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Porky's Hired Hand is a 1940 Looney Tunes short directed by Friz Freleng.
== Plot ==
Through the Cornstalk Employment Agency, Farmer Porky hires slow-witted assistant Gregory Grunt to help him prevent the marauding Fox from attempting to grab anymore of his chickens from his ranch. After being warned by Porky not to fall asleep, the watchman promptly does so; of course, the Fox invades the barn and grabs all the chickens he can (which is almost all of them). Gregory wakes up in time to foil the Fox's escape, but the thief talks him into forming a partnership. The Fox convinces him that Porky would approve because he is just trying to help out. The Fox tries to double-cross Gregory by running out on him, but accidentally locks himself into the superheated incubator room instead. Despite Gregory's attempt to rescue his partner by battering the door down with his head, the Fox can't escape. Porky arrives in time to release the Fox, who has been reduced to a shadow of his former self, as a result.
== Availability ==
Porky Pig 101 DVD Cover.png|(2017) DVD Porky Pig 101, Disc 5 (edited, has audio from "Porky's Tire Trouble" playing over title card)
=== Streaming ===
lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App (2018 - )
== Notes ==
* An unreleased restored print aired on Movies! on 30 August 2023 and subsequently aired on Saturday Morning Cartoons on MeTV on 9 December.
* "1608 N Alvarado" is a reference to fellow Warner animator Pete Alvarado.
== Gallery ==
PorkysHiredHandLobbyCard.jpg|Lobby card
PorkysHiredHandLobbyCard2.jpg|Lobby card
File:Porky's Hired Hand (1940) - 2023 restoration - Intro and Outro + 49-seconds clip
== References ==
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Porky Pig Cartoons
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Shorts
Category:Black-and-white cartoons
Category:1940
Category:Post-1935 Black & White Looney Tunes
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Owen Fitzgerald
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons in the Sunset Productions package