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Nothing but the Tooth is a 1948 Merrie Melodies short directed by Arthur Davis.
Title[]
The title is a play on the phrase "nothing but the truth."
Plot[]
Porky Pig travels by horse-pulled, covered wagon to California to join in the 1848 Gold Rush. He is ambushed by a diminutive, large-nosed, nasal-voiced, ever-so-polite Mohican with glasses who wants to scalp the westbound pig. Porky manages to elude the little Indian by ducking at appropriate times, donning a metal helmet, speedily horse-riding, and canoeing. The Indian is caught in a salmon net and canned in a factory. Porky arrives in California to find that the only gold that he can extract from a mine is the golden tooth belonging to the Indian.
Availability[]
(Associated Artists Productions print)
Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: The Best of Bugs Bunny and Friends
Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: Porky Pig Cartoon Festival Featuring "Nothing but the Tooth"
Porky Pig
Cartoon Moviestars: Porky Pig and Company
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 3, Side 9: Porky and Daffy
Censorship[]
This cartoon rarely airs today on American television due to American Indian stereotypes, though the "Television" section below shows that this short has appeared on TBS, TNT, Cartoon Network, Boomerang, and Turner Classic Movies from the late 1970s to the mid-to-late 2000s.
Television[]
- A.A.P. (1957-mid 1990s)
- Bugs Bunny and Friends [TBS] (1979- late 1980s)
- Tom and Jerry's Funhouse [TBS] (1986–1997)
- Bugs Bunny and Friends [TNT] (1988–1998)
- The Bugs Bunny Show [TBS] (early 1990s-1997)
- Bugs and Daffy Tonight [Cartoon Network] (1992–1995)
- The Bugs and Daffy Show [Cartoon Network] (1995–2004)
- Acme Hour [Cartoon Network] (1998–2003)
- The Porky Pig Show [Boomerang] (2000–2002)
- The Looney Tunes Show (2001–2004)
- TCM (2004–2007)
Notes[]
- Currently, this is the only Arthur Davis-directed cartoon to not have a known restored print.
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