Porky's Railroad

Porky's Railroad is a Looney Tunes cartoon starring Porky Pig released in 1937.

Plot

Porky is informed that his beloved Train the 13​¹⁄₂ named 'Toots' is to be replaced by a streamline train by the name of 'The Silver Fish'. After the driver of 'The Silver Fish' insults 'Toots', Porky mutters that his train could easily take on the streamline train. The driver agrees to a race that ends with Porky being the victor (thanks to a bull seeking revenge after being previously insulted by Porky) and becoming the new driver of 'The Silver Fish' whilst a battered 'Toots' is on a trailer behind with 'Headin' for the last roundhouse' written on a sign attached to it.

In Jokes

When a woodpile is knocked over there is a brief picture of a Black man, a visual pun on a racist saying of the time. During the race, Porky runs over the top of a boat called the 'S.S Leon', a gag dedicated to the cartoon's producer Leon Schlesinger. Also, the Morse Code heard is a message to write Schlesinger for a picture of Porky.

Home media

In 1989, taken from: Hollywood cartoon superstars - volume 4 on VHS UK : virgin video episode Porky's Railroad (1937).

Hollywood Cartoon SuperStars - Volume 4

• 1. the case of the missing hare (bugs bunny) (1942), 2. porky's railroad (porky pig) (1937), 3. yankee doodle daffy (daffy duck and porky pig) (1943), 4. the wacky wabbit (bugs bunny and elmer fudd) (1942), 5. the friendly ghost (casper) (1945), 6. neptune nonsense (felix the cat) (1936 - Re-Release: 1945) and 7. Wolf Wolf! (Mighty mouse) (1944)

External links

• Porky's Railroad at IMDb
• Porky's Railroad on the Internet Archive
• Porky's Railroad (Colorized) on the Internet Archive