Release Date:

March 16, 1940

Main Character(s):

Porky Pig

Summary:

Porky Pig sets sail on the Mayflower with his crew of Pilgrims.

That’s Not All, Folks:

The black cook speaks like Rochester from the Jack Benny Show.

The cartoon is somewhat similar to “Kristopher Kolumbus Jr.” in that they are both Clampett cartoons where Porky is involved in a historical event and meets welcoming Indians. One major difference is that Porky’s crew doesn’t abandon him in this one.

What I Like About This One:

The pleasant rendition of “Long Long Ago” over the opening title card explaining the setting (“The time- 1620. The place- Plymouth, England. A quaint little seaport town of a thousand souls and a few heels.”).

Porky ordering his men to raise the gangplank before his stuttering has him say, “Ah, leave it down”.

Porky abruptly switching to the narrator’s voice (Robert Bruce) when calling out orders.

The anchor being hoisted by the ship sucking it up as if it were drinking the water through a straw.

When the ship departs, it uses feet on the back of the ship to propel itself.

“The town of Plymouth is soon left behind and slowly disappears below the horizon”. It flips over and goes underwater.

The male chorus singing substitute lyrics for “Life on the Ocean Wave” as well as the statue on the front of the ship gargling water after being splashed by a wave.

When three pilgrims (two tall and one short) sing a part about if they can’t get over by boat, they’ll get over by rail and immediately go to said rail, nauseated.

A sailor being replaced by a seal when a wave splashes down on him.

Porky’s writing in the ship’s log sounding like a typewriter.

Flying fish being fish in airplanes.

When “white caps” appear in the ocean, literal white hats appear.

A rain cloud being opened by a lightning bolt cutting through it like a knife.

Instead of crashing into an iceberg, the iceberg opens up like a drawbridge to let the Mayflower pass. If only all the other icebergs were as lenient as that.

When Porky and the crew arrive at America, the Statue of Liberty is shown to be a little girl at age 3.

Chief Sitting Bull approaching Porky still sitting down.

Throughout the cartoon, the ship’s black cook has been trying to catch a fish. He finally catches one that satisfies the narrator- a large one that the cook has had to go inside the fish’s mouth to catch.

Where Can I Watch It?

At archive.org!

Carrot Rating:

🥕🥕🥕🥕