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The Case of the Stuttering Pig is a 1937 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin. [1] The short was released on October 30, 1937, and stars Porky Pig and Petunia Pig. [2] The title is a parody of The Case of the Stuttering Bishop, a Perry Mason mystery that Warner Bros. had filmed earlier that year.
Porky Pig is a cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts featuring the character. [2]
When Friz Freleng needed someone who had stuttering issues do the role of Porky Pig, the casting director hired Dougherty. Dougherty would continue voicing the character from 1935 until 1937 where Mel Blanc took over the role of the character presumably because Dougherty could not control his stuttering issues. [8]
One of the most famous stuttering fictional characters is the animated cartoon character Porky Pig from the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon series. The creators of Porky wanted a character with a "timid" voice. Originally, an actual stutterer voiced the pig, but could not control his stutter.
The tune first appeared in the Merrie Melodies cartoon short Sweet Sioux, released June 26, 1937. [2]Starting with the Looney Tunes cartoon short Rover's Rival released October 9, 1937, an adapted instrumental version of the song's main tune became the staple opening and closing credits theme for the Looney Tunes series, most memorably featuring Porky Pig stuttering "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!"
Porky's Duck Hunt is a 1937 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Tex Avery. [1] The cartoon was released on April 17, 1937, and stars Porky Pig and Daffy Duck , the latter making what is considered his first official appearance.
The Case of the Stuttering Pig: Porky: October 30, 1937: LT 2 Little Pancho Vanilla: October 8, 1938: MM 3 Little Beau Porky: Porky: November 14, 1936: LT 4 Now That Summer is Gone: May 14, 1938: MM 5 Porky in the North Woods: Porky: December 19, 1936: LT 6 You're an Education [n 1] November 5, 1938: MM 7 Porky's Railroad: Porky: August 7, 1937 ...
Tashlin adopted Petunia as a regular member of Porky's entourage and featured her in two more cartoons: The Case of the Stuttering Pig and Porky's Double Trouble, both in 1937. Bob Clampett was the only other Warner director to utilize Petunia after Tashlin left the studio in 1938.