Nothing but the Tooth

Nothing but the Tooth is a 1948 Merrie Melodies short directed by Arthur Davis.
== Title ==
The title is a play on the phrase "nothing but the truth."
== Plot ==
Porky Pig travels by horse-pulled, covered wagon to California to join in the 1848 Gold Rush. He is ambushed by a diminutive, large-nosed, nasal-voiced, ever-so-polite Mohican with glasses who wants to scalp the westbound pig. Porky manages to elude the little Indian by ducking at appropriate times, donning a metal helmet, speedily horse-riding, and canoeing. The Indian is caught in a salmon net and canned in a factory. Porky arrives in California to find that the only gold that he can extract from a mine is the golden tooth belonging to the Indian.
== Censorship ==
This cartoon rarely airs today on American television due to American Indian stereotypes, though the "Television" section below shows that this short has appeared on TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and Turner Classic Movies from the late 1970s to the mid-to-late 2000s.
== Television ==
* A.A.P. (1957-mid 1990s)
* Bugs Bunny and Friends [TBS] (1979- late 1980s)
* Tom and Jerry's Funhouse [TBS] (1986–1997)
* Bugs Bunny and Friends [TNT] (1988–1998)
* The Bugs Bunny Show [TBS] (early 1990s-1997)
* Bugs and Daffy Tonight [Cartoon Network] (1992–1995)
* The Bugs and Daffy Show [Cartoon Network] (1995–2004)
* Acme Hour [Cartoon Network] (1998–2003)
* The Porky Pig Show [Boomerang] (2000–2002)
* The Looney Tunes Show (2001–2004)
* TCM (2004–2007) 
== Availability ==
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Viddy-Oh! For Kids VHS 1.jpg|(1986) VHS Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: The Best of Bugs Bunny and Friends
Viddy-Oh! For Kids VHS 10.jpg|(1986) VHS Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: Porky Pig Cartoon Festival Featuring "Nothing but the Tooth"
lt cel pp.jpg|(1987) VHS Porky Pig
Cartoon Moviestars 11.jpg|(1990) VHS Cartoon Moviestars: Porky Pig and Company
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-3-F.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3, Side 9: Porky and Daffy
Lt collection further adventures of porky pig.jpg|(1996) VHS Looney Tunes Collection - Further Adventures of Porky Pig
== Gallery ==
Porky's horse model.jpg|Model sheet of Porky's horse
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== References ==
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Shorts
Category:1948
Category:Porky Pig Cartoons
Category:Cartoons directed by Arthur Davis
Category:Cartoons animated by Basil Davidovich
Category:Cartoons animated by Bill Melendez
Category:Cartoons animated by Don Williams
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Don Smith
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package