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Reviews for Porky Pig's Feat
posted: Feb 23, 2007
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It is hilarious! it's one of my favorite black & white Porky Pig cartoons directed Frank Tashlin. My favorite scenes from the cartoon,is when Daffy Duck confronts with the manager in a hilarious fashion; and also I love it when Daffy and Porky throw the manager down a long spiral of stairs, and when they tried sliding down a bed sheet out the window; Porky and Daffy do make a hilarious comedy duo like Laurel & Hardy, Abbot & Costello,and etc.

I also would like to point out, that Bugs Bunny made a cameo in his first black & white cartoon (which is this one); And also, the guy Daffy was playing dice with, sounds like Rochester, Jack Benny's manservant.

posted: Oct 05, 2006
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Frank Tashlin,along with Art Davis,is a name usually forgotten when mentioning the great WB directors. Tashlin's name probably isn't mentioned very often because he created no memorable characters and, except Porky's Pig Feat, had no really outstanding shorts though he did have distinctive trademarks. Tashlin directed his cartoons like live action movies by using much more dynamic angles, so it's no wonder that he went on to direct live action comedies. Another trademark of Tashlin was his art work, in the 1930's he had very round bulbous characters then in the 1940's, a more stylized look. Both Tashlin's and Jones' stylized work in the 1940s whould later influence UPAs work in the 1950s.

As I said before Tashlin's only outstanding short was Porky Pig's Feat, a wonderful cartoon. The plot is Daffy and Porky have no money to pay there hotel bill and there attempts to escape were being thwarted by the hotel manager. The timing in this short is impeccible,no gag went to too fast or too slow, they were all just right. The angles Tashlin used to show enhance the gags greatly, from the manager falling down the stairs, the chase in the hallway,and Porky and Daffy sliding down a rope from the hotel room window. Simply put,this is Tashlin's bets short and it is a shame he isn't more well known among teh great Looney Tunes directors.