| Porky in Wackyland | |
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| Directed by | Robert Clampett |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Billy Bletcher Tedd Pierce Danny Webb[1] Bob Clampett[2] |
| Edited by | Treg Brown |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Norman McCabe I. Ellis Vive Risto John Carey Robert Cannon[3] |
| Layouts by | Bob Clampett |
| Backgrounds by | Elmer Plummer |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:23 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Porky in Wackyland is a 1938 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short film, directed by Bob Clampett.[4] The short was released on September 24, 1938, and stars Porky Pig venturing out to find the last do-do bird, which he finds in Wackyland, a land that makes no sense located in Darkest Africa.[5]
In 1994, Porky in Wackyland was voted No. 8 of The 50 Greatest Cartoons of all time by members of the animation field.[6] In 2000, it was deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, which selected the short for preservation in the National Film Registry.
- ^ Hartley, Steven (23 November 2012). "Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 216. Porky in Wackyland (1938)". Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
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- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 77. 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.
- ^ Beck, Jerry (1994). The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals. Turner Publishing. ISBN 978-1878685490.