 Practical tells them "Remember, this hurts me worse than it does you", but much to his chagrin, the machine takes him literally and also gives him a spanking.The "Silly Symphony" Sunday comic strip ran a three-month-long adaptation of "The Practical Pig" from May 1 to August 7, 1938.The short was released on the 2001 Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set "", via an easter egg in the options menu in disc one .