Brother Brat
| Brother Brat | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Frank Tashlin |
| Story by | Melvin Millar |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Starring | Mel Blanc (Porky Pig/Baby Butch) (uncredited) Bea Benaderet (Baby Butch's Mother) (uncredited) |
| Narrated by | Robert C. Bruce (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Art Davis Cal Dalton (uncredited) Izzy Ellis (uncredited) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | July 15, 1944 |
Running time | 7 Minutes |
| Language | English |
Brother Brat is a 1944 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short, directed by Frank Tashlin.[1] The short was released on July 15, 1944, and stars Porky Pig.[2]
Plot
When a mother (voiced by Bea Benaderet impersonating Cass Daley) goes to work in a factory during World War II (see Rosie the Riveter), Porky Pig is hired to baby-sit. He quickly finds out that the baby is a violent-tempered infant. He tries to use a child psychology book to control the baby, to no avail. Eventually, the mother returns and uses the book to discipline the baby — by spanking.
References
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 152. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 124–126. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
- Brother Brat at IMDb
Categories:
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- American films
- 1944 films
- 1944 animated films
- Short films directed by Frank Tashlin
- American World War II propaganda shorts
- 1940s American animated films
- Child care occupations in fiction
- Films featuring Porky Pig
- Films produced by Leon Schlesinger
- Films scored by Carl Stalling
- Looney Tunes stubs