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Prehistoric Porky

  • 1940
  • 7m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
402
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Prehistoric Porky (1940)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

Caveman Porky awakens and plays with his pet Rover, a massive dinosaur. After Rover's playfulness causes a disruption to the prehistoric peace and quiet, Porky's copy of "Expire" magazine ar... Read allCaveman Porky awakens and plays with his pet Rover, a massive dinosaur. After Rover's playfulness causes a disruption to the prehistoric peace and quiet, Porky's copy of "Expire" magazine arrives in the mail, filled with ads for fashionable new bearskins. Porky decides to go out ... Read allCaveman Porky awakens and plays with his pet Rover, a massive dinosaur. After Rover's playfulness causes a disruption to the prehistoric peace and quiet, Porky's copy of "Expire" magazine arrives in the mail, filled with ads for fashionable new bearskins. Porky decides to go out and get himself a new suit, and sets off with his trusty club.

  • Director
    • Robert Clampett
  • Writer
    • Melvin Millar
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc
    • Sara Berner
    • Thurl Ravenscroft
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    402
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Robert Clampett
    • Writer
      • Melvin Millar
    • Stars
      • Mel Blanc
      • Sara Berner
      • Thurl Ravenscroft
    • 6User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Top Cast5

    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Porky Pig
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Sara Berner
    Sara Berner
    • Triceratops
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Thurl Ravenscroft
    Thurl Ravenscroft
    • Lizard Singer
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Kent Rogers
    • Ned Sparks Vulture
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    The Sportsmen Quartet
    • Vocalists
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Clampett
    • Writer
      • Melvin Millar
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      The "magazine for cavemen" that Porky gets in the mail has a number of Warner Bros. employees' names on the cover (Cob Blampett = Director Bob Clampett, Mubby Tillar = Writer Melvin "Tubby" Millar, Tick Dhomas = Background Artist Richard H. "Dick" Thomas, Cohn Jarey = Animator John Carey, Reve Visto = Animator Vive Risto, Ray Blouse = Cameraman Ray Bloss, Tary M[cut off] = Ink and Paint Supervisor Mary Tebb), all of whom worked on this cartoon. Several others are also "honored:" Have Doffman = Dave Hoffman, Farren Woster = Warren Foster, Jorge Gordan = George Jordan. Cut off at the bottom of the list of names are the series titles "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies." And the illustration of a caveman on the cover looks suspiciously like producer Leon Schlesinger.
    • Alternate versions
      This cartoon was colorized in 1968 by having every other frame traced over onto a cel. Each redrawn cel was painted in color and then photographed over a colored reproduction of each original background. Needless to say, the animation quality dropped considerably from the original version with this method. The cartoon was colorized again in 1995, this time with a computer adding color to a new print of the original black and white cartoon. This preserved the quality of the original animation.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Bob Clampett Show: Prehistoric Porky/Meet John Doughboy/Chicken Jitters (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Those Were Wonderful Days
      (uncredited)
      Music by Murray Mencher
      Lyrics by Jack Scholl and Charles Tobias
      Sung with substitute lyrics by the bird and the lizards

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    FAQ1

    • Which series is this from: Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies?

    Details

    • Release date
      • October 12, 1940 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Leon Schlesinger Studios
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    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 7m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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