Dough for the Do-Do
Dough for the Do-Do is a 1949 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[3] The short was released on September 2, 1949, and stars Porky Pig.[4] It is a color remake of the 1938 short Porky in Wackyland.
| Dough for the Do-Do | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Friz Freleng (uncredited) Supervision: Bob Clampett (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce Warren Foster (both uncredited) |
| Starring | Voice characterizations: Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Musical direction: Carl Stalling Orchestra: Milt Franklyn (uncredited) |
| Animation by | Uncredited quarterly character animation: Virgil Ross Ken Champin Gerry Chiniquy Manuel Perez Uncredited archived animation: Norman McCabe I. Ellis Vive Risto John Carey Robert Cannon Uncredited solely effects animation: A.C. Gamer |
| Layouts by | Character and background layout: Hawley Pratt (uncredited) |
| Backgrounds by | Background paint: Paul Julian (uncredited) |
| Color process | In: Cinecolor (two-strip, original) Print by: Technicolor (three-strip, re-release) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | |
Running time | 7:04 |
| Language | English |
Plot
The 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 Dali-esque landscape and encounters many strange, weird, and oafish creatures.
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, announcing himself to be the last dodo. 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, scores of dodos appear to confirm this.
Home media
- 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
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice And Magic: A History Of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Plume. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- 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.