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Porky's Baseball Broadcast is a 1940 Looney Tunes short directed by Friz Freleng. The short subject features Porky Pig.
Plot
Porky is a baseball broadcaster. The game is Giants Vs. Red Sox during the final match of the world series. The gags consist of an umpire that is blind, a bat boy that is actually a bat, the catcher's right hand turtle, and the Giant's pitcher is actually a giant, resulting in a victory for the team.
A running gag saw a man trying to find his seat. He found his seat at the end but it was behind a post. The man ripped it off in anger at the end.
Availability
- DVD – Knute Rockne, All American (unrestored, added as a bonus)
- DVD - Porky Pig 101, Disc 4 (restored)
Censorship
On Cartoon Network and Nickelodeon airings, the scene where Porky mentions "the scalpers" having a big day, followed by a scene featuring American Indians chasing after baseball patrons with tomahawks was cut. When Cartoon Network initially aired this short, the "scalpers" gag was left in (in both the black and white version and the colorized version). Beginning in 2001, however, the scene was edited and has been that way on the channel (and Boomerang) ever since.[1]
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