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1	"Porky's Hero Agency" is a 1937 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short directed by Creator/BobClampett, and starring WesternAnimation/PorkyPig.
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3	In this short, Porky, depicted here as a child, falls asleep reading Greek mythology and dreams that he's the hero "Porkykarkas". He is hired by the Emperor to vanquish the Gorgon, who is turning the populace into statues, and steal her life-restoring needle.
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6	!!"Porky's Hero Agency" provides examples of:
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8	* CrashingDreams: Near the end, the Gorgon has Porky pinned and tries to make him open his eyes. The scene then fades to reality, where Porky's mother is trying to get him awake for the morning.
9	* CreatorCameo: Outside the Gorgon's lair are statues of various Warner Bros. artists (including Creator/BobClampett and Creator/ChuckJones) forming an impromptu picket fence.
10	* ExpressiveAccessory: The snake headpiece the Gorgon wears sometimes mirrors her expressions. In the scene where the Gorgon turns to the audience after seeing "Apowello", the snake winks at the camera.
11	* MonkeyMoralityPose: Three of the Gorgon's victims are turned into statues that take on the "wise monkey" poses.
12	-->"Guess I made monkeys out of them!"
13	* PictorialSpeechBubble: When Porky fears being turned to stone, a thought bubble appears showing him as a piggy bank.
14	* ShoutOut:
15	** The name "Porkykarkas" is a reference to Parkyakarkas, the stereotypicaly Greek stage persona of comedian Harry Einstein. The Emperor himself is an impersonation of Parkyakarkas.
16	** The film also references the 1933 film version of ''Theatre/TheEmperorJones''.
17	** The Emperor is shown making a [[UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt fireside chat]].
18	** The needle is called the "bring-em-back-alive life restorer", a reference to Frank Buck's bestselling book ''Bring 'Em Back Alive''.
19	** The Gorgon is based on Lizzie Tish, a character from radio's ''Al Pearce and His Gang''.
20	*** Porky says "I hope, I hope, I hope", the catchphrase of another Al Peace character, Elmer Blurt.
21	** Among the Gorgon's victims are [[{{Expy}} expies]] of Film/TheThreeStooges.
22	** At one point, Porky says the title of the song "No! No! A Thousand Times No!"
23	** Porky disguises himself as Dick Apowello, a mash-up of the god Apollo and movie star Creator/DickPowell.
24	** While restoring the stone {{sculptures}}, Porky places a pair of ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} arms on the Art/VenusDeMilo statue, complete with the sailor man's theme playing. He also uses the needle on a temple, and then on a smaller one marked [[Creator/ShirleyTemple "Shirley"]].
25	* TakenForGranite: Here, the Gorgon petrifies people using a special camera, and the effects are reversed by a magic needle (depicted as a syringe).

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