Porkys Baseball Broadcast was released on July 6th, 1940. When this short first aired on Cartoon Network, it was unedited. However beginning around 2001, one gag was removed from the short.
Just after Porky says, "The tickets are selling like hotcakes," and one sees the accompanying gag, there is another gag wherein he says, "The scalpers are havin' a big day." Coincident to this was a scene of Native Americans howling and chasing game-goers around with tomahawks. In the edited version all we see is Porky saying "The tickets are selling like hotcakes".
Watching this cartoon reminded me of an episode of Seinfeld. You know the one, where Jerry buys the cigar store Indian for Elaine and tries to give it to her in front of her Native American friend, all the while cracking Indian jokes about the gift. The episode still airs on TV and is without a doubt one of my all time favorites.
Why this episode of Seinfeld is OK to air on TV and the scalper gag from this cartoon isn't, I'm not entirely sure but that's a discussion for another time.
As is the case with many a Warner Brothers cartoon shorts, there are hidden and inside jokes. So when you watch this cartoon make sure to read the headlines on the newspaper and in the very next scene, take notice of the word "Sucks" on the billboard in the distance. There's also a scene which the movie "Animal House" did a take off of. It should be really easy to spot. Enjoy!!!
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