Shrunken Cinema/Termite Terrace/Porky Chops
From Eccentric Flower
Porky Chops
1947
Summary: Porky attempts to chop down a tree occupied by a squirrel who is not keen on the idea.
Director: Arthur Davis
Writer: William Scott and Lloyd Turner
Featuring: Porky Pig.
Onreel
0:17 Sound cue under titles: "Piggy Wiggy Woo." Version with lyrics.
0:37 Sound cue: "Home on the Range."
1:09 Sound cue: "Sweet Dreams, Sweetheart."
Offreel
This cartoon is a really odd inclusion for the first Golden Collection set. It wasn't done by any of the regulars and it shows. Arthur Davis only had his own unit at Warner for three years, and if this is indicative of his output, it shows why. It's not that this is a bad cartoon, it's just not very interesting. One problem with it is that the hipster squirrel, with all his reet-speak, is a poor imitation of Bugs Bunny; the fact that he even uses one or two of Bugs' catchphrases just reminds the viewer of what they're missing.
The hipster squirrel wears the high, wide-cut pants and the long watch chain of a zoot suit (even his pajamas are cut in that fashion) and uses a cigarette holder. I'm not going to bother translating his slang, but I will note that the line "Paperboy in the sixth" is a reference to the racing form he's reading (the form's prediction of a horse named Paperboy to win the sixth race). It strikes me that this explanation will be needed at some point in the future, the state of horse racing being what it is today.
