History WesternAnimation / IHaventGotAHat

** Within their remaining time as Looney Tunes stars, the other character often ditched the schoolchild motif of this short along with other characteristics. Beans is portrayed as a short fused prankster here, while in later appearances he is a standard plucky protagonist (not unlike Bosko or Buddy, which Warner Bros. studios was trying to move away from in their attempts to be more than just a wannabe Disney cartoon studio). Oliver Owl's snooty rival character is also dropped for the most part.

"I Haven't Got a Hat" is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1935]] [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] short, directed by Creator/FrizFreleng. It is notably the debut film of series star WesternAnimation/PorkyPig, as well as several other [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome long-forgotten]] would-be stars of the series, most notably Beans the Cat, who was intended to be the picture's lead star. It was also the very first Merrie Melodie cartoon in the two-strip Technicolor process. (Disney had an exclusive contract to use the three-strip Technicolor process, but eventually, Warners would share that contract.)

* UsefulNotes/LooneyTunesInTheThirties

[[caption-width-right:350:"We will now open our exercises with a recitation of our little friend, Porky Pig."]]

Miss Cud calls for Little Kitty on stage, who tries to sing "Mary Had a Little Lamb", but ends up running off stage in stage fright. The twin pups Ham and Ex come along and sing the cartoons title song, "I Haven't Got a Hat", in a duet. Meanwhile, Beans the Cat tries to steal fellow student Oliver Owl's candy, but Oliver catches him and snubs him as he's summoned to recite the ''Poet and the Peasant Overture'' on the piano. Beans, disgruntled, sneaks outside to the window near where Oliver is playing, where a ladder is conveniently located. Beans finds a stray cat and dog wandering nearby, and when no one is looking, he lures them inside the piano. To Oliver's bewilderment, the piano plays itself perfectly, to the audiences cheers. But once the cat and dog break back out, the audience boo him. Beans the Cat is left laughing at Oliver's predicament, but Oliver sees him and responds by squirting him with a green ink pen. Beans then falls off the ladder inside, and a red bucket of paint nearby is launched inside and covers Oliver Owl. Since the two are even now, they shake hands grinning as the cartoon ends.

"I Haven't Got a Hat" is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1935]] [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] short, directed by Creator/FrizFreleng. It is notably the debut film of series star WesternAnimation/PorkyPig, as well as several other [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome long-forgotten]] would-be stars of the series, most notably Beans The Cat, who was intended to be the picture's lead star. It was also the very first Merrie Melodie cartoon in the two-strip Technicolor process. (Disney had an exclusive contract to use the three-strip Technicolor process, but eventually, Warners would share that contract.)

The cartoon is set around a school musical and recital, where a group of animal adults and children alike are gathering in the small schoolhouse to watch. The teacher, Mrs. Cud, introduces Porky Pig, who gets up and goes through a lengthy, stuttering struggle to recite the poem ''The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere'' (with a snippet of ''Charge of the Light Brigade'' sandwiched in). The kids get bored with Porky and whistle for a pack of dogs to chase him off stage.

Mrs. Cud calls for Little Kitty on stage, who tries to sing "Mary Had A Little Lamb", but ends up running off stage in stage fright. The twin pups Ham and Ex come along and sing the cartoons title song, "I Haven't Got A Hat", in a duet. Meanwhile, Beans the Cat tries to steal fellow student Oliver Owl's candy, but Oliver catches him and snubs him as he's summoned to recite the ''Poet and the Peasant Overture'' on the piano. Beans, disgruntled, sneaks outside to the window near where Oliver is playing, where a ladder is conveniently located. Beans finds a stray cat and dog wandering nearby, and when no one is looking, he lures them inside the piano. To Oliver's bewilderment, the piano plays itself perfectly, to the audiences cheers. But once the cat and dog break back out, the audience boo him. Beans the Cat is left laughing at Oliver's predicament, but Oliver sees him and responds by squirting him with a green ink pen. Beans then falls off the ladder inside, and a red bucket of paint nearby is launched inside and covers Oliver Owl. Since the two are even now, they shake hands grinning as the cartoon ends.

* FurryConfusion: A rather blatant case. Beans, an anthropomorphic cat, uses a non-anthropomorphic cat that looks just like him and a non-anthropmophic dog that looks just like the anthropomorphic Ham and Ex to make them fight inside the piano Oliver os playing.

* TheOwlKnowingOne: While he isn't given much characterization, Oliver Owl is described by Mrs. Cud as a very competent piano player, so at the least, he seems cultured (and rather snooty towards Beans when the latter tries to steal his candy).

"I Haven't Got a Hat" is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1935]] WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies short, directed by Creator/FrizFreleng. It is notably the debut film of series star WesternAnimation/PorkyPig, as well as several other [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome long-forgotten]] would-be stars of the series, most notably Beans The Cat, who was intended to be the picture's lead star. It was also the very first Merrie Melodie cartoon in the two-strip Technicolor process. (Disney had an exclusive contract to use the three-strip Technicolor process, but eventually, Warners would share that contract.)

* OffModel: In one scene, Beans is drawn with noticeably smaller eyes than in the rest of the cartoon.

%% * GettingCrapPastThe Radar: Due to overwhelming and persistent misuse, GCPTR is on-page examples only until 01 June 2021. If you are reading this in the future, please check the trope page to make sure your example fits the current definition.

** Porky is a lot fatter looking here, is depicted as a child character, and he isn't a major player yet. There are a crop of other characters who were to be potential stars for the Looney Tunes studio, including Beans the Cat, but all of them (save Porky) fell into obscurity after being used in a couple more cartoons, like "The Phantom Ship", "The Fire Alarm", "Boom Boom", "Alpine Antics", and "Hollywood Capers". On top of that, Porky's voice is slightly different from what it would sound like later on; his famous stutter is a ''lot'' more frustrating-sounding, because his actor at the time (Joe Dougherty, who preceded Creator/MelBlanc as Porky's actor) had a very real stutter that he couldn't control.

** The "That's All Folks" ending card has an unnamed falsetto jester saying the phrase.

"I Haven't Got a Hat" is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1935]] WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies short, directed by Creator/FrizFreleng. It is notably the debut film of series star WesternAnimation/PorkyPig, as well as several other [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome long-forgotten]] would-be stars of the series, most notably Beans The Cat, who was intended to be the picture's lead star. It was also the very first Merrie Melodie cartoon in the two-strip Technicolor process. (Disney had an exclusive contract to use the three-strip Technicolor process, but eventually, Warners would share that contract, which would lead to them using the process for ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''.)

* VocalDissonance: Ham and Ex sing "I Haven't Got a Hat" in a falsetto appropriate for their age, but then Ex does the "Bum-bum-bum-bum" accompaniment in a deep bass.

''I Haven't Got A Hat'' is a [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1935]] WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies short, directed by Creator/FrizFreleng. It is notably the debut film of series star WesternAnimation/PorkyPig, as well as several other [[ChuckCunninghamSyndrome long-forgotten]] would-be stars of the series, most notably Beans The Cat, who was intended to be the picture's lead star. It was also the very first Merrie Melodie cartoon in the two-strip Technicolor process. (Disney had an exclusive contract to use the three-strip Technicolor process, but eventually, Warners would share that contract, which would lead to them using the process for ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''.)

!Tropes:

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: When Oliver mockingly eats candy in front of him, Beans seemingly curses under his breath.

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Porky is a lot fatter looking here, and he isn't a major player yet--plus, there are a crop of other characters who were to be potential stars for the Looney Tunes studio, including Beans the Cat, but all of them (sans Porky) vanished shortly after the cartoon was made. On top of that, his voice is slightly different than later on, and his famous stutter is a ''lot'' more frustrating looking--apparently, his actor at the time (Joe Dougherty, who preceded Creator/MelBlanc as Porky's actor) had a very real stutter that he couldn't control. Also, the "That's All Folks" ending card has an unnamed falsetto jester saying the phrase.

* ScrewySquirrel: While Beans the Cat tended to be portrayed as a bland protagonist in shorts after this, here he's presented as a greedy little trickster, who ruins Oliver Owl's piano recital (by stuffing a dog and cat inside) just because he won't share his candy with him.

* WhamEpisode: This is not only the 100th Warner Bros. short, but also the introduction of Porky Pig, who would go on to become one of the most iconic Looney Tunes characters.