. . . on the eve of America's first 2016 Presidential Debate between Donald J. Trumplestiltskin and Hillary C. Hotrodhammer. Since Porky Pig is first pictured here by Warner Bros.' always prophetic Animated Shorts Division in the company of an offensive Racist Stereotype, Today's viewers can quickly deduce that Porky IS Donald J. in PATIENT (only thinner and cuter). The cat-like androgynous "Dr. Chilled Air" is portrayed as an inane giggler, with little or no respect for the Hippocratic Oath it's taken to Protect America. Dr. Chilled Air is all about one thing: The Redistribution of Wealth. Since Porky (as Donald J. is so Rich that he can afford to have an entire Birthday Cake (with LIT candles) tucked inside his tummy, Ms. Hotrodhammer reverts to her Hillary Care daze and attacks Trumplestiltskin with a box saw in a wild attempt to divvy up this loot! As this seems to be a match made in Heaven, the Looney Tuners close PATIENT by showing the couple in bed together. (I once heard a something about "Muskrat Love," but after the musk wears off, you're just left with two very fat rats!) I found PATIENT to be so disturbing that I heeded Warner's warning and boycotted the "Big Debate."
8 Reviews
almost the same as "The Daffy Doc", but some differences
lee_eisenberg17 December 2007
One of the many relics from the days when Porky Pig mostly appeared in black and white cartoons, Bob Clampett's "Patient Porky" does contain a racial stereotype (in the form of an elevator operator). As in "The Daffy Doc" two years earlier, an excessively eager physician tries to operate on Porky (in the earlier one, it was doctor wannabe Daffy Duck).
Having seen many of Porky's cartoons from his debut until the US entered WWII, one can see that the studio usually cast Porky in rather sedate, pedestrian roles: fireman, pilgrim, bullfighter. Therefore, this one was pretty much representative of the era. "You Ought to Be In Pictures" may have been the one exception. Porky's roles got really cool once Chuck Jones started directing him regularly after WWII, frequently casting him as a foil to Daffy's craziness.
Anyway, this one isn't bad. Worth seeing maybe once.
Having seen many of Porky's cartoons from his debut until the US entered WWII, one can see that the studio usually cast Porky in rather sedate, pedestrian roles: fireman, pilgrim, bullfighter. Therefore, this one was pretty much representative of the era. "You Ought to Be In Pictures" may have been the one exception. Porky's roles got really cool once Chuck Jones started directing him regularly after WWII, frequently casting him as a foil to Daffy's craziness.
Anyway, this one isn't bad. Worth seeing maybe once.
Good-Looking And Humorous Black-And-White Looney Tunes Cartoon
ccthemovieman-19 November 2007
Even though I am always impressed with the magnificent color in these Looney Tunes Golden Collection cartoons put out in recent years by Warner Brothers, an old black-and-white animated short is a good change-of-pace. Those same people make this 1940 Porky Pig black-and-white cartoon look super, too. The blacks, whites and grays are excellent and this medium makes you concentrate a little more on the characters.
And what characters we see in this film, set in a hospital! From the elevator operator - a spoof on "Rochester" of Jack Benny fame - to , well, you'll see. I don't want to say too much.
Even though it's a huge building with a lots of floors, all the patients and personnel are animals. They have a maternity ward, of course, where you see it's almost all rabbits. One of the rabbits comes out and sounds and acts a lot like Daffy Duck. I wonder if they were testing some of his jokes on this rabbit first?
The head doctor is a wise old owl by the name of "Dr. Chris Chun." Hmm, that's interesting. All the patients have signs on the ends of their bed, describing their illness and symptoms. Of course, they are all corny but will draw smiles from you as you read them. (i.e. a sick small owl "doesn't give a hoot," )
Porky comes in about halfway through the cartoon and a nut-case patient pretends to be a doctor: "Dr. Chill-Air" (instead of Dr. Kildare - get it? - ouch - cornball humor ruled the day in 1940.) As he prepares to operate, the cartoon turns into a musical with funny lyrics, an audience, a guy selling popcorn and programs - total lunacy!
Anyway, what happens to Porky comprises the rest of this above-average cartoon. I liked Rochester the best as he announced all the ailments on each floor, all beginning with different letters of the alphabet.
And what characters we see in this film, set in a hospital! From the elevator operator - a spoof on "Rochester" of Jack Benny fame - to , well, you'll see. I don't want to say too much.
Even though it's a huge building with a lots of floors, all the patients and personnel are animals. They have a maternity ward, of course, where you see it's almost all rabbits. One of the rabbits comes out and sounds and acts a lot like Daffy Duck. I wonder if they were testing some of his jokes on this rabbit first?
The head doctor is a wise old owl by the name of "Dr. Chris Chun." Hmm, that's interesting. All the patients have signs on the ends of their bed, describing their illness and symptoms. Of course, they are all corny but will draw smiles from you as you read them. (i.e. a sick small owl "doesn't give a hoot," )
Porky comes in about halfway through the cartoon and a nut-case patient pretends to be a doctor: "Dr. Chill-Air" (instead of Dr. Kildare - get it? - ouch - cornball humor ruled the day in 1940.) As he prepares to operate, the cartoon turns into a musical with funny lyrics, an audience, a guy selling popcorn and programs - total lunacy!
Anyway, what happens to Porky comprises the rest of this above-average cartoon. I liked Rochester the best as he announced all the ailments on each floor, all beginning with different letters of the alphabet.
It's all right
Op_Prime20 May 2000
This was an all right Porky Pig short. Most of the jokes were not really stale and it had some really funny stuff here. The whole story is kind of interesting, not really at all boring. It wasn't excellent, but it was good. Thumbs up.
Porky goes to hospital
TheLittleSongbird30 September 2016
Bob Clampett's cartoons often were high in energy and fun and displayed a uniquely wacky visual style that one can recognise immediately. Porky Pig is often likable and amusing, if at times overshadowed by characters with stronger personalities.
'Patient Porky' is not quite among Clampett's masterpieces, and Porky has also been in better cartoons. However, it is still enormously enjoyable stuff, Clampett's imaginative visual and wacky directing style is all over 'Patient Porky', and works brilliantly.
The animation is excellent. The blacks, whites and greys look absolutely beautiful, even nearly 80 years on, while also rich in detail and high in imagination. Carl Stalling's energetically high-voltage, luscious, rousing, dynamic and action-enhancing music score and inspired arrangements of pre-existing music shows off his genius. The lyrics in the more musical moments will make one laugh out loud.
It is an exceptionally funny cartoon as well, with some wonderfully cornball lines and names, some pretty inventive and brilliant kinds of illnesses and symptoms and shows a view of being in a hospital in a hugely entertaining but somewhat nightmarish way. Porky's screen-time is not large but he is still memorable and fun plus you do feel sorry for him.
Likewise the supporting characters are very colourful, the elevator operator is a racial stereotype, and a not particularly subtle one, but not in a way that's overtly offensive. The voice acting is terrific, with Mel Blanc once again showing the second-to-none ability to bring different personalities and voices to several characters.
Overall, not a masterpiece but still great. 9/10 Bethany Cox
'Patient Porky' is not quite among Clampett's masterpieces, and Porky has also been in better cartoons. However, it is still enormously enjoyable stuff, Clampett's imaginative visual and wacky directing style is all over 'Patient Porky', and works brilliantly.
The animation is excellent. The blacks, whites and greys look absolutely beautiful, even nearly 80 years on, while also rich in detail and high in imagination. Carl Stalling's energetically high-voltage, luscious, rousing, dynamic and action-enhancing music score and inspired arrangements of pre-existing music shows off his genius. The lyrics in the more musical moments will make one laugh out loud.
It is an exceptionally funny cartoon as well, with some wonderfully cornball lines and names, some pretty inventive and brilliant kinds of illnesses and symptoms and shows a view of being in a hospital in a hugely entertaining but somewhat nightmarish way. Porky's screen-time is not large but he is still memorable and fun plus you do feel sorry for him.
Likewise the supporting characters are very colourful, the elevator operator is a racial stereotype, and a not particularly subtle one, but not in a way that's overtly offensive. The voice acting is terrific, with Mel Blanc once again showing the second-to-none ability to bring different personalities and voices to several characters.
Overall, not a masterpiece but still great. 9/10 Bethany Cox
"Oooh, my poor e-b-b-be-e-b-b-be-e-tummy."
slymusic9 June 2009
Warning: Spoilers
"Patient Porky" is a fine Porky Pig cartoon directed by the wacky Robert Clampett. Poor Porky - he ate too much birthday cake. So he goes to the hospital and gets ABUSED!
Here are my favorite sequences from this cartoon. I like the very opening scene at the hospital, involving a switchboard operator with an annoyingly funny voice (a caricature of Helen Troy) and an African-American elevator operator (a caricature of Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, if you'll pardon the racial stereotype). Carl Stalling's wonderful music score plays a swinging rendition of "Rock-a-Bye Baby" when the camera focuses on a blackboard indicating today's births. When Porky arrives at the hospital, a feline patient (posing as a doctor) literally throws the hapless pig in bed and begins to sing a very silly song, which is taken over by a trio of beautiful female voices. I also like how funny Porky is when he squirms violently in bed as the "doctor" whips out a handsaw.
"Patient Porky" is a lot of fun to watch! Find it on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 Disc 3, a disc that is loaded with wild cartoons directed by Bob Clampett.
Here are my favorite sequences from this cartoon. I like the very opening scene at the hospital, involving a switchboard operator with an annoyingly funny voice (a caricature of Helen Troy) and an African-American elevator operator (a caricature of Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, if you'll pardon the racial stereotype). Carl Stalling's wonderful music score plays a swinging rendition of "Rock-a-Bye Baby" when the camera focuses on a blackboard indicating today's births. When Porky arrives at the hospital, a feline patient (posing as a doctor) literally throws the hapless pig in bed and begins to sing a very silly song, which is taken over by a trio of beautiful female voices. I also like how funny Porky is when he squirms violently in bed as the "doctor" whips out a handsaw.
"Patient Porky" is a lot of fun to watch! Find it on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 Disc 3, a disc that is loaded with wild cartoons directed by Bob Clampett.
I'm surprised they didn't use Daffy or Bugs in this one.
planktonrules8 January 2022
Most of "Patient Porky" is set at a hospital and Porky arrives there with a stomach ache. Unfortunately, instead of seeing a doctor, a loony patient poses as Dr. Chilled-Air...and insists on doing surgery on poor Porky! As for Porky, he's having none of this!
I enjoyed this fun cartoon. I also was surprised to see an early incarnation of Bugs Bunny...who would soon become a regular in the cartoons. Here, he plays the early version--with a different voice and a Woody Woodpecker-style voice. But what really surprised me is that he was only in the film for a few seconds...as he or Daffy would have been good foils for Porky. Now this isn't to say the goofy cat posing as the doctor is bad...he isn't.
I enjoyed this fun cartoon. I also was surprised to see an early incarnation of Bugs Bunny...who would soon become a regular in the cartoons. Here, he plays the early version--with a different voice and a Woody Woodpecker-style voice. But what really surprised me is that he was only in the film for a few seconds...as he or Daffy would have been good foils for Porky. Now this isn't to say the goofy cat posing as the doctor is bad...he isn't.
A Mad Cat With A Saw! Funny Episode
verbusen29 September 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I watched this on MeTV's Toon in With Me show and had never watched it before which is not unusual, I have discovered despite watching WB cartoons my whole life on TV. That show seems to play cartoons shown more for a movie theater crowd then made for mostly TV distribution, like a Road Runner cartoon and later Porky cartoons. I think it was censored without the elevator scenes because this had an ethnic caricature (perhaps just the dialog showing the elevator doors closed?). I watched the uncut version online later and I prefer the censored version. My favorite part is the crazy cat with the saw that wants to open up Porky! I don't see too many cats as a lead other then Sylvester so I give this cartoon an 8. I was waiting for Porky to get the hospital bill but they didn't go there, lol.
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