Porky Pig (simply known as Porky) is Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck’s sidekick and the tritagonist of the animated series Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies and a supporting character in Space Jam, Looney Tunes: Back in Action and Space Jam: A New Legacy.
He first appeared in the 1935 Merrie Melodies cartoon short, I Haven't Got a Hat. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators (particularly Bob Clampett) created many critically acclaimed shorts using the fat little pig. Even after he was supplanted by later characters, Porky continued to be popular with moviegoers and, more importantly, the Warners directors, who recast him in numerous everyman and sidekick roles.
He is known for his signature line at the end of each short, "Th-th-th-that's all folks!" The slogan had also been used by both Bosko and Buddy and even Beans at the end of every Looney Tunes cartoon. In contrast, the Merrie Melodies series used the slogan: So Long, Folks! until the late 1930s when it was replaced with the same one used on the Looney Tunes series. (When Bugs Bunny was the closing character, he would break the pattern by simply saying, in his Brooklynese accent, "And Dat's De End!") He is oldest continuing Looney Tunes character.
Porky's most distinctive trait is a severe stutter, for which he sometimes compensates by replacing his words; for example, "What's going on?" might become "What's guh-guh-guh-guh—... what's happening?" In the ending of many Looney Tunes cartoons, Porky Pig bursts through a bass drumhead, and his farewell line "That's all folks!" becomes "Th-Th-Th-Th-Th-... That's all, folks." Porky Pig would appear in 152 cartoons in the Golden Age of American animation.
Counterparts[]
- Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Toad (Super Mario Bros.)
- Shady (My Little Pony)
- Clover (My Little Pony Tales)
- Knothead (Woody Woodpecker)
- Bobby Generic (Bobby’s World)
- Brobee (Yo Gabba Gabba!)
- Tolee (Ni Hao, Kai-Lan)
- Pablo (The Backyardigans)
- Morning Glory (My Little Pony)
- Pinkie Pie (My Little Pony)
- SpongeBob SquarePants (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Raspberry Torte (Strawberry Shortcake)
Quotes[]
LOONEY TUNES.MOV (HotDiggedyDemon)[]
- Whoa, hey guys, check it out! Taz is eating a shit load of apples!
- Oh, I simply can't darling. I'm entertaining family today.
- Of course dear, who do you think makes my shirts? They come over, they look at my posters, I pretend to whip them, it's a silly pretend game. (laughs) Like a family tradition. (laughing) Except they're not allowed to leave.
- (laughs) Oh, please. Everybody knows Mexicans aren't real people.
- Oh, my poor baby. Let Papa Porky look, I'll fix you up.
- No need to thank me my dear, Cornelius is my middle name.
- Oh, I truly am the most handsome creature in all of Merrie Melodies. To gaze upon me is to know divinity itself.
- Drink that dear.
- I'm sorry darling, I can't understand your thick accent. You simply must learn to speak English properly if you're going to live in this country.
- Oh, Wile E. I've had the help throw together a little shirt for you. Maybe now you won't look like such an unwashed tramp.
- Yes, that's me, the most generous pig in Looney Town.
- I'm sorry darling, I'm ever so certain I don't speak that… ghastly… taco-language of yours...
- That's what I was afraid you said.
- No, no, not my face! Not my generous face! No, agh, no, no! NOOOOO!!! This hurts, this is a generous beating! Oh! Oh dear, oh my!
- Jackie! Did you just say the "s-h" word?
- You were positively handsome, darling! And I'm not just being generous!
Transcripts[]
Porky Pig in SHIRT.MOV (HotDiggedyDemon)[]
(Gossamer arrives to Looney Town, and starts to cause havoc by destroying the buildings. Over on the horizon is Bugs Bunny and Tweety Bird, who are witnessing the whole thing on a hill. Bugs looks horrified while Tweety looks like he doesn't seem to care.)
Bugs Bunny: Dear sweet Elmer! Gossamer, the god of chaos, has returned from his stoned imprisonment to lay waste to everything and everyone we hold dear! Tweety, we have only one option. We must locate the Elements of Loonatics!
(Tweety lights and smokes a bong.)
Tweety Bird: Yeah, far out, dude.
(We see the text, SHIRT.MOV, which turns into a bloody format.)
(Wile E. Coyote is seen eating what might be grass. From behind, Bugs appears; looks at Wile E.'s butt with a smug look on his face; looks at the audience while raising his eyebrows; grins mischievously; and starts poking his head repeatably at it. Wile E. looks stunned, after having this feeling.)
(Wile E. turns around to Bugs while grabbing onto his butt.)
Wile E. Coyote: Hey, hey, hey, quit poking me with your thing.
Bugs Bunny: Wile E., have you seen the Elements of Loonatics? I can't find them anywhere!
Wile E. Coyote: Hey, hey, hey, I sure haven't, gray guy. Stay out of my shed, okay?
(Wile E. walks into his shed, and closes the door. Bugs looks up in the tree and sees Road Runner lying on a tree branch.)
Bugs Bunny: Wanna help me look, Road Runner?
Road Runner: Yeah, why don't you suck my tilt, you dumb bitch. (laughs obnoxiously) Swag.
(Bugs Bunny is seen masturbating.)
Bugs Bunny: I know! I'll ask Porky!
(Bugs arrives at Porky’s place, and bangs his hand on the door.)
Bugs Bunny: Porky, get your fat ass out here and help me find the elements!
(Inside, Porky Pig walks over the door.)
Porky Pig: Oh, I simply can't darling. I'm entertaining family today.
(Bugs pokes his head through the mail slot and looks inside. Porky is both surprised and annoyed by this.)
Bugs Bunny: Your family with over thirty illegal Mexican immigrants?
(Mexican people are shown making shirts.)
Porky Pig: Of course dear, who do you think makes my shirts?
(A frightened immigrant is shown stitching while looking at a poster with Porky’s face saying, "PORKY IS WATCHING YOU".)
Porky Pig: They come over, they look at my posters, I pretend to whip them, it's a silly pretend game. (laughs) Like a family tradition. (laughing) (darkly whispers) Except they're not allowed to leave.
Bugs Bunny: (talks while his entire face does a somersault) That doesn't exactly seem ethical, Porky. (makes duck lips and quacks)
Porky Pig: (laughs) Oh, please. Everybody knows Mexicans aren't real people.
(Porky Pig walks up to a Mexican boy named Jackie.)
Jackie: Oh, Mr. Porky. My little fingers hurt from making so many shirts against my will.
Porky Pig: Oh, my poor baby. Let Papa Porky look, I'll fix you up.
(Porky breaks Jackie’s fingers.)
Porky Pig: No need to thank me my dear, Cornelius is my middle name.
(Porky walks away while Jackie looks at his broken fingers.)
Jackie: Oh no, looks like hard times ahead for Jackie.
(Porky Pig looks at a mirror, seeing his reflection. He has a goofy expression on his face.)
Porky Pig: Oh, I truly am the most handsome creature in all of Merrie Melodies. To gaze upon me is to know divinity itself.
(A Mexican teenage girl named Jeannie walks up to Porky Pig with a cup.)
Jeannie: Mr. Porky, I am so thirsty...
(Porky takes the cup, inhales, spits out his saliva into it, and hands it back to Jeannie.)
Porky Pig: Drink that dear.
Jeannie: When are you going to pay us, Mr. Porky?
Porky Pig: I'm sorry darling, I can't understand your thick accent. You simply must learn to speak English properly if you're going to live in this country.
(Outside the sweatshop, we see that Bugs is still poking his head through the mail slot (and randomly farts while doing so). Porky slams the door on Bugs, and walks over to Wile E. to bring him a shirt.)
Porky Pig: Oh, Wile E. I've had the help throw together a little shirt for you. Maybe now you won't look like such an unwashed tramp.
(Porky throws the shirt and falls onto Wile E.)
Wile E. Coyote: (from underneath the shirt) Hey, hey, hey, stay out of my shed.
(While Porky is talking, a giant live-action hand reaches towards him.)
Porky Pig: Yes, that's me, the most generous pig in Looney Town.
(The live-action hand suddenly grabs Porky tightly. It's then revealed that the hand (which is now no longer in live-action) belongs to the Crusher. He squeezes Porky a few times and raises him up to his face.)
(The "Mexican Hat Dance" song starts to play.)
The Crusher: Revolución.
(Porky looks nervous, and begins to sweat.)
Porky Pig: I'm sorry darling, I'm ever so certain I don't speak that... ghastly... taco-language of yours...
The Crusher: Revolution.
(Porky now looks completely scared.)
Porky Pig: That's what I was afraid you said.
(The Crusher walks back into the sweatshop, still carrying Porky, and slams the door. On the door, we see a squashed flat Bugs (whose head is now out of the mail slot) falling down to the ground. We then hear the Mexican immigrants beating up Porky, even though it isn't shown.)
Porky Pig: (from inside the sweatshop) No, no, not my face! Not my generous face! No, agh, no, no! NOOOOO!!! This hurts, this is a generous beating! Oh! Oh dear, oh my!
(The "Mexican Hat Dance" song ends, as the screen cuts to back.)
(We then cut back to Looney Town, where Gossamer is still making huge chaos. A few buildings have been destroyed, and a small fire starts to form.)
Gossamer: I am your god now, bring me your virgins!
(The HOTDIGGEDYDEMON.COM logo appears, along with the credits.)
THE END
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Trivia[]
- In the LOONEY TUNES.MOV series, Porky has a lot of illegal Mexican people in the sweatshop. When he was badly bruised sneaking over to the door and he was able to succeed.