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When Porky tries to go to sleep a cat (claimed by some to be a prototypicalPrototype
A prototype is an early sample or model built to test a concept or process or to act as a thing to be replicated or learned from.The word prototype derives from the Greek πρωτότυπον , "primitive form", neutral of πρωτότυπος , "original, primitive", from πρῶτος , "first" and τύπος ,...
version of Sylvester the cat) starts singing in his back yard. Porky then starts throwing objects at the cat. Porky finally hits him with a vase. The cat starts singing When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
"When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" is a lighthearted song in tribute to Ireland. Its lyrics were written by Chauncey Olcott and George Graff, Jr., set to music composed by Ernest Ball, for Olcott's production of The Isle O' Dreams, and Olcott sang the song in the show...
at Porky, and Porky shuts the window. Porky's phone rings and he answers it. It's the cat finishing the song. Furious, Porky grabs a shotgun
Shotgun
A shotgun is a firearm that is usually designed to be fired from the shoulder, which uses the energy of a fixed shell to fire a number of small spherical pellets called shot, or a solid projectile called a slug...
and claims "I'll get rid of that c-cat once and for all!" and lays a saucer of milk on the porch, Porky then falls asleep as the cat drinks the milk and wakes Porky up.
Porky then chases the cat with the shotgun until the cat sings Rock-a-Bye Baby
Rock-a-bye Baby
Rock-a-bye Baby is a nursery rhyme and lullaby. The melody is a variant of the English satirical ballad Lilliburlero. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 2768.-Lyrics:...
, which lulls Porky to sleep. The cat then wakes Porky up by conducting the loud music playing on the radio (Frat). Porky then chases him out when the cat sings Jeepers Creepers
Jeepers Creepers
Jeepers Creepers may refer to:* "Jeepers Creepers" , a popular 1938 song* Jeepers Creepers , a 1939 western film starring Roy Rogers* Jeepers Creepers , a 1939 animated short film featuring Porky Pig...
. When the cat is outside singing Make Love With a Guitar, Porky grabs his gun and shoots the cat, who manages to gasp out a chorus of Aloha 'Oe
Aloha 'Oe
"Aloha ʻOe" is Liliʻuokalani's most famous song and a common cultural Leitmotif for Hawaii. The song was inspired by a horseback trip she took in 1877 to the windward side of Oʻahu...
, and dies. As Porky feels guilt over the cat's death, he's startled to hear the cat's nine lives outside his window singing the Sextet from the opera Lucia di Lammermoor.
As the picture irises out, a crash is heard (presumably, Porky, at his wits' end, jumped out of the window).
Censorship
- When this cartoon aired on the FOX version of The Merrie Melodies Show, the following cuts were made:
- The part where Porky holds the singing cat at gunpoint and the cat sings a lullaby to distract him.
- The end where Porky shoots the cat, and the cat's nine lives sing Sextet from the opera "Lucia."