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{{Infobox character
|image1= [[File:Porky Pig.png|300px]]
|image1= [[File:Porky Pig.png|250px]]
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|caption1= W-w-welcome to the w-w-we-w-we-w-web-web-wiki page, everyone!
|species= Pig
|species= Pig
|gender= Male
|gender= Male
|team= [[Tune Squad]]<br />[[Looney Builders]]
|team= [[Tune Squad]]<br />[[Looney Builders]]
|affiliation= [[Bugs Bunny]]<br />[[Daffy Duck]]<br />[[Petunia Pig]]
|affiliation= [[Daffy Duck (character)|Daffy Duck]]<br />[[Bugs Bunny (character)|Bugs Bunny]]<br />[[Petunia Pig]]<br />[[Sylvester]]
|job=
|job=
|father= Not Mentioned
|father= [[Phineas Pig]]
|mother= [[Mrs. Pig]] in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]''
|mother= [[Mrs. Pig]] in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]''
|kids= One daughter, [[Priscilla Pig]], in ''[[Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]''
|relatives= Three nephews, [[Cicero Pig]], [[Porko Pig]] and [[Puerco Pig]]<br /> One descendent, [[Pinkster Pig]], in ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]''<br />One niece, [[Sow Pig]]
|relatives= Three Nephews, [[Cicero Pig]], [[Porko Pig]] and [[Puerco Pig]]<br /> One descendent, [[Pinkster Pig]], in ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]''<br />One niece, [[Sow Pig]]
|married= Single<ref group="Note">Widower to an unnamed woman in ''[[Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]''</ref>
|married= Single<br />Widower to an unnamed woman in ''Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas''
|daughters= [[Priscilla Pig]]<ref group="Note">In ''[[Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]''</ref>
|first= [[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|MM]]: ''[[I Haven't Got a Hat]]'' ([[1935]])
|first= [[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|MM]]: ''[[I Haven't Got a Hat]]'' ([[1935]])
|actor= [[Joe Dougherty]] ([[1935]]-[[1937]])<br />[[Mel Blanc]] ([[1937]]-[[1989]])<br />[[Bob Bergen]] (Since [[1990]])<br />[[Noel Blanc]] (1990)<br />[[Jeff Bergman]] (1990-[[2002]])<br />[[Joe Alaskey]] ([[1992]])<br />[[Greg Burson]] ([[1992]]-[[1994]])<br />[[Rob Paulsen]] ([[1993]])<br />[[Eric Goldberg]] ([[1996]])<br />[[Billy West]] ([[1999]], [[2003]]-[[2004]])<br />[[Eric Bauza]] ([[2021]])
|actor= [[Joe Dougherty]] ([[1935]]-[[1937]])<br />[[Mel Blanc]] ([[1937]]-[[1989]])<br />[[Bob Bergen]] (Since [[1990]])<br />[[Noel Blanc]] (1990)<br />[[Jeff Bergman]] (1990-[[2002]])<br />[[Joe Alaskey]] ([[1992]])<br />[[Greg Burson]] ([[1992]]-[[1994]])<br />[[Rob Paulsen]] ([[1993]])<br />[[Eric Goldberg]] ([[1996]])<br />[[Billy West]] ([[1999]], [[2003]]-[[2004]])<br />[[Eric Bauza]] ([[2021]])
|image2= [[File:Beta Porky.png|300px]]
|image2= [[File:Beta Porky.png|200px]]
|caption2= Porky's original look
|caption2= ''[[I Haven't Got a Hat]]''
|image3= [[File:Space Cadet.png|300px]]
|image3= [[File:Space Cadet.png|200px]]
|caption3= Porky as Space Cadet.
|caption3= Porky as Space Cadet.
|image4= [[File:Animaniacs Porky Pig.png|300px]]
|image4= [[File:Animaniacs Porky Pig.png|300px]]
|caption4= ''[[Animaniacs (1993 series)|Animaniacs]]''
|caption4= ''[[Animaniacs (1993 series)|Animaniacs]]''
|image5= [[File:SJ Porky.png|300px]]
|image5= [[File:SJ Porky.png|200px]]
|caption5= ''[[Space Jam]]''
|caption5= ''[[Space Jam (film)|Space Jam]]''
|image6= [[File:BLT Porky.png]]
|image6= [[File:BLT Porky.png]]
|caption6= ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]''
|caption6= ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]''
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|caption10= ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]''
|caption10= ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]''
|image11= [[File:ANL Porky.png|300px]]
|image11= [[File:ANL Porky.png|300px]]
|caption11= ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]''
|caption11= ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy (film)|Space Jam: A New Legacy]]''
|image12= [[File:ANL 3D Porky.png|300px]]
|image12= [[File:ANL 3D Porky.png|300px]]
|caption12= CGI Porky in ''Space Jam: A New Legacy''
|caption12= CGI Porky in ''Space Jam: A New Legacy''
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|caption14= ''[[Tiny Toons Looniversity]]''
|caption14= ''[[Tiny Toons Looniversity]]''
}}
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'''Porky Pig''' is an anthropomorphic pig and a character in the ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' shorts. He is well known for his stuttering speech impediment and ending every cartoon by saying "[[That's All Folks!]]" He was the first cartoon character created by Warner Bros. to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts featuring the character. Even after he was supplanted by later characters, Porky continued to be popular with audiences and, more importantly, the Warners directors, who recast him in numerous everyman and sidekick roles. His voice was originated by [[Joe Dougherty]] but is better remembered by his successor, [[Mel Blanc]].
'''Porky Pig''' is an anthropomorphic pig and a character in the ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' shorts. He is well known for his stuttering speech impediment and ending many cartoons wit the phrase, "[[That's all folks!|That's all, folks!]]" His voice was originated by [[Joe Dougherty]], but is better remembered by his successor, [[Mel Blanc]].
 
He was the first cartoon character created by Warner Bros. to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts featuring the character. Even after he was supplanted by later characters, Porky continued to be popular with audiences, and more importantly, the Warners directors, who recast him in numerous everyman and sidekick roles.


Porky's protégé in ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' is [[Hamton J. Pig]].
Porky's protégé in ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' is [[Hamton J. Pig]].


==Character description==
==Character description==
Porky is usually characterized as a happy-go-lucky individual. He is generally kind, cheerful, and exibits some innocent, child-like qualities to himself. He is also a shy person compared to others, but nonetheless remains mild-mannered. Despite his everyman position, Porky's behavior wildly varies by his appearances, ranging from being a simple-minded foil to a neurotic, sometimes ocassionally violent person; although, both extremes seem to only exist depending on how sympathetic he can get.
He is often seen as a straight man for some of the other characters, who tend to have a much brasher personality compared to him. In particular, he is often paired with [[Daffy Duck (character)|Daffy Duck]], who had a zany demeanour during the late [[1930s]] and [[1940s]], and served as his foil during that period. When Daffy adopted an egotistical personality in the [[1950s]] (under the direction of [[Chuck Jones]]), Porky served as his more competent sidekick.
Porky's most distinctive trait is his stutter, for which he sometimes compromises by substituting certain words; for instance, "What's going on?" might be "What's guh-guh-guh-guh— ... what's happening?" In other examples, he would also replace a much simpler word with one that is more complicated than what is meant to be said.
==Appearances==
==Appearances==
===TV series===
===TV series===
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* ''[[Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]''
* ''[[Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas]]''
* ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy (film)|Space Jam: A New Legacy]]''
* ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy (film)|Space Jam: A New Legacy]]''
* ''[[The Day The Earth Blew Up]]'' (announced)
* ''[[The Day the Earth Blew Up]]'' (announced)
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===Video games===
===Video games===
*  
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* ''[[Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday]]''
* ''[[Looney Tunes (video game)|Looney Tunes]]''
* ''Looney Tunes Collector''
* ''Looney Tunes Racing''
* ''Looney Tunes Space Race''
* ''[[Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem]]''
''[[Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports]]''
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===Theme parks===
===Theme parks===
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==Biography==
==Biography==
===Debut Series===
{{Stub}}
In his debut appearance, ''[[I Haven't Got A Hat]]'', he attended as a young student and recited the poems ''Paul Revere's Ride'' and ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' in class (albeit strained by his excessive stutter).
===Original Cartoons===
====The Early Years====
In his debut appearance, ''[[I Haven't Got a Hat]]'', he attended as a young student and recited the poems ''Paul Revere's Ride'' and ''The Charge of the Light Brigade'' in class (albeit strained by his excessive stutter). He was the fellow classmate of a short-lived star, [[Beans]] the cat, along with several other who appeared like [[Little Kitty]], the twin puppies [[Ham and Ex]], and [[Oliver Owl]].


===The Daffy Days===
====The Daffy Days====
===Duck Dodgers in the 24th and a Half Century===
====Playing Sidekick====
===We're All a Little Looney===
===We're All a Little Looney===
===Come On and Slam! and Welcome to the Jam!===
===Come On and Slam! And Welcome to the Jam!===
===Duck Dodgers of the 24th and One Half Century===
===Porky Gets Modern===
===Porky Gets Modern===
===Going Down the Rabbit Hole===
===Going Down the Rabbit Hole===
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===It's Hard Hat Time===
===It's Hard Hat Time===
===Porky Sells Out===
===Porky Sells Out===
==Development==
==Development==
Porky made his debut in the ''Merrie Melodies'' short, ''[[I Haven't Got a Hat]]'' (first released on [[March 2]], [[1935]]), directed by [[Friz Freling]].
Porky Pig was created by [[Friz Freleng]] for the ''Merrie Melodies'' short, ''[[I Haven't Got a Hat]]'', after studio head [[Leon Schlesinger]] assigned him and [[Jack King]] to do a cartoon version of Hal Roach's ''Our Gang'' films, and the two created an ensemble consisting Beans, Porky, Oliver Owl, Ham and Ex, and Little Kitty.<ref name="I Haven't Got a Hat audio commentary">Beck, Jerry. Audio commentary for ''I Haven't Got a Hat'' on the ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3]]'' DVD set (2005); also citing Freleng's autobiography.</ref> The cast was meant to be a replacement to Warner's previous cartoon lead [[Buddy]], who originally replaced [[Bosko]] after the departure of [[Hugh Harman]] and [[Rudolf Ising]], but was less popular.<ref name="I Haven't Got a Hat audio commentary" /> Freleng named the pig after two of his childhood friends, brothers "Porky" and "Piggy".<ref name="I Haven't Got a Hat audio commentary" />
 
[[Joe Dougherty]] was hired by Freleng to voice Porky in order to move away from the falsetto-type voice that was commonly used in cartoons at the time, in addition to Dougherty being an actual stutterer.<ref name="I Haven't Got a Hat audio commentary" /> As told in an interview by Joe Adamson, Freleng claimed to have originated the pig's stutter, stating, "I used the stuttering because I thought it would give him (Porky Pig) something different, some character."<ref name="Hollywood Cartoons">Barrier, Michael (1999). [https://archive.org/details/hollywoodcartoon00barr''Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in its Golden Age'']. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516729-0. Retrieved February 19, 2024.</ref> However, Dougherty was let go by Warner Bros. in [[1937]] for his uncontrollable stutter, after voicing the character for two years, and additional lines were done by [[Count Catelli]] in response.<ref>Korkis Jim ([[May 31], [[2019]]). [https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/who-was-count-cutelli/"Who Was Count Cutelli?"]. ''Cartoon Research''. Retrieved [[July 1]], [[2024]].</ref> Freleng stated that, "When he delivered his lines, he used up excessive amounts of soundtrack film since he couldn't control his stammerings. It just became too expensive to keep him so we finally let him go."<ref>Lenburg, Jeff ([[1991]]). ''The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons'' (1991 edition), page 114. Facts on File, Inc., New York NY. ISBN 0-8160-2252-6.</ref> [[Mel Blanc]] took his place in ''[[Porky's Duck Hunt]]'', after winning an audition to voice the character. Blanc continued to make use of Porky's stutter, but greatly reduced it for comedic effect.<ref name="Hollywood Cartoons" />


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==Toys and merchandise==
==Toys and merchandise==
==Behind the scenes==
==Behind the scenes==
* Since his debut, Proky is the oldest continuing Looney Tunes character.
* Since his debut, Porky is the oldest continuing Looney Tunes character.
* Porky made a special appearance in a 1938 blooper reel by Warner Bros., where he is seen trying his best not to swear after smacking his thumb with a hammer. In it, he cries "Oh, son of a bi-bi-, son of a bi-bi-, son of a bi-bi-bi-... gun!", then turns to the camera and says "Ha-ha-ha! You thought I was gonna say 's-s-son of a bitch', didn't ya?!"


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
* In ''The Simpsons'' episode "Bart the Murderer," Fat Tony bets against a racehorse called "That's All Folks," the catchphrase commonly associated with Porky.
{{MatureSection}}
* In the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Bris," Kramer says "That's all folks," after accusing a doctor of having a pig man.
* Porky (voiced by Mel Blanc) made a special appearance in a [[1939]] blooper reel by Warner Bros., ''Breakdowns of 1939'', where he is seen trying his best not to swear after smacking his thumb with a hammer. In several of his "takes," Porky attempts to cry out "Son of a bi-bi-bi..." before quietly simmering his phrase down, and "Oh, son of a bi-bi-, son of a bi-bi-, son of a bi-bi-bi-... gun!" In the last "take," Porky turns to the camera and says "Ha-ha-ha! You thought I was gonna say 's-s-son of a bitch,' didn't ya?!"<ref>[https://archive.org/details/Breakdowns_Blowups_1936-1947/1939Breakdowns.mpg ''Breakdowns of 1939''] (Warner Bros., [[1939]]). ''Internet Archive''.</ref>
* In the [[1993]] film ''Mrs. Doubtfire'', Daniel, a voice actor who had issues with his Tweety-like character smoking, quit and told his boss to piss off while mimicking Porky's stutter.
* In the [[1972]] film ''[[wikipedia:What's Up, Doc? (1972 film)|What's Up, Doc?]]'', during the final scene where Harold and Judy kiss each other at an airplane, a closing sequence of Porky saying "That's all, folks!" plays after [[Bugs Bunny (character)|Bugs]] and [[Elmer Fudd|Elmer]]'s musical number in the similarly-titled ''[[What's Up Doc?]]''
* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Turban Cowboy", Peter and Muhammad tune in to watch the end of ''Muslim Looney Tunes'', where a Muslim Porky appears and says that as a pig, he is very dirty and should not be touched by humans.
* In "Time," an episode of the British sitcom ''The Young Ones'', Rick wants Neil to lick tea he knocked out off the floor and onto the ground, although Neil objects because it has sugar. Getting angrier, Rick further demands that he cleans it up by licking it and calls him a pig and then Porky, which Neil finds offensive because pigs are smart like dolphins, so sarcastically, Rick wants to know what scientific contributions they have made, did Porky the Pig create the internal combustion engine?
* In ''[[The Simpsons]]'' episode "Bart the Murderer," Fat Tony bets against a racehorse called "That's All Folks," the catchphrase commonly associated with Porky.
* In the ''Seinfeld'' episode "The Bris," Kramer says, "That's all folks," after accusing a doctor of having a pig man.
* In the [[1993]] film ''Mrs. Doubtfire'', Daniel, a voice actor who had issues with his Tweety-like character smoking, quit and told his boss to "piss off" while mimicking Porky's stutter.
* In "Episode Three" (series 7) of the BBC Radio 4 sketch program ''Dead Ringers'', BBC News reports on the Cartoon Animal Bill of Rights affecting {{Plain link|https://hanna-barberawiki.com/wiki/Shaggy_Rogers|Shaggy Rogers}} from ''{{Plain link|https://hanna-barberawiki.com/wiki/Scooby-Doo_(franchise)|Scooby-Doo}}'' and {{Plain link|https://hanna-barberawiki.com/wiki/Officer_Dibble|Officer Dibble}} from ''{{Plain link|https://hanna-barberawiki.com/wiki/Top_Cat_(TV_series)|Top Cat}}'', with reporter Michael Burke signing off with a "That's all, folks!" in the voice of Porky.
* In the ''[[Family Guy]]'' episode "Turban Cowboy," Peter and Muhammad tune in to watch the end of ''Muslim Looney Tunes'', where a Muslim Porky appears and says that as a pig, he is very dirty and should not be touched by humans.
* In the ''Batwoman'' episode "Fair Skin, Blue Eyes," young Ryan visits Galaxy Comics, with ''Looney Tunes'' comics in a stand at the front, which includes ''Looney Tunes'' #239 with Porky on the cover.
* In the ''{{Plain link|https://hanna-barberawiki.com/wiki/Velma|Velma}}'' episode "{{Plain link|https://hanna-barberawiki.com/wiki/Private_Velmjamin|Private Velmjamin}}," Fred wants to return a nativity miniature model with the ''Looney Tunes'' to Father O'Rourke, after Fred briefly became Catholic. Elmer is baby Jesus, [[Sylvester]] is Joseph, [[Granny]] is Mary, and [[Daffy Duck (character)|Daffy]], Porky, and Bugs are the three wise men.
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===''Full House''===
* "Middle Age Crazy," "Fogged In," "Working Mothers, "Pal Joey," "El Problema Grande de D.J.," "Blast from the Past," "Nerd for a Day," "Joey & Stacy and... Oh, Yeah, Jesse," "Those Better Not Be the Days," "The I.Q. Man," "Terror in Tanner Town," and "Happy New Year:" A [[1986]] ''Looney Tunes'' poster was added to Joey's bedroom in the second season onwards, featuring Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Sylvester, Road Runner, and Tweety.
* "Star Search:" Joey makes Michelle laugh, which resolves his feelings of not reaching his 10 year goal by promising her he will continue his comedy, by paraphrasing Porky's catchphrase, in character, "That ain't all folks!"
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===''Robot Chicken''===
===''Robot Chicken''===
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* "Immortal:" In "[[Porky's]]," the titular strip club is mistaken for a place that Porky owns. Bugs and Daffy walk into it, before leaving and reentering.
* "Immortal:" In "[[Porky's]]," the titular strip club is mistaken for a place that Porky owns. Bugs and Daffy walk into it, before leaving and reentering.
* "Snarfer Image:" At the end of "[[Wooper]]", Porky Pig does his famous "That's all Folks!" before being shot in the head, presumably by Elmer.
* "Snarfer Image:" At the end of "[[Wooper]]", Porky Pig does his famous "That's all Folks!" before being shot in the head, presumably by Elmer.
==Notes==
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==References==
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Porky Pig
Porky Pig.png
W-w-welcome to the w-w-we-w-we-w-web-web-wiki page, everyone!
Species Pig
Gender Male
Member of Tune Squad
Looney Builders
Affiliation Daffy Duck
Bugs Bunny
Petunia Pig
Sylvester
Father Phineas Pig
Mother Mrs. Pig in The Looney Tunes Show
Other relative(s) Three nephews, Cicero Pig, Porko Pig and Puerco Pig
One descendent, Pinkster Pig, in Loonatics Unleashed
One niece, Sow Pig
Marital status Single[Note 1]
Daughter(s) Priscilla Pig[Note 2]
First appearance MM: I Haven't Got a Hat (1935)
Played by Joe Dougherty (1935-1937)
Mel Blanc (1937-1989)
Bob Bergen (Since 1990)
Noel Blanc (1990)
Jeff Bergman (1990-2002)
Joe Alaskey (1992)
Greg Burson (1992-1994)
Rob Paulsen (1993)
Eric Goldberg (1996)
Billy West (1999, 2003-2004)
Eric Bauza (2021)
Beta Porky.png
I Haven't Got a Hat
Space Cadet.png
Porky as Space Cadet.
File:Animaniacs Porky Pig.png
Animaniacs
SJ Porky.png
Space Jam
File:BLT Porky.png
Baby Looney Tunes
File:Space Cadet 2003.png
Duck Dodgers
TLTS Porky.png
The Looney Tunes Show
File:NLTS Porky.png
New Looney Tunes
File:LTC Porky.png
Looney Tunes Cartoons
File:ANL Porky.png
Space Jam: A New Legacy
File:ANL 3D Porky.png
CGI Porky in Space Jam: A New Legacy
BBB Porky.png
Bugs Bunny Builders
TTL Porky.png
Tiny Toons Looniversity

Porky Pig is an anthropomorphic pig and a character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. He is well known for his stuttering speech impediment and ending many cartoons wit the phrase, "That's all, folks!" His voice was originated by Joe Dougherty, but is better remembered by his successor, Mel Blanc.

He was the first cartoon character created by Warner Bros. to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts featuring the character. Even after he was supplanted by later characters, Porky continued to be popular with audiences, and more importantly, the Warners directors, who recast him in numerous everyman and sidekick roles.

Porky's protégé in Tiny Toon Adventures is Hamton J. Pig.

Character description

Porky is usually characterized as a happy-go-lucky individual. He is generally kind, cheerful, and exibits some innocent, child-like qualities to himself. He is also a shy person compared to others, but nonetheless remains mild-mannered. Despite his everyman position, Porky's behavior wildly varies by his appearances, ranging from being a simple-minded foil to a neurotic, sometimes ocassionally violent person; although, both extremes seem to only exist depending on how sympathetic he can get.

He is often seen as a straight man for some of the other characters, who tend to have a much brasher personality compared to him. In particular, he is often paired with Daffy Duck, who had a zany demeanour during the late 1930s and 1940s, and served as his foil during that period. When Daffy adopted an egotistical personality in the 1950s (under the direction of Chuck Jones), Porky served as his more competent sidekick.

Porky's most distinctive trait is his stutter, for which he sometimes compromises by substituting certain words; for instance, "What's going on?" might be "What's guh-guh-guh-guh— ... what's happening?" In other examples, he would also replace a much simpler word with one that is more complicated than what is meant to be said.

Appearances

TV series

Movies

Shorts

Comics

Video games

Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports

Theme parks

Biography

This article or section is a stub. You can help the Looney Tunes Wiki by expanding it.

Original Cartoons

The Early Years

In his debut appearance, I Haven't Got a Hat, he attended as a young student and recited the poems Paul Revere's Ride and The Charge of the Light Brigade in class (albeit strained by his excessive stutter). He was the fellow classmate of a short-lived star, Beans the cat, along with several other who appeared like Little Kitty, the twin puppies Ham and Ex, and Oliver Owl.

The Daffy Days

Playing Sidekick

We're All a Little Looney

Come On and Slam! And Welcome to the Jam!

Duck Dodgers of the 24th and One Half Century

Porky Gets Modern

Going Down the Rabbit Hole

Porky Gets Retro

It's Hard Hat Time

Porky Sells Out

Development

Porky Pig was created by Friz Freleng for the Merrie Melodies short, I Haven't Got a Hat, after studio head Leon Schlesinger assigned him and Jack King to do a cartoon version of Hal Roach's Our Gang films, and the two created an ensemble consisting Beans, Porky, Oliver Owl, Ham and Ex, and Little Kitty.[1] The cast was meant to be a replacement to Warner's previous cartoon lead Buddy, who originally replaced Bosko after the departure of Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising, but was less popular.[1] Freleng named the pig after two of his childhood friends, brothers "Porky" and "Piggy".[1]

Joe Dougherty was hired by Freleng to voice Porky in order to move away from the falsetto-type voice that was commonly used in cartoons at the time, in addition to Dougherty being an actual stutterer.[1] As told in an interview by Joe Adamson, Freleng claimed to have originated the pig's stutter, stating, "I used the stuttering because I thought it would give him (Porky Pig) something different, some character."[2] However, Dougherty was let go by Warner Bros. in 1937 for his uncontrollable stutter, after voicing the character for two years, and additional lines were done by Count Catelli in response.[3] Freleng stated that, "When he delivered his lines, he used up excessive amounts of soundtrack film since he couldn't control his stammerings. It just became too expensive to keep him so we finally let him go."[4] Mel Blanc took his place in Porky's Duck Hunt, after winning an audition to voice the character. Blanc continued to make use of Porky's stutter, but greatly reduced it for comedic effect.[2]

Gallery

Main article: Porky Pig/Gallery

Toys and merchandise

Behind the scenes

  • Since his debut, Porky is the oldest continuing Looney Tunes character.

In popular culture

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  • Porky (voiced by Mel Blanc) made a special appearance in a 1939 blooper reel by Warner Bros., Breakdowns of 1939, where he is seen trying his best not to swear after smacking his thumb with a hammer. In several of his "takes," Porky attempts to cry out "Son of a bi-bi-bi..." before quietly simmering his phrase down, and "Oh, son of a bi-bi-, son of a bi-bi-, son of a bi-bi-bi-... gun!" In the last "take," Porky turns to the camera and says "Ha-ha-ha! You thought I was gonna say 's-s-son of a bitch,' didn't ya?!"[5]
  • In the 1972 film What's Up, Doc?, during the final scene where Harold and Judy kiss each other at an airplane, a closing sequence of Porky saying "That's all, folks!" plays after Bugs and Elmer's musical number in the similarly-titled What's Up Doc?
  • In "Time," an episode of the British sitcom The Young Ones, Rick wants Neil to lick tea he knocked out off the floor and onto the ground, although Neil objects because it has sugar. Getting angrier, Rick further demands that he cleans it up by licking it and calls him a pig and then Porky, which Neil finds offensive because pigs are smart like dolphins, so sarcastically, Rick wants to know what scientific contributions they have made, did Porky the Pig create the internal combustion engine?
  • In The Simpsons episode "Bart the Murderer," Fat Tony bets against a racehorse called "That's All Folks," the catchphrase commonly associated with Porky.
  • In the Seinfeld episode "The Bris," Kramer says, "That's all folks," after accusing a doctor of having a pig man.
  • In the 1993 film Mrs. Doubtfire, Daniel, a voice actor who had issues with his Tweety-like character smoking, quit and told his boss to "piss off" while mimicking Porky's stutter.
  • In "Episode Three" (series 7) of the BBC Radio 4 sketch program Dead Ringers, BBC News reports on the Cartoon Animal Bill of Rights affecting Shaggy Rogers from Scooby-Doo and Officer Dibble from Top Cat, with reporter Michael Burke signing off with a "That's all, folks!" in the voice of Porky.
  • In the Family Guy episode "Turban Cowboy," Peter and Muhammad tune in to watch the end of Muslim Looney Tunes, where a Muslim Porky appears and says that as a pig, he is very dirty and should not be touched by humans.
  • In the Batwoman episode "Fair Skin, Blue Eyes," young Ryan visits Galaxy Comics, with Looney Tunes comics in a stand at the front, which includes Looney Tunes #239 with Porky on the cover.
  • In the Velma episode "Private Velmjamin," Fred wants to return a nativity miniature model with the Looney Tunes to Father O'Rourke, after Fred briefly became Catholic. Elmer is baby Jesus, Sylvester is Joseph, Granny is Mary, and Daffy, Porky, and Bugs are the three wise men.
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Full House

  • "Middle Age Crazy," "Fogged In," "Working Mothers, "Pal Joey," "El Problema Grande de D.J.," "Blast from the Past," "Nerd for a Day," "Joey & Stacy and... Oh, Yeah, Jesse," "Those Better Not Be the Days," "The I.Q. Man," "Terror in Tanner Town," and "Happy New Year:" A 1986 Looney Tunes poster was added to Joey's bedroom in the second season onwards, featuring Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Sylvester, Road Runner, and Tweety.
  • "Star Search:" Joey makes Michelle laugh, which resolves his feelings of not reaching his 10 year goal by promising her he will continue his comedy, by paraphrasing Porky's catchphrase, in character, "That ain't all folks!"
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Robot Chicken

Main article: Robot Chicken
  • "8 Carrot:" Porky is the DJ at Bugs and Elmer's Rap Battle.
  • "Immortal:" In "Porky's," the titular strip club is mistaken for a place that Porky owns. Bugs and Daffy walk into it, before leaving and reentering.
  • "Snarfer Image:" At the end of "Wooper", Porky Pig does his famous "That's all Folks!" before being shot in the head, presumably by Elmer.

Notes

  1. ↑ Widower to an unnamed woman in Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
  2. ↑ In Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Beck, Jerry. Audio commentary for I Haven't Got a Hat on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD set (2005); also citing Freleng's autobiography.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Barrier, Michael (1999). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in its Golden Age. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-516729-0. Retrieved February 19, 2024.
  3. ↑ Korkis Jim ([[May 31], 2019). "Who Was Count Cutelli?". Cartoon Research. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
  4. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1991). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons (1991 edition), page 114. Facts on File, Inc., New York NY. ISBN 0-8160-2252-6.
  5. ↑ Breakdowns of 1939 (Warner Bros., 1939). Internet Archive.
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