{"id":3257,"date":"2021-10-03T20:20:09","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T02:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wackyland2.com\/?p=3257"},"modified":"2025-03-16T20:03:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T02:03:23","slug":"the-timid-toreador","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wackyland2.com\/?p=3257","title":{"rendered":"The Timid Toreador"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;Who&#8217;s afraid of hot?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons): The Timid Toreador (Porky Pig) (1940) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KRT8DyxwI5E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Supervision by Robert Clampett and Norman McCabe; Animation by I. Ellis; Story by Melvin Miller; Musical Direction by Carl W. Stalling. A Looney Tune released on December 21, 1940.<\/p>\n<p>Today is Bullfight day. The day when everyone who wants to, can go watch a bull fight a man. Doesn&#8217;t sound like much of a contes- oh, the man gets a sword? That poor bull! But Porky has no time for such inhumane tomfoolery. He is a firm believer in the old adage of work coming before pleasure. To H-E-L-hockey stick with those who say otherwise! (*Glares at the dictionary.*)<\/p>\n<p>Porky&#8217;s job is tamale merchant. And it looks to me like business is slow. I mean, why advertise your product as &#8220;hot&#8221; when the air temperature is already high enough to get a pig to sweat? (Don&#8217;t tell me that Toon pigs can do that. I have\u00a0 a degree in Cartoozoology.) But I don&#8217;t know whether the &#8220;hot&#8221; equates to its temperature or spice. But it must be one of the two, as a rooster sneaks one, eats it wrapper and all, and is instantly ready for my dinner table. (Love Porky&#8217;s annoyed look. &#8220;Don&#8217;t d-di-d- expire near my w-w-ware-ware-merchandise.&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>As for that fight, we have our matador, Punchy Pancho, versus our bull, Slapsie Maxie Rosenbull. (Which is pretty near the top of my list of best names ever. Still can&#8217;t overtake &#8220;Schmidlap&#8221; though.) S.M.B. is not one to B.S. around, and P.P. is quick to realize that the bull probably isn&#8217;t going to be the one leaving the arena as hamburger meat. And if the announcer is any indication, this has happened plenty before. Note how he doesn&#8217;t even watch the match. I think he memorized a script, and recites it every time. Switching out names as needed.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a crappy arena anyway, as Porky is able to waltz right inside with no problems. Slapsie isn&#8217;t one to discriminate. He&#8217;s willing to kill anyone who enters his ring. (Not the one in his nose. Don&#8217;t make this weird.) Porky does his best to fight back, but he&#8217;s just not cut out for cutting out bull hearts and so he tries to just take his wares and run. Slapsie blocks the way, but then he catches scent of a delicious waft. Something around here smells tasty! Like a good meaty filling wrapped in a corn flour wrap! Tamales! A whole box of them!<\/p>\n<p>They may be hot and\/or spicy, but Slapsie doesn&#8217;t fear such threats. He downs the entire box. Well&#8230; tries to anyway. If my count is correct, he only got seven out of thirteen. Still worth a passing grade. And judging my what animals have happily devoured those today, I&#8217;m deducing that they aren&#8217;t chicken or beef tamales. Which leaves&#8230; Oh no! <em>Porky!<\/em> Did&#8230; did you just&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>DID YOU JUST LET A BULL CONSUME VEAL? Ohhh, poor Slapsie Jr.<\/p>\n<p>Oh, and the heat and\/or spice does its magic and sends the bull running in pain. (Demolishing a good chunk of the audience too, I will add.) Hats off to Porky! He&#8217;s our new champion! This calls for an Oliver Hardy impression! (Something we already know Porky is quite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wackyland2.com\/blog-1\/2013\/01\/22\/2013-1-22-you-ought-to-be-in-pictures-html\/\">good<\/a> at.)<\/p>\n<p>Favorite Part: A picador who laughs at the bull. Not only does he sound an awful lot like a laughing fish that I find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wackyland2.com\/blog-1\/2015\/11\/18\/2015-11-18-the-sour-puss-html\/\">hysterical<\/a>, but the angry bovine ends up smashing the man and horse into one being. Hey! Now you can be in that &#8220;Fantasia&#8221; sequel Disney is planning! Shouldn&#8217;t be too much longer of a wait&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Personal Rating: 3<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Who&#8217;s afraid of hot?&#8221; Supervision by Robert Clampett and Norman McCabe; Animation by I. Ellis; Story by Melvin Miller; Musical Direction by Carl W. Stalling. A Looney Tune released on December 21, 1940. Today is Bullfight day. The day when everyone who wants to, can go watch a bull fight a man. 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