do all the housework while Petunia is essentially a couch potato; she has become fat and lazy, and Fluffnums has done the same thing. Eventually, Porky's kids (all of whom are named "Porky Pig Jr.") are woken up when a stack of dishes accidentally falls over on him from the kitchen counter. He tries to put them back to sleep after Petunia yells at him to "shut those kids up". He meekly tells her he is trying his best to do so, but Petunia yells at him for back-talking her and she beats him over the head repeatedly with a rolling pin while the kids cheer her on. Porky awakes from the dream by Petunia gently brushing him and accepting his proposal. When he remembers Petunia's horrid treatment of him in his dream and fears what his future could hold for him if he marries her, he proceeds to take his gifts and runs off. He returns to punish Fluffnums for his ill behavior toward him by kicking him in the rear, making the dog yelp in pain while Porky runs off again, leaving a dazed and confused Petunia behind. Production notes Porky's Romance is significant in that it is the last cartoon that had Joe Dougherty as the voice of Porky Pig before Mel Blanc got the job and exclusive voice credit contract. Dougherty's uncontrollable stutter had made it extremely difficult for the producers to work with him; such frustrations were evident in the cartoon's production, much of which has Porky either as a silent character or one who only speaks with his face turned away from the view of the audience. Petunia's rant ("Excited?! Who's excited?! I'm not excited!!") was done by Mel Blanc, and was reused and sped up in a later Porky cartoon Porky and Gabby. References External links 1937 films Looney Tunes shorts Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films 1930s American animated films Short films directed by Frank Tashlin Porky Pig films Films scored by Carl Stalling 1937 animated films Animated films about animals Films about pigs American black-and-white films