Dough for the Do-Do is a 1949 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on September 2, 1949, and stars Porky Pig.[2] The short is a remake of Bob Clampett's 1938 cartoon Porky in Wackyland, as well as using footage from his 1943 cartoon Tin Pan Alley Cats.
| Dough for the Do-Do | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Friz Freleng |
| Story by | Warren Foster Tedd Pierce |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Color process | Cinecolor (two-strip, original) Technicolor (three-strip, re-release) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release dates |
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Running time | 7:04 |
| Language | English |
Plot
editThe cartoon begins with a newspaper showing Porky traveling to Africa to hunt the rare dodo bird. Porky flies his airplane to go to Dark Africa, then Darker Africa, and finally lands in Darkest Africa. When Porky lands, a sign tells him that he's in Wackyland ("Population: 100 nuts and a squirrel"), while a scary voice booms out "It can happen here!" Porky enters into a surreal Dalí-esque landscape and encounters many strange, weird, and oafish creatures, including a three-headed goon whose heads resemble those of the Three Stooges.
Suddenly, the last dodo of the dodo species appears. Porky tries to catch the dodo, but the dodo plays tricks on him. At one time, the dodo appears on the Warner Bros. shield and sling shots Porky into the ground. Finally, Porky dresses as another dodo and announces that he is the last dodo, worth six trillion dollars. The dodo handcuffs himself to Porky, claiming "I've got the last Dodo!" and runs with Porky to claim the reward. Porky reveals himself, and still handcuffed to the dodo, runs off with him, now proclaiming: "Oh, no, you haven't! I-I'm rich! I-I've got the last D-D-Dodo!" Once they disappear over the horizon, several more dodos appear and say that Porky does indeed have the last dodo.
Home media
edit- VHS - The Looney Tunes Video Show, Volume 6
- VHS - Porky Pig's Screwball Comedies (time-compressed)
- Laserdisc - Longitude and Looneytude: Globetrotting Looney Tunes Favorites
- VHS - Looney Tunes Presents: Taz's Jungle Jams (1998 "THIS VERSION", without notice)
- DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1, Disc 2
References
edit- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
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