Today we are going to look at the 1941 Black and White Looney Tune, "Porky's Pooch." Having been deprived of the black and white Looney Tunes on TV since I was a kid, I sought out these hard to find goodies. (Including the Bosko and Buddy Looney Tunes). Porky's Pooch is by all accounts a ordinary 1940's Looney Tune. By this time Porky had his design and character down pat. The animation and directors at WB by 1941 would be the ones that would remain for the long haul well into the 1950's (Clampett, Freleng, etc). So Porky's Pooch, though shown in Black and white seems like a later short. Compare this with say a Porky short from say 3-4 years earlier and there is a world of difference. The blatant Looney Tune physicals style is also apparent here.
What I like about it: Its humorous and entertaining. Everything that most post 1940 Looney Tunes are, what makes them so timeless in many peoples minds. Porky, to me is a underrated character. Especially since the early Porkys (1935-43) really arent too common among Boomerang and Cartoon Network re-runs.
What I dislike: Damn is that dog annoying! I would think he would have a better chance at Porky wanting him as his pet if he were more of a sweet quiet type. Plus the story of how he got Porky to be his owner was a story right? We never got back to the present!
All in all one of the better entries from the 1941 season. To me these Black and White Looney Tunes are the real "Prime" cartoons.
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