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Sadly Over-hyped

Beautiful, moving film.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

I Haven't Got a Hat (1935)** 1/2 (out of 4)A small school is having their recital day. Porky Pig, stuttering and all, must stand up and do The Midnight Ride of Paul revere while other students follow.I HAVEN'T GOT A HAT isn't the greatest animated short ever made but it is somewhat historic as this here was the first appearance of Porky Pig. His look and vocal performance is a lot different than the Porky most people know and love but it's still rather interesting seeing this early version. For the most part this is an innocent enough of a short as it's basically introducing us to a bunch of new characters with of course Porky taking off. There really wasn't any major laughs but it was pleasant enough.

'I Haven't Got a Hat' is significant for being the debut of Porky Pig, but that is not the only reason for watching. It is a decent cartoon in its own right, but Porky did go on to feature and star in better and funnier cartoons as he evolved.While one is sympathetic towards Porky, this reviewer knows what it's like to be in Porky's position, and he is likable, he is rather underused in an appearance that is more a cameo than anything else and he's had a stronger personality elsewhere.'I Haven't Got a Hat' is also somewhat light on plot, which is more an excuse to string along renditions of characters performing songs and a few other antics.And while there are smiles throughout the whole duration of the cartoon, 'I Haven't Got a Hat' is short on humour that's consistent or hilarious, it's not that it's unfunny it's just that there's not enough and it's mildly amusing really.However, this reviewer really loved the bright and colourful animation with lots of beautiful backgrounds and imaginative visual detail, and even better the music which is essentially the actual star of the show, the character, the energy, the enthusiasm and the lusciousness is seriously phenomenal.Also appreciated the agreed warmth and gentility of the writing, and the vocals with all the voice actors sounding like they were having the time of their lives. The supporting characters do make more of an impression than Porky and are used more.Oliver and Beans' antics this reviewer agrees steals the show, it was fun and didn't get repetitive. Kitty was adorable, and one cannot help smiling in the appearance of Ham and Ex.In conclusion, a good if not great debut for Porky Pig, that's a very pleasant watch but doesn't see the best or funniest of him. 7/10 Bethany Cox

It's an earlier version of Porky though. He still stutters, but not the way he stuttered when Mel Blanc started doing his voice later. In this cartoon, he still manages to get his words out after a few tries, unlike when Blanc did the voice, and Porky would choose different words in mid sentence that were easier for him to say.I liked the teacher. She even had her own bell.The poem by Little Kitty was cute. "Corn Flakes".The song, "I Haven't Got A Hat" by the twin dogs, Ham and Ex was done well with some good bass lines.The highlight of the cartoon was the piano recital by Oliver Owl. A brilliant bit of musicianship, thanks to assistance from Beans and a fighting cat and dog.

This cartoon is noted as the first appearance of Porky Pig, but he definitely wasn't the star. The setting is a school's student recital, and he gives a painfully stuttered rendition of Longfellow's "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere", which abruptly mashes into Tennyson's "Charge of the Light Brigade". It's not an auspicious start for Porky, who gets booed off the stage. It's significant to note that Mel Blanc did not start voicing him until two years later, in 1937's "Porky's Duck Hunt", taking over from Joe Dougherty.The stars turn out to be the twin pups Ham and Ex, who sing a creditable rendition of the title song and, in fact, end up with the only successful act of the recital. This is an example of Warner Brothers desperately in search of a strong character to put up against the likes of Mickey Mouse and Oswald Rabbit, and despite starring roles for members of the entire cast, only Porky showed enough staying power, even more so than Bugs Bunny, who didn't appear in his familiar form until 1940. (Versions of Bugs appeared as early as 1938, but are hardly recognizable as the same character. Porky maintained his basic personality, even though he starts out here as a child and becomes an adult in his next outing, Tex Avery's 1936 cartoon "Gold Diggers of '49", in which the rotund one offers to marry off his daughter to Beans.) Jerry Beck's commentary for "I Haven't Got A Hat" is in volume 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD set.