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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]
The Wearing of the Grin was the final cartoon featuring Porky Pig as the only major recurring character. Porky had been Warner Bros. animation's first major star until he had been supplanted first by Daffy Duck (a phenomenon that was foreshadowed in film form in Friz Freleng’s You Ought to Be in Pictures), and later by Bugs Bunny.
Porky Pig is selling tamales that are so hot, a nearby bird that steals one promptly explodes and is roasted. At the local stadium, the townspeople gather to watch a hotly anticipated bullfight pitting matador Ponchi Pancho against Slapsie Maxie Rosenbull, the Mexican Golden Gloves champion bull of 1940.
"Curse of the Monkeybird": Daffy Duck and Porky Pig try to find a hidden treasure, but they aren't aware of the "curse of the monkeybird." "Marvin Flag Gag: Deflating Planet": Marvin the Martian accidentally deflates his newly-claimed planet for Mars with a flag.
Porky's Romance (April 3, 1937) - The last time Joe Dougherty voiced Porky, first appearance of Petunia Pig. (Frank Tashlin) [ 4 ] Porky's Duck Hunt (April 17, 1937) - This is the first short in which Porky was voiced by Mel Blanc ; the first appearance of Daffy Duck ; and the first cartoon of Porky with the current design.
Annual Warner Bros. blooper reel in which included several sequences of Porky Pig swearing. Porky's sequences were edited together and released as a bonus on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 DVD set.
Naughty Neighbors is a 1939 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short, directed by Bob Clampett. [1] The short was released on October 7, 1939. [2] It features Porky Pig as the leader of the McCoy clan and Petunia Pig as the leader of the Martin clan. [3]
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.