You Ought to Be in Pictures (1940)

Daffy's picture on the wall comes to life

Stick to Shorts: A Classic Cartoons Podcast

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For the season finale, J.D. ties up loose ends with the help of Danny Horn (The Fantastic Miss Piggy Podcast) as they discuss a Friz Freleng masterpiece. We get into Freleng’s early career, the peculiar popularity of Porky Pig, and, making his Stick to Shorts debut, Daffy Duck!

Host/Producer: J.D. Hansel

Guest: Danny Horn

Content Warning for Cartoon: smoking.

Availability: Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 2; Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection, Vol. 2; Looney Tunes Platinum Collection, Vol. 2; Porky Pig 101.

Notes:

The Friz Freleng quote at the end of the episode pertaining to You Ought to Be in Pictures is from page 242 of Of Mice and Magic by Leonard Maltin.