Porky in Wackyland
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Porky in Wackyland is a 1938 animated short film in which Porky Pig goes hunting through a surreal landscape to find the Do-Do Bird.
The voices are by Mel Blanc. The short was directed by Robert Clampett.
The film is celebrated for its surreal humor such as when Porky is chasing the bird, it disappears and suddenly the Warner Brothers shield immediately emerges from the horizon's vanishing point. The Do-Do comes from behind the shield to bop Porky on the head and we see the shield immediately turn to return to the horizon with the bird riding it there.
In 2000 the United States Library of Congress deemed the short "culturally significant" and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.
A color version of the film was produced in 1949 with the title Dough for the Do-Do.
The Do-Do Bird would later inspire the character Gogo Dodo, as seen on the Tiny Toon Adventures animated series.
Also see: Looney Tunes, Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies filmography