tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post8113870886588499556..comments2024-03-06T00:01:06.897-08:00Comments on Likely Looney, Mostly Merrie: 154. Pigs Is Pigs (1937)Steven Hartleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-55728068744613220752016-07-23T23:47:38.952-07:002016-07-23T23:47:38.952-07:00Hey there, I'd like to know as well; where did...Hey there, I'd like to know as well; where did you get that artwork of Piggy? I've never seen it before!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03057149340995164242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-17356134610330206822016-01-27T10:09:16.524-08:002016-01-27T10:09:16.524-08:00Wasn't there a Bugs and Elmer, maybe Porky, ve...Wasn't there a Bugs and Elmer, maybe Porky, version where Bugs is antagonizing while singing opera and force feeds either Elmer or Porky?Victor Del Riohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01359192119634576841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-44187969733528027072014-03-03T05:57:39.464-08:002014-03-03T05:57:39.464-08:00Please can you stop with the comments on this blog...Please can you stop with the comments on this blog, as I've already got a stupid number of e-mail notifications!Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-10447235838799151702014-03-02T08:26:12.584-08:002014-03-02T08:26:12.584-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-27170788758433999702014-02-10T21:30:24.016-08:002014-02-10T21:30:24.016-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-34588000621759252832013-12-05T21:13:10.959-08:002013-12-05T21:13:10.959-08:00Hey, is there by chance a full version of your Pig...Hey, is there by chance a full version of your Piggy avatar? That's quite impressive and I'd love to see a full version of it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-15857122346758372712012-08-09T13:38:32.905-07:002012-08-09T13:38:32.905-07:00Hamhock:
Thanks for your comments; and from what ...Hamhock:<br /><br />Thanks for your comments; and from what I've read - I kind of take back when I know you were just chatting. If you want to chat more about it then you can do this directly at my e-mail address: steven_hartley@hotmail.co.uk.<br /><br />As for this cartoon; I consider this to be Freleng's finest cartoon he made in that before going off to MGM. It's just that as for me; when I finish a cartoon review - I never particularly look back at it; I always move on to the next cartoon as I feel I should because that's what will be the next review. Thanks for your regards about my review. I don't try to write the BEST ever review; I just review it from beginning to end; make some comments about it during the film; then finish with my overall thoughts; it takes me a couple of hours to do it - sometimes its tough work and I admit I HATE starting a new review but I do feel much better and I get the hang of it whilst starting it.Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-87505809388289298832012-08-09T13:07:08.926-07:002012-08-09T13:07:08.926-07:00I mean no offense. I am just a very BIG fan of th...I mean no offense. I am just a very BIG fan of this particular cartoon and yours is the finest review about it. THE BEST. But some of the things you wrote make me scratch my head. From your remark, I take it you are referring to Piggy's explosion when he eats the turkey leg? If so, I agree with you. After all he went through he only ended up being plump.<br /><br />"Piggy's unneccessary sacrifice" was just that. Although this is supposed to be a nightmare, I think deep down Piggy was actually enjoying himself. If you do a frame-by-frame check of the sequence where the Fattener unstraps him, there is a moment when Piggy is looking at his obesity and smiling! I think what he is like in the end may be what he actually wants for himself.<br /><br />As I said, I am a very big fan of this particular cartoon -- I though my Blogger name and icon made that obvious. <br /><br />I mean no disrespect -- I was just chatting with you. What you are doing here is fantastic. I believe these films are very significant to our culture. It was for such a reason Congress created the National Film Registry. I believe every single cartoon in the Warner Bros collection should be included in it.<br /><br />It was nice chatting with you and thank-you for what you are doing here.Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-30312496149590802932012-08-09T04:19:32.043-07:002012-08-09T04:19:32.043-07:00Okay, but are you really going to keep on asking m...Okay, but are you really going to keep on asking me questions about everything I written in this review post?<br /><br />What I meant was that I don't like Piggy's sacrifice from overeating. Surely there must be better justice than that.Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-48398530016762385922012-08-08T23:48:53.123-07:002012-08-08T23:48:53.123-07:00I have a question: what was "Piggy's unn...I have a question: what was "Piggy's unneccessary sacrifice."?Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-47110342903213367582012-08-06T10:44:23.016-07:002012-08-06T10:44:23.016-07:00An interesting point of view. There are many exam...An interesting point of view. There are many examples of the WB toons from that era that illustrate your point. Sniffles would be the best example. Cute and sometimes annoying, he was many things, but his style of humour was very very different from Daffy or Bugs. And then there was Babbit and Catstello -- based on the comedic duo Abbott and Costello -- they only appeared in 3 cartoons. And then there was The Canyon Kiddies -- they only appeared once. None of these could stand against Bugs or Daffy, but why try? It's a comparison of apples and oranges.<br /><br />Personally, I would have liked to see the stories of the other children.<br /><br />On a side note, although this is my favourite MM short, it is also one of the most disappointment. That is on account of the fact that Freling made it a dream story -- I HATE DREAM STORIES! That's because they're non-events.<br /><br />Look at what the short really is: Piggy Hamhock is always hungry, thinking of food, eating, and stealing food when he can. And no matter how much he eats, he never fills up. He sleals one of his mother's pies and latter manages to eat the entire dinner meant for his whole family. That night he goes to sleep, has a dream, and wakes up in the morning. Talk about dull. It would have been more interesting if Freling had made it a real event.<br /><br />BTW -- Just did some math. At the end of his feeding he would weigh roughly 800 ppounds -- GRAND OBESE. But like I said, too bad it wasn't reality.Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-18588135848944305322012-08-06T04:26:34.282-07:002012-08-06T04:26:34.282-07:00Because if they became regular characters througho...Because if they became regular characters throughout the series; they're not going to go well like Bugs or Daffy did; I mean they're not funny enough; so I feel two shorts with them was enough for me. Just my two cents. End of.Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-18282854678768285482012-08-06T04:22:32.439-07:002012-08-06T04:22:32.439-07:00I know "what" you meant. I meant WHY do...I know "what" you meant. I meant WHY do you say it?Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-14368105719053022472012-08-06T00:32:29.006-07:002012-08-06T00:32:29.006-07:00What I meant was that the Hamhock family (in my fa...What I meant was that the Hamhock family (in my family) didn't need to be regular characters.Steven Hartleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13825398324719609394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-92077384896313372412012-08-05T22:59:59.085-07:002012-08-05T22:59:59.085-07:00Yes, this was the second and final appearance of t...Yes, this was the second and final appearance of the Hamhock family, but why do you say we "wouldn't have needed anymore since it could only go worse"?<br /><br />We only got to see Piggy do a bit part. What about the other children of the family? Each one had a fault and a virtue just like him. Piggy was both a glutton AND a clean freak (the virtue of cleanliness). It would have been interesting if we could get to see the sides of the others -- wrath, greed, sloth, pride, lust, and envy. Each of her children represented one of them. And each one would have had a story that could have been told.Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-43037904282339598802012-08-05T02:10:46.404-07:002012-08-05T02:10:46.404-07:00You wrote: " Piggy grabs out his folk as Mrs....You wrote: " Piggy grabs out his folk as Mrs. Hamhock tells the piglets to eat..." Should read as " Piggy grabs his fork as Mrs. Hamhock tells the piglets to eat.."Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-22520739357047121362012-08-04T22:59:34.286-07:002012-08-04T22:59:34.286-07:00Where did you get that screen capture of Andy Pand...Where did you get that screen capture of Andy Panda in the "Feed-a-Matic".Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-6858738319152851312012-08-04T21:58:13.533-07:002012-08-04T21:58:13.533-07:00There was a remake. I saw it twice back in the ...There was a remake. I saw it twice back in the '60s. Freling did have a habit of remaking some of his cartoons as animation improved over the years. In the remake the character's name was changed to Sparky. At the end of the dream he wasn't just fat -- he was Grand Obese (ie huge); a food packed ball 7 feet in diameter. He really does look like he'd burst at any moment.<br /><br />Do you know anything about the remake? I've searched for it for years with no success.<br /><br />BTW -- your review of this cartoon is the best I've found on the web. This has always been my favorite cartoon froom the Warner Bros library. Thank you.Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-79717407643604151702012-08-04T21:16:03.456-07:002012-08-04T21:16:03.456-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Hamhockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16163655302116087944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-30874070617891283012012-05-11T18:03:19.469-07:002012-05-11T18:03:19.469-07:00Thanks Steven! I just had an inclination to search...Thanks Steven! I just had an inclination to search for this video (3AM) but had no idea what it was called. I am 45 and my sister 50. We watched this once when were young and never forgot the story line! We wanted to see again, but then we had to wait forever for it to air again and happen to be home when it aired--no VCRs yet, no internet and no YouTube! Thanks bunches--also, I'm teacher--great job and example-setting for other teens! Best wishes!!Desireehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892264715569045431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-23915510258316884682012-04-28T07:24:27.516-07:002012-04-28T07:24:27.516-07:00I wonder what "Duvets" are...possibly bl...I wonder what "Duvets" are...possibly blankets..... this was also used in Frank Tashlin;s 1938 n"Wholly Smoke" and Art Clookey's 1967 "Grub Grabber Gumby", and of course in Stanley Kubrick's 1971 "A Clockwork Orange", in live action! MGM used that for Harman-Ising's "Pip Dreams" which starred three monkeys [the wise ones of Japan].Steve C.Pokeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936757752447320636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1589696115267272664.post-84242990793318782072012-04-21T14:42:41.556-07:002012-04-21T14:42:41.556-07:00"All of the other piglets are in their beds s..."All of the other piglets are in their beds snoozing but the only piglet who is still alive - is none other than Piggy." <br /><br />You mean "awake". His brothers are still conscious.<br /><br />Also, the music in the background during that scene is "When My Dreamboat Comes Home" which also plays in the beginning when Piggy is day-dreaming about food.Devon Baxterhttp://www.youtube.com/baxterfilmsnoreply@blogger.com