Porky in Wackyland

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Porky in Wackyland is a 1938 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Bob Clampett, celebrated for its surreal, wildly imaginative visuals and anarchic humor.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Looney Tunes cartoon
animated short film
animationStudioLocation Hollywood, California NERFINISHED
animationType black-and-white animation
backgroundArtist Elmer Plummer NERFINISHED
basedOn original story by Bob Clampett
colorProcess Black and white
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception acclaimed for visual inventiveness
director Bob Clampett NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
era pre-World War II American animation
featuresCharacter Do-Do bird NERFINISHED
Porky Pig NERFINISHED
featuresSetting Wackyland NERFINISHED
featuresTheme parody of adventure and hunting tropes
franchiseCharacter Porky Pig NERFINISHED
genre animated comedy
surreal comedy
hasRemake Dough for the Do-Do NERFINISHED
historicalContext produced during the Golden Age of American animation
influenced later surreal animation
languageOfTitle English
layoutArtist Cornett Wood NERFINISHED
medium theatrical short film
musicBy Carl W. Stalling NERFINISHED
notableFor anarchic humor
surreal imagery
originalLanguage English
partOfFranchise Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography NERFINISHED
plotSummary Porky Pig travels to Wackyland to hunt the last Do-Do bird.
producer Leon Schlesinger NERFINISHED
productionCompany Leon Schlesinger Productions NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1938-09-24
releaseYear 1938
runtimeMinutes 7
series Looney Tunes NERFINISHED
sound mono optical soundtrack
starringCharacter Porky Pig NERFINISHED
studio Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED
style fourth-wall-breaking gags
rubber-hose animation
targetAudience general audiences
usesTechnique nonsense visual puns
rapid-fire gag structure
voiceActor Joe Dougherty NERFINISHED
Mel Blanc NERFINISHED

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Bob Clampett notableWork Porky in Wackyland