Looney Tunes Season 1938 Episode 18 Porky's Party
- June 25, 1938
Porky's Party is the 18th episode from the first season of Looney Tunes, originally released on June 25, 1938. The episode follows Porky Pig as he prepares to host a farm party for his animal friends.
The short begins with Porky building a large barn on his farm in preparation for the party. He primarily focuses on the barn's aesthetic details, such as painting it and hanging decorations. Meanwhile, his animal friends are all busy preparing for the party as well, including a rooster who practices crowing and a cow who polishes her spots.
As the party begins, the guests start arriving, including a group of hens, a trio of ducks, a family of pigs, and a looming horse who causes some trouble by inadvertently knocking over the decor. Porky becomes quite stressed as the animals start to mingle and socialize, with the larger ones causing chaos and the smaller ones getting lost in the crowd.
The episode provides ample opportunities for physical comedy, including scenes where the animals are dancing and accidentally bumping into each other. It's clear that Porky is not quite equipped to handle the large crowd, and things start to spiral out of control quickly.
Perhaps the standout moment of the episode is Porky's attempt to stop the rowdy horse from causing any more chaos. Sporting a cowboy hat and wielding a lasso, he attempts to rope in the horse, resulting in a series of comically failed attempts.
Eventually, things start to slow down and the animals begin to settle down and chat. The camera pans across the lively barn, with animals dancing and playing music in the background. Porky breathes a sigh of relief and goes to sit down, but finds his chair has been taken by a group of pigs. This sends him into a fit of rage and he shouts, "I'll fix these bums!" and storms off screen.
The final shot of the episode is of Porky sneaking back into the barn with a giant pie, preparing to seek his revenge on the pigs who have occupied his chair.
Overall, Porky's Party is a classic Looney Tunes episode, featuring plenty of physical slapstick humor and delightfully quirky animal characters. While some of the jokes in the episode might feel a bit dated by today's standards, it still holds up as a zany and entertaining piece of animation.
