Robert Clampett

Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett was an American animator, producer, director, and puppeteer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes animated series from Warner Bros., and the television shows Time for Beany and Beany and Cecil. Clampett was born and raised not far from Hollywood, and early on expressed an interest in animation and puppetry. After leaving high school a few months shy of graduating in 1931, Clampett joined the team at Harman-Ising Productions and began working on the studio's newest short subjects, titled Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies.

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Porky in Egypt (1938)

Porky is a tourist. He's missed the main camel, so he rents one of his own. Both of them are soon overcome by the hot desert sun; the camel starts hallucinating, and marches off, playing the bagpipes. Porky sees the camel swimming in a pool, but it turns out to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

Porky is a tourist. He's missed the main camel, so he rents one of his own. Both of them are soon overcome by the hot desert sun; the camel starts hallucinating, and marches off, playing the bagpipes. Porky sees the camel swimming in a pool, but it turns out to be ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

The Daffy Doc (1938)

After being thrown out of the operating room as Dr. Quack's assistant, Dr. Daffy Duck makes Porky Pig his own - unwilling - patient.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Sara Berner

After being thrown out of the operating room as Dr. Quack's assistant, Dr. Daffy Duck makes Porky Pig his own - unwilling - patient.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Sara Berner

Dough for the Do-Do (1949)

Porky has an adventure in Wackyland while searching for the last Do-Do bird.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Friz Freleng  •  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

Porky has an adventure in Wackyland while searching for the last Do-Do bird.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Friz Freleng  •  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

Porky's Party (1938)

Porky's birthday. His uncle sends him a silkworm that churns out articles of clothing when it hears the word "sew." After a sock and a bra, Porky stuffs it in a pocket to prepare for his party. He uses some hair tonic, then his dog Black Fury has some for himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

Porky's birthday. His uncle sends him a silkworm that churns out articles of clothing when it hears the word "sew." After a sock and a bra, Porky stuffs it in a pocket to prepare for his party. He uses some hair tonic, then his dog Black Fury has some for himself ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

His Hare Raising Tale (1951)

Bugs tells stories to his nephew Clyde derived from earlier cartoons ("Baseball Bugs", "Stage Door Cartoon", "Rabbit Punch", "Falling Hare", and "Haredevil Hare").  (more)

DIRECTION:  Friz Freleng  •  Chuck Jones  •  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

Bugs tells stories to his nephew Clyde derived from earlier cartoons ("Baseball Bugs", "Stage Door Cartoon", "Rabbit Punch", "Falling Hare", and "Haredevil Hare").  (more)

DIRECTION:  Friz Freleng  •  Chuck Jones  •  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

Wise Quacks (1939)

Mr. (and Mrs.!) Daffy Duck are expecting four ducklings; Daffy plays the nervous father, and Porky drops by to offer congratulations. Soon, a bald eagle hijacks the runt of the litter, and Daffy gives chase (despite the fact he's been celebrating the birth a little ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert Clampett

Mr. (and Mrs.!) Daffy Duck are expecting four ducklings; Daffy plays the nervous father, and Porky drops by to offer congratulations. Soon, a bald eagle hijacks the runt of the litter, and Daffy gives chase (despite the fact he's been celebrating the birth a little ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert Clampett

What Price Porky (1938)

Porky tries to feed his chickens, but some ducks steal the corn he puts out, then declare war. The battle rages, with the ducks against the chickens, sometimes in wing-to-wing combat, but also aerial attacks, and Porky finally turning the tide with his machine gun ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert Clampett

Porky tries to feed his chickens, but some ducks steal the corn he puts out, then declare war. The battle rages, with the ducks against the chickens, sometimes in wing-to-wing combat, but also aerial attacks, and Porky finally turning the tide with his machine gun ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert Clampett

The Henpecked Duck (1941)

Mrs. Duck sues Daffy for divorce in Judge Porky Pig's courtroom, charging her husband with losing their egg in an abortive magic trick.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc

Mrs. Duck sues Daffy for divorce in Judge Porky Pig's courtroom, charging her husband with losing their egg in an abortive magic trick.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc

A Coy Decoy (1941)

Characters on book covers come to life, including Porky and Daffy. The "Wolf of Wall Street" chases Daffy through "The Hurricane," "The Storm" and across "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" before expiring in "For Whom the Bell Tolls."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

Characters on book covers come to life, including Porky and Daffy. The "Wolf of Wall Street" chases Daffy through "The Hurricane," "The Storm" and across "The Bridge of San Luis Rey" before expiring in "For Whom the Bell Tolls."  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

Farm Frolics (1941)

A series of wacky vignettes involving farm animals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce  •  Cliff Nazarro

A series of wacky vignettes involving farm animals.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce  •  Cliff Nazarro

Crazy Cruise (1942)

A collection of various gags in the form of a travelogue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tex Avery  •  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce

A collection of various gags in the form of a travelogue.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Tex Avery  •  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce

Porky's Last Stand (1940)

Porky and Daffy run a diner. The eggs come from chickens kept on the premises. A customer orders a hamburger, and Daffy discovers the mice have gotten to the meat first and left a note. He spots a calf outside and goes after it but ends up having to fight off a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Danny Webb

Porky and Daffy run a diner. The eggs come from chickens kept on the premises. A customer orders a hamburger, and Daffy discovers the mice have gotten to the meat first and left a note. He spots a calf outside and goes after it but ends up having to fight off a ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Danny Webb

Porky & Daffy (1938)

Porky is Daffy's fight manager who gets Daffy a fight with "The Champion", but things get looney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

Porky is Daffy's fight manager who gets Daffy a fight with "The Champion", but things get looney.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc

A Gruesome Twosome (1945)

Two cats (one a caricature of Jimmy Durante) battle violently for the affections of a pretty girl cat, who'll dispense her favors on the one who brings her a little bird. Unfortunately for the lovestruck felines, the bird in question is a vicious little thing named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Bea Benaderet

Two cats (one a caricature of Jimmy Durante) battle violently for the affections of a pretty girl cat, who'll dispense her favors on the one who brings her a little bird. Unfortunately for the lovestruck felines, the bird in question is a vicious little thing named ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Bea Benaderet

Wagon Heels (1945)

Porky leads a wagon train into "Injun Joe Territory," and finally comes up against the fearsome Superchief. But Sloppy Moe, a survivor of a previous Injun Joe attack, knows something about him he won't tell... until the very end.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce  •  Robert Clampett

Porky leads a wagon train into "Injun Joe Territory," and finally comes up against the fearsome Superchief. But Sloppy Moe, a survivor of a previous Injun Joe attack, knows something about him he won't tell... until the very end.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce  •  Robert Clampett

What's Cookin' Doc? (1944)

At the Academy Awards ceremony, Bugs Bunny tries to convince the audience that he deserves the Oscar. Opens with live action scenes of Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce

At the Academy Awards ceremony, Bugs Bunny tries to convince the audience that he deserves the Oscar. Opens with live action scenes of Hollywood.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce

Patient Porky (1940)

Porky checks into a hospital with a tummyache; he has the bad luck to encounter a patient posing a "Dr. Chilled-Air" who is a bit too eager to operate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc  •  Ben Frommer

Porky checks into a hospital with a tummyache; he has the bad luck to encounter a patient posing a "Dr. Chilled-Air" who is a bit too eager to operate.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Sara Berner  •  Mel Blanc  •  Ben Frommer

Russian Rhapsody (1944)

As Adolf Hitler personally flies a bomber on a mission to the Soviet Union, the gremlins from the Kremlin set about to stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce

As Adolf Hitler personally flies a bomber on a mission to the Soviet Union, the gremlins from the Kremlin set about to stop him.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Robert C. Bruce

Bugs Bunny: Superstar (1975)

Animator Robert Clampett presents a history of "Termite Terrace," the little shack on the Warner Brothers studio lot which in the 1930's and 1940's housed the animation unit which gave birth to Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. Includes color and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Jackson
CAST:  Orson Welles  •  Robert Clampett  •  Tex Avery  •  Friz Freleng

Animator Robert Clampett presents a history of "Termite Terrace," the little shack on the Warner Brothers studio lot which in the 1930's and 1940's housed the animation unit which gave birth to Porky Pig, Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny. Includes color and ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Larry Jackson
CAST:  Orson Welles  •  Robert Clampett  •  Tex Avery  •  Friz Freleng

Jeepers Creepers (1939)

Police officer Porky is called to investigate strange noises at a house that might be haunted. Before he arrives, we tour the house and hear some evil-sounding cackles, which, it turns out, are coming from a radio one that a ghost was listening to. The ghost then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Pinto Colvig

Police officer Porky is called to investigate strange noises at a house that might be haunted. Before he arrives, we tour the house and hear some evil-sounding cackles, which, it turns out, are coming from a radio one that a ghost was listening to. The ghost then ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Robert Clampett
CAST:  Mel Blanc  •  Pinto Colvig
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