Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas

Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies series directed by Tex Avery and written by Rich Hogan.^[1] The short was released on October 22, 1938 and features an early version of Elmer Fudd.^[2]

Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas
Directed by	Fred Avery
Story by	Richard Hogan
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Mel Blanc (uncredited) Bernice Hansen (uncredited) Tex Avery (uncredited)
Edited by	Treg Brown (uncredited)
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Paul Smith Virgil Ross (uncredited) Irven Spence (uncredited) Sid Sutherland (uncredited)
Production company	Leon Schlesinger Studios
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	October 22, 1938 (1938-10-22)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

In the cartoon, Prototype-Elmer Fudd plays Johnny Smith, a caricature of the colonist Captain John Smith, who arrives on the Mayflower to be met by some sarcastic Native Americans as he makes his escape with Poker-Huntas, a caricature of Pocahontas, and makes off to England with her to raise a family.

Historical accuracy

The cartoon contains many historical distortions apart from the anachronisms normally expected in such a deliberate farce. The real Captain Smith, who arrived in present-day Virginia in 1607, was totally unconnected with the Mayflower, which disembarked at Massachusetts Bay in 1620. No actual romance ever existed between him and Pocahontas, who married John Rolfe.