pig saying “Son of a (you know what)” didn’t appear in a theatrical cartoon. It was in a gag reel for studio eyes only.
You no doubt have seen at least part of the 54-second famous cartoon somewhere. Porky bangs his thumb. There are several “takes” for the cartoon with Mel Blanc’s Porky saying “Son of a bih-bih, son of a bih-bih, son of a bih-bih-gun” a couple of times.
Finally, he turns to the audience and says the “b” word.
I've read conflicting reports about which unit animated this.
I always thought this was Rod Scribner's work, Yowp.
ReplyDeleteI've asked a few people and all I get is "Hardaway unit" from them, Mark, so I really don't know.
DeleteI seem to recall seeing this on USA cable's "Night Flight" back in the day. Later, I got a VHS tape of most of the Warner "Breakdowns" blooper reels, and the bit with Porky was a running gag in one of them.
ReplyDeleteI've always thought it was from the Clampett unit (though that opinion is slowly changing with each viewing).
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