Porky the Rain-Maker

Porky the Rain-Maker is a 1936 Looney Tunes short directed by Fred Avery.
== Plot ==
A severe drought is withering the crops on Porky Pig's family's farm, and their animals demand feed. Porky's father sends him to the store to buy feed for their animals. When Porky gets to the store, a traveling salesman is selling pills that can create different kinds of weather. Porky buys those instead of the feed. When he gets home, his father gets mad and throws the pills, which spill all over. The animals gobble up the pills and "weather" the consequences, such as lightning, fog, or cyclones. Porky is finally able to explain the situation to his father, and they look for the pills. Porky spies a rain pill, but before he can grab it, a duck snaps it up. Luckily, the duck spits the pill high into the sky, where it explodes into a thundercloud. The rain begins to fall, and the farm is saved.
== Availability ==
Porky Pig 101 DVD Cover.png|(2017) DVD Porky Pig 101, Disc 1
=== Streaming ===
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== Notes ==
* The cartoon "Sioux Me" would be released three years later with the same story premise. Directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton, it features a Native American main cast and no appearance by Porky Pig.
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
Category:1936
Category:Shorts
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Tex Avery
Category:Porky Pig Cartoons
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons animated by Sid Sutherland
Category:Cartoons animated by Chuck Jones
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Bernard B. Brown
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Norman Spencer
Category:Cartoons in the Sunset Productions package
Category:Black-and-white cartoons
Category:Post-1935 Black & White Looney Tunes