Porky's Moving Day

Porky's Moving Day
Porky's Moving Day
	Title card
Directed by	Jack King
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Paul Smith; Joe D'Igalo
Color process	Black and white
Production; company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Productions; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	September 12, 1936;
Running time	7 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Porky's Moving Day is a 1936 American animated comedy short film directed by Jack King.^[1] The short was released on September 13, 1936. It is the 75th film in the Looney Tunes series, the thirteenth cartoon to feature Porky Pig and the final film in the series to be directed by Jack King, who returned to Walt Disney Productions before its release and was replaced by Frank Tash.^[2]^[3]

Plot

Porky Pig operates a moving van. He and his co-worker Dopey, a stereotypical African-American man, sleep while elsewhere, a woman struggles to live in her flimsily built cliffside house, which risks being knocked into the ocean by the waves, motivating her to call Porky. A running gag involves Dopey confusing bell sounds with that of a boxing match and trying to fight, only to be hit by a mallet in some way and stop. Porky answers the phone. He drives to the house with Lulu the ostrich carrying the van.

Porky arrives at the spot and Dopey accidentally knocks out the homeowner. Porky throws a multitude of objects out of the house, including a piano which collapses a section of the ground despite a mattress being used for safety. Porky rides a scooter to carry it out while he notifies Dopey to hurry up. Dopey carries the entire chimney and fireplace without issue. Porky tries to quickly roll a very long carpet, only for Lulu to be in the way, and he crashes onto a wall which reverses the process. Dopey accidentally drops tables which serve as convenient stairs, while Lulu eating an alarm clock causes him to drop and shatter numerous tableware. Porky tries to bring a table through a door, only to be stuck; Dopey is thrown backward by a stuck seam and launches Porky out of the window, only keeping his footing by the steam from a boat. Fortunately, a large wave sweeps everything into the van, reducing the amount of work needed.

Home media

Porky's Moving Day is available on disc 1 of the Porky Pig 101 DVD set.^[4]

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 48. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^ Parten, James (January 21, 2020). "Bye Bye Buddy!". Cartoon Research. Retrieved June 21, 2026.
^ Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 16, 2026.

[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 48. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

[3] Parten, James (January 21, 2020). "Bye Bye Buddy!". Cartoon Research. Retrieved June 21, 2026.

[4] Beck, Jerry (August 16, 2017). "Warner Archive Announces "Porky Pig 101" DVD Collection". Animation Scoop. Retrieved July 16, 2026.

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