Release Date:

June 8, 1940

Main Character(s):

Porky Pig

Summary:

On a rainy night, Porky Pig listens to his grandfather telling him a story about when he hunted for a bear who loved to chew tobacco.

That’s Not All, Folks:

This is yet another cartoon where it’s pretty clear that Clampett was tired of having to use Porky in every single cartoon of his as Porky only appears in the opening and ending scenes.

Oddly, Porky’s grandfather is a different species- a dog!

What I Like About This One:

The rendition of “The Bear Went Over the Mountain” that plays over the opening credits (it’s even catchier than the version heard in “The Bear’s Tale”).

When talking to Porky about the mounted bear head on the wall, the grandfather says, “That bruin was wacky about tabaccy!”

Porky disbelieving the bear’s love for tobacco and laughing at the absurdity of it, but then asks, “Was he really?”

In the flashback, the grandfather spots a reindeer with horns that play like the instruments when the reindeer honks his nose.

The grandfather scaring a group of muskrats for the fun of it. They burrow into a snow-covered log, spelling out, “Goodbye Mr. Chips”.

When the bear first appears, he is seen imitating the walk of the grandfather and his dog.

The grandfather shushing the dog and the dog shushing the bear, not realizing who he’s shushing. He then freezes in fear upon realizing he just shushed a bear.

The bear reaching for the tobacco in the grandfather’s back pocket. He thinks the dog is doing it and says, “Take it easy, Daisy!” (it’s odd that he calls the dog “Daisy” as the dog is a male) before hitting the bear with his gun. After the bear growls in anger as a reaction, the grandfather looks back between his legs and gives the bear a sheepish grin and gives a very weak “Hello”.

The grandfather (who takes the still frozen dog with him) running so fast that his footprints only appear in the snow seconds later.

Once they reach a cabin, the grandfather replaces the welcome mat with a bear trap. But the bear bites the trap, sending it running away and yelping like a dog.

The bear getting in by lifting up the side of the cabin wall like a garage.

The grandfather’s gun wilting in fear when the bear growls.

The bear outright wrestles the grandfather just so he can get his tobacco!

Angry at having his tobacco stolen, the grandfather starts to beat him up (with the “Storm” from the William Tell Overture playing), which is apparently how the bear’s head was mounted on the wall.

After the story ends, the grandfather boasts that the bear never got his tobacco. Suddenly, the mounted head comes to life, asks “Oh, yeah?” and spits into the spittoon, much to Porky and the grandfather’s shock.

Where Can I Watch It?

At archive.org!

Carrot Rating:

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