In his never-ending quest for the good life, pushy mongrel Charlie attempts to ingratiate himself with his unwilling "master," Porky Pig.In his never-ending quest for the good life, pushy mongrel Charlie attempts to ingratiate himself with his unwilling "master," Porky Pig.In his never-ending quest for the good life, pushy mongrel Charlie attempts to ingratiate himself with his unwilling "master," Porky Pig.
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- GoofsPorky is seen sweating and using a sweat rag in the short. However, real pigs do not sweat.
- Quotes
Charlie Dog: [as Porky is trying to push him out] Oh, don't! Oh, please don't! It's not good for me to be roughly handled... the way I am.
Porky Pig: What do you mean, the-the way you are?
Charlie Dog: Well, uh...
[whispers on Porky's ear]
Porky Pig: N-n-n-no!
[Charlie nods coyly]
Porky Pig: Oh, why-why didn't you tell me before? Oh, y-you must take it easy. N-now, just lie right down here, and I-I'll go get you some nice, warm mil-mil-broth.
[Cut to Charlie eating broth in bed]
Porky Pig: I-is there anything else I can get for you, uh, uh... By the way, w-what is your name?
Charlie Dog: Charlie.
Porky Pig: [Angry] Ch-Ch-Charlie?
[Smashes the murphy bed against the wall, leaving a hole shaped like Charlie on the wall]
Charlie Dog: [Peeking from the front door] Well, there actually was such a case in Venezuela.
- SoundtracksSinging Down the Road
(uncredited)
Music by Raymond Scott
Played when Charlie is mimicking the passersby
Also played at the end when Charlie chases the car
Thanks mainly to the smart mouthed dog in the lead role, this cartoon manages to be funny without ever really being hilarious. The plot has a prologue and an epilogue to it involving the dog pound, but the focus is on the main dog telling the story of how he kept pestering Porky until he supposedly took him in as his dog. Porky keeps throwing him out and the dog has to keep trying all sorts of stuff to get back in. It never had me rolling in the aisles but it was pretty pacy and plenty to amuse and tickle.
Porky is OK but has little impact in the comedy stakes - all that rests on the shoulders of the main dog. He carries it fairly well as he emotionally swings all over the place and plays all the cards that he can in an effort to adopt Porky as his master. He isn't a perfect character but he does pretty well.
Overall, this is not a hilarious cartoon but it is pretty funny. The dog pound stuff seems like a waste of time at the start - but the story telling set up does allow for a good punch line, even if it could have used the opening few moments a little bit better. Amusing and worth watching.
- bob the moo
- Mar 13, 2004
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1