Welcome to Stick to Shorts! Most of this first episode is introductory table-setting to give you a sense of what you're in for and what cartoons you can expect us to talk about. You’ll hear a little bit about classic cartoon distribution, the academic response to a cartoon crisis, the history of the Looney Tunes style, and why it’s kind of impossible to make a good podcast about classic animated shorts. All in all, you’ll learn why it’s important to talk about these cartoons as films and as historical works. Then, this week’s trip through ToonTown takes us to the Bob Clampett masterpiece ‘Porky in Wackyland’ (1938), and Becca Petunia from ToughPigs joins the fun to talk about the appropriately wacky legacy of the Do-Do. It’s a packed show that’ll have you saying, “FOO!” Whatever that means. Host/Producer: J.D. Hansel Guest: Becca Petunia Correction: I said Clampett's inspiration for Porky in Wackyland was a newspaper article about an actual expedition to Africa to find the dodo bird. In fact, that expedition was to find a rare bird, but I don't have any reason to believe they thought they would find the famously extinct dodo bird. Cartoon Content Warning: racial stereotyping (brief, abstract reference to The Jazz Singer). Podcast Content Warning: references to racism; references to Nazis. Selected Cartoon Availability: Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Vol. 2; Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Vol. 2; Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Vol. 2; Porky Pig 101 SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY Books: Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age by Michael Barrier Clarifies why Harmon and Ising left Schlesinger and went to MGM (p. 164) Info on the "Termite Terrace" building(s) (pp. 334, 607) History and analysis of Porky's Duck Hunt (pp. 336-337) General history of Looney Tunes The 50 Greatest Cartoons edited by Jerry Beck The removal of "Injun Joe" from Porky in Wackyland (p. 63) Staff responses to Porky in Wackyland from Tashlin, Larson, and Maltese (p. 62) The 100 Greatest Looney Tunes Cartoons edited by Jerry Beck Steve Schneider: "Warner Bros.' Emancipation Proclamation…" (p. 142) Clampett's inspiration from reading about an African expedition (p. 142) Ted Pierce's voice credit (p. 142) General history of Looney Tunes Madness: The Invention of an Idea by Michelle Foucault Info on the history of folly/madness Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination by Neal Gabler Walt Disney: "The short subject was just a filler on any program…" (p. 214) The "stick to shorts" story (pp. 267-268) Warren Susman: "The Disney world is a world out of order…" (p. 151-152) General history of Mickey Mouse and 1930s Disney cartoons Nobody’s Normal by Roy Richard Grinker Info on the history of folly/madness Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons by Leonard Maltin Chuck Jones on Three Little Pigs: "There were three characters…" (p. 40) MGM "New Deal" promo (p. 282) Clampett became a director in 1937 (p. 236) Leonard Maltin: "Clampett's first real gem was the incredible Porky in Wackyland" (p. 237) General history of Looney Tunes Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation edited by Kevin S. Sandler As I make clear in episode, I pull a lot from this book’s introductory essay, “Looney Tunes and Merrie Metonyms” by Sandler (pp. 1, 4-5, 11-12, 28) "A Short Critical History of Warner Bros. Cartoons" by Barry Putterman helped with my general knowledge of Looney Tunes history The Illusion of Life: Disney Animation by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston Frank and Ollie: “Through the years, the term ‘Stick to Shorts’…” (p. 152) Articles: ScreenRant: “The True Meaning Of 'Foo'" by Ambrose Tardive A history of "foo" LA Times: "Why do so many Mexican Americans defend Speedy Gonzales?" by Gustavo Arellano An interesting article on the status of Speedy Gonzales Cartoon Resea