''Porky's Railroad'' is a

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'' cartoon directed by

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. The short was released on August 7, 1937, and stars

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Plot

Porky and his

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typed locomitive (#13 "Toots" ) travel the '' 15th Century Unlimited'' and endure a larger

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and stubborn bull who crosses the tracks.

Production notes

In the scene in which Porky pulls the bull's tail, some of his speech is garbled. When played backwards, however, Porky's words here are "...Toots old gal, d-d-don't pop your b-b-b-b...". When a woodpile is knocked over there is a brief view of a caricatured black man, a derogatory visual reference from the cartoonists to the then commonly used term " a nigger in the woodpile". During the race, Porky runs his train over the top of a boat called the 'S.S Leon', a gag dedicated to the cartoon's producer

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. Also, the

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Home media

*DVD – '' Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4'', Disc 2

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External links

* * ''Porky's Railroad'' on the Internet Archive * ''Porky's Railroad'' (Colorized) on the Internet Archive * {{Porky Pig in animation, state=collapsed 1937 films 1937 animated short films 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films Animated films about trains Looney Tunes shorts Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films Short films directed by Frank Tashlin Porky Pig films Films set on trains Films produced by Leon Schlesinger Films scored by Carl Stalling

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