Porky Chops

Porky Chops is a 1949 Looney Tunes short directed by Arthur Davis.
== Title ==
The title is a play on "pork chops".
== Plot ==
A squirrel is on vacation in the north woods, and decides to get some sleep, but his sleep is disturbed by what he originally thinks is a woodpecker pecking away, but finds out upon investigation that "lumberjackson" Porky Pig is attempting to chop the very tree the squirrel is resting in down. The squirrel zips open a door at the base of the tree and removes the blade from Porky's axe. This situation then requires Porky to go for a flock of axes, which in turn requires the squirrel to employ some "stra-tee-gee". He covers the slightly damaged part of his tree, bolts it in, and paints it over. Porky comes back with his flock of axes, and proceeds to chop, but the blades keep breaking. Unknown to him, the squirrel is handing Porky every available axe until he himself becomes one, at which point he says, "Hold it, stupid!" and berates him, telling him to cease that chop-chop. 
The squirrel tries to read the racing form when he hears a noise, looks outside, and sees Porky sawing the tree. He pulls the saw to a smaller tree, and when Porky tries to saw back, he's sent through the crack, is airborne, and lands in a small pond underneath a lily pad with a frog on top. Porky chases the squirrel up the tree, but is stopped by a branch placed by the squirrel, who cuts the pig's suspenders and falls. Almost immediately after, Porky is on the other side of the tree with a shotgun, and fires. Unfortunately, he hits the branch on which he's standing, while the squirrel runs inside and hands him a fruit basket. Porky falls due to the weight of the basket. The squirrel runs down with a mattress, but intentionally places it next to where Porky crashes. Porky is then disoriented, and the two bananas he's holding in his hands are opened by the squirrel, making for a funny-looking mustache.
Convinced he's finally defeated Porky, the squirrel proceeds to change, but is met by the shotgun held by the pig. A chase down the tree ensues, with Porky firing. Porky shoots inside the log, but is met with some fierce growling, and goes "YIPE!" Those growls turn out to be the squirrel imitating a bear, who scares Porky up a branch. The squirrel goes back inside, laughing.
Porky has one last scheme up his sleeve. He brings over a supply of dynamite sticks, which he places inside the tree, which the squirrel puts into a log nearby. Porky lights the fuse, and it blows the hollow log, awakening a real bear, which scares both Porky and the squirrel. They both run away, allowing the bear to occupy the squirrel's tree, wearing his pajamas, and reading the racing form. The bear gets the last word by saying, "Paperboy in the sixth."
== Availability ==
LT Golden Collection 1.jpg|(2003) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1, Disc Two
lt cbdp.jpg|(2004) DVD Looney Tunes Collection Best of Daffy and Porky
lt cbdp vcd.jpg|(2004) VCD Looney Tunes Collection Best of Daffy and Porky
51LA0AzTVqL. SL500 AA300 .jpg|(2011) Blu-Ray Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, Disc One
lt bbot dd.jpg|(2011) DVD Daffy Duck
LTPC VOL 1 DVD.jpg|(2012) DVD Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, Disc One
Looney Tunes Showcase - Volume 1.jpg|(2012) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Showcase: Volume 1
lt 3fcbo.jpg|(2012) DVD Looney Tunes 3 Feature Collection Best Of
=== Streaming ===
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lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023)
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== Censorship ==
In ABC's The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, two scenes were removed:http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-p.aspx
* The squirrel sticking his fingers into Porky's eyes and saying, "Scram ham,"
* A whole scene starting with Porky climbing the tree and pointing his a rifle at the squirrel but blasting the branch on which he is standing. As the branch is breaking, the squirrel hands to Porky a fruit basket, which increases the weight on the broken tree limb. It snaps, and Porky falls. At ground level, the squirrel lays a mattress onto which for Porky to land, but Porky misses it and hits the ground. He rises, dazed, holding two bananas as though they were pistols. The squirrel squeezes the two bananas in Porky's hands, and the contents of the bananas squirt onto Porky's face, creating a fruity, false mustache.
== Notes ==
* This short is one of three non-Bugs Bunny cartoons from 1949 not to get a Blue Ribbon reissue. The others were "Holiday for Drumsticks" and "Curtain Razor".
== Gallery ==
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PorkyChopsPreliminarySketchLobbyCard.jpg|Lobby card (preliminary sketch)
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=== TV Title Cards ===
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== References ==
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Porky Pig Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Arthur Davis
Category:1949
Category:Cartoons animated by Don Williams
Category:Cartoons animated by Bill Melendez
Category:Cartoons animated by Basil Davidovich
Category:Cartoons animated by Emery Hawkins
Category:Cartoons written by Bill Scott
Category:Cartoons written by Lloyd Turner
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Don Smith
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer