Porky’s Garden

Porky’s Garden

Year: 1937

Runtime: 7 mins

Language: English

Director: Tex Avery

AnimationFamilyComedy

Porky decides to start a garden. Mayhem ensues.

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1

Porky plans to win the prize

Porky and his rival set their sights on the farm's biggest homegrown prize. He meticulously plans a box of seeds, counting each planting detail one by one. The rival's attention is seized by his own bottle mixtures, while Porky quietly drafts his strategy.

Morning Agricultural farm / Porky's garden
2

Rival experiments with mixtures

The neighbor works on a bizarre mixture, mixing several bottles together for his chickens. He tests the concoction by feeding it to the birds, hoping for dramatic, fast results. Porky watches from a distance, unaware of how this will spark trouble.

Late morning Neighbor's yard
3

Quick grow works for Porky

Porky discovers a bottle of quick grow, a hair tonic, and decides to try it on his garden. To his astonishment, the plants respond with rapid growth, giving him an edge he hadn’t expected. He keeps the discovery to himself and heads inside.

Afternoon Porky's garden
4

Chickens raid Porky's garden

The neighbor inspects his handiwork and then allows his chickens to roam onto Porky's yard, devouring his fruits and vegetables. The theft unfolds quickly as the birds strip the garden of produce. Porky watches in frustration, realizing the rival’s plan might work against him.

Afternoon Porky's garden / boundary with neighbor
5

Watermelon clash and spinach discovery

A little chick and a bigger chicken duel over a watermelon, with the smaller bird getting flung aside. The chick retreats, then spots spinach nearby and decides to munch on it instead. The scene hints at a Popeye-like turn to come.

Late afternoon Garden area
6

Spinach fuels a comeback

The spinach seems to fuel the chick's resolve as it returns to confront the bigger chicken and finally punches it aside. It then resumes feasting on the watermelon with renewed gusto. The moment adds a cartoonish energy to the garden chaos.

Late afternoon Garden area
7

Porky confronts the invasion

With the garden nearly stripped, Porky finally notices the poultry raid and tries to shoo the chickens away. He calls on the neighbor to reclaim them, but the neighbor claims ignorance and offers only a half-hearted attempt before leaving. A dejected Porky heads toward his house.

Evening Porky's garden
8

The vine to a giant pumpkin

A long vine leads Porky to a hidden giant pumpkin, the unexpected jackpot of the garden. The chickens catch sight of it and dash toward the pumpkin, forcing Porky to race and secure the prize. The discovery shifts the focus toward the country fair.

Evening Garden
9

Race to the country fair

The chickens chase the pumpkin as Porky rushes toward the country fair, hoping to present his harvest before the rival. He dashes through crowds and stalls with the giant pumpkin in hand, determined to beat the rival to the prize table.

Evening Country fair
10

A pill and a surprising transformation

At the fair, a worker showcases a pill with strange effects and gives it to his elephant, turning the elephant into a mouse for a comical moment. The bizarre demonstration adds to the carnival chaos and distracts from the competition.

Evening Country fair
11

Growth spurt and prize tension

As the neighbor ushers his fat, fed chickens toward the prize area, a bottle spills and the pills are ingested by the birds, causing them to grow twice as large. The crowd gasps as the contest's balance tilts in a dramatic, cartoonish turn.

Evening Prize area
12

Victory reclaims the prize

The iris-out moment arrives as Porky is about to be overlooked, but the chickens suddenly shrink back to eggs. Porky seizes the moment and grabs the prize money back from his shocked Italian neighbor, reclaiming rightful victory.

Evening Prize area

Last Updated: October 07, 2025 at 08:18

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