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{{short description|Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character}}
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{{Infobox character
| name = Porky Pig
| series = [[Looney Tunes]]/[[Merrie Melodies]]
| image = Porky Pig.svg
| image_size = 150px
| caption = 
| first = ''[[I Haven't Got a Hat]]'' ({{Start date and age|1935|3|2}})
| last = 
| creator = [[Friz Freleng]]
| gender = [[Male]]
| significant_other = [[Petunia Pig]]
| voice = [[Joe Dougherty]] (1935–1937)<br>[[Count Cutelli]] (1935–1937, additional lines)<ref name="Count Cutelli" /><br/>[[Mel Blanc]] (1937–1989)<br>[[Jeff Bergman]] (1990–1993, 2002–2004, 2006)<br>[[Noel Blanc]] (1990–1992, 2010)<br>[[Rob Paulsen]] (1990, 1993)<br>[[Bob Bergen]] (1990–present)<br>[[Joe Alaskey]] (1990, 1992, 2000)<br>[[Greg Burson]] (1992–1995, 1998)<br>[[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]] (1996)<br>[[Billy West]] (1999, 2003–2004)<br>[[Eric Bauza]] (2021–present)<br>([[#Voice actors|see below]])
| lbl1 = Developed by
| data1 = [[Tex Avery]]<br/>[[Bob Clampett]]<br/>[[Chuck Jones]]<br/>[[Frank Tashlin]]
| species = [[Pig]]
| family = 
| relatives = Pinky (nephew)<br/>Cicero (nephew)<br/>Peta (elder daughter)<br/>Priscilla (younger daughter)<br/>Pinkster (unspecified descendant)
}}
'''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 [[celebrity|star power]], and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts featuring the character.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312 |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/124 124]-126}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/211 211]-212}}</ref>

He is known for his signature line at the end of many shorts, "(stutter) that's all, folks!" This slogan (without stuttering) had also been used by both [[Bosko]] and [[Buddy (Looney Tunes)|Buddy]] and even [[Beans (Looney Tunes)|Beans]] at the end of [[Looney Tunes]] cartoons. Porky is the oldest continuing Looney Tunes character.

Porky's most distinctive trait is a severe [[Stuttering|stutter]], for which he sometimes compensates by replacing his words; for example, "What's going on?" might become "What's guh-guh-guh-guh—{{nbsp}}...{{nbsp}}what's happening?" Porky's age varied widely in the series; originally conceived as an innocent seven-year-old piglet (explicitly mentioned as such in ''[[Porky's Preview]]''), Porky was more frequently cast as an adult, often being cast as the competent [[straight man]] in the series in later years. At the ending of many ''Looney Tunes'' cartoons, Porky Pig bursts through a [[bass drum]] head and says "Th-Th... That's all, folks!" Porky Pig appeared in [[List of cartoons featuring Porky Pig|153 cartoons]] in the [[golden age of American animation]].

==Early films==
The character was introduced in the 100th short, ''[[I Haven't Got a Hat]]'' (released on March 2, 1935), directed by [[Friz Freleng]]. Studio head [[Leon Schlesinger]] suggested that Freleng do a cartoon version of the popular ''[[Our Gang]]'' films. Porky only has a minor role in the film, but the fat little [[stuttering]] pig quickly became popular. Porky's name came from two brothers who were childhood classmates of Freleng, nicknamed "Porky" and "Piggy".<ref>[[Jerry Beck|Beck, Jerry]]. [[Audio commentary]] for ''I Haven't Got a Hat'' on the Warner Brothers DVD set ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3]]''. (2005) citing Freleng's autobiography.</ref>

Since [[Harman and Ising|Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising]] had left the studio in 1933, taking the studio's star character [[Bosko]] with them, ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' had been kept afloat by cartoons featuring the bland [[Buddy (Looney Tunes)|Buddy]]. Porky's introduction ushered Buddy out the door and pointed to things to come. [[Tex Avery]] was hired by the studio in 1935, and his film ''[[Gold Diggers of '49]]'' reused much of the cast from ''I Haven't Got a Hat'', albeit in wildly different roles. Porky transitioned from a shy little boy to an immensely fat adult. Though he was still in a supporting role, Porky got most of the laughs. The directors realized they had a star on their hands.{{citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Porky shared his stutter with the [[voice actor]] who originally played him, [[Joe Dougherty]], who was actually a person who stuttered. Because Dougherty could not control his stutter, however, production costs became too high as his recording sessions took hours, and Porky's additional lines were done by [[Count Cutelli]].<ref name="Count Cutelli">{{cite web|title=Who Was Count Cutelli?|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/who-was-count-cutelli/|website=cartoonresearch.com|quote=Cutelli claimed he did some work on the early version of Porky Pig, which would have had to have been augmenting some of the original work done by Joe Dougherty, who had an actual stuttering problem but couldn’t control it. As a result, some recording sessions took hours and added to the costs, so Cutelli could have been brought in for some additional lines. Dougherty only voiced the character for two years from March 1935 to March 1937. He was replaced by Mel Blanc, who could provide a more consistent stutter. Cutelli, of course, claimed that he was the one who voiced the original "That’s All Folks" tag at the end of Looney Tunes cartoons.|postscript=Count Cutelli did additional lines for Porky Pig.|access-date=8 November 2019|archive-date=4 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190904202227/http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/who-was-count-cutelli/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mel Blanc]] replaced Dougherty in 1937. Blanc continued the stutter; however, it was harnessed for a more precise comedic effect (such as stumbling over a simple word only to substitute a longer word without difficulty, or vice versa).<ref>{{cite book|last= Barrier|first= Michael|author-link= Michael Barrier (historian)|year= 1999|title= Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age|url= https://archive.org/details/hollywoodcartoon00barr|url-access= registration|location= Oxford|publisher= Oxford University Press|isbn= 978-0-19-516729-0}}</ref> This is parodied in ''A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court'', where [[Bugs Bunny]] struggles to pronounce the word "porcupine", which Porky pronounces with no trouble.

''[[Porky's Duck Hunt]]'' was released in 1937, and Blanc officially became the permanent voice of Porky until his death in 1989. In later interviews, Blanc often said that he intended Porky's stutter to be suggestive of the grunting of actual pigs.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tweety And Sylvester Bring Mel Blanc Back To Life|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=142553353|publisher=NPR|access-date=May 1, 2017|date=November 20, 2011|quote=And, you know, it's not a stutter. That's a grunt. Porky is a (makes sound) grunt.|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803051058/http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=142553353|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Porky's Duck Hunt'' was also the first film of another Looney Tunes star, [[Daffy Duck]]. Porky Pig is currently voiced by [[Bob Bergen]] and [[Eric Bauza]].

==Clampett's Porky==
[[File:Clampett-Porky.jpg|thumbnail|200px|left|[[Bob Clampett]]'s ''Porky Pig'' intro in 1938–1939]]
Porky starred in dozens of films in the late 1930s. The directors still did not have a grasp on the character, however; his appearance, age, and personality all varied from picture to picture. Several such cartoons show Porky as a child with parents: father Phineas (''[[Porky the Rainmaker]]'', ''[[Milk and Money]]'', ''[[Porky's Poppa]]'', and ''[[Porky and Teabiscuit]]'') and an unnamed mother (''[[Wholly Smoke]]'' and ''[[Porky's Hero Agency]]''). [[Bob Clampett]] finally pinned Porky down in 1939, making him a permanent young adult: cuter, slimmer, smarter, and eventually less of a stutterer. Also, some cartoons show Porky as an [[antagonist]] (''[[Porky's Duck Hunt]]'', ''[[Porky's Hare Hunt]]'', ''[[My Favorite Duck]]'', ''[[A Corny Concerto]]'', ''[[Duck Soup to Nuts]]'', ''[[Daffy Doodles]]'', ''[[Daffy Duck Hunt]]'', ''[[Boobs in the Woods]]'', ''[[Thumb Fun]]'' and ''[[Cracked Quack]]''). Eventually, he settled into a kind persona. Clampett's Porky was an innocent traveler, taking in the world's wonders—and in Clampett's universe, the world is a very weird place.<ref>[[Leonard Maltin|Maltin, Leonard]]. ''Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons'' (Revised Edition), 1987, Plume {{ISBN|978-0-452-25993-5}} ([[Softcover]]) {{ISBN|978-0-613-64753-3}} ([[Hardcover]]).</ref> This principle is perhaps best demonstrated in ''[[Porky in Wackyland]]'', a film that sends Porky on a quest to find the last of the surreal Dodos, Yoyo Dodo. ''Porky in Wackyland'' was selected for preservation by the [[National Film Registry]] in 2000.<ref name="registry">{{cite web|url=https://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Movies/NFR-Titles.html|title=List of National Film Registry (1988–2003).|website=CMU.edu|access-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821132951/https://www.cs.cmu.edu/Unofficial/Movies/NFR-Titles.html|archive-date=August 21, 2006}}</ref>

In his commentary as part of the 1970s documentary film ''[[Bugs Bunny: Superstar]]'', Clampett said that his early version of [[Tweety]] had to be redesigned after his first picture because the producers thought he "looked naked". Meanwhile, as Clampett noted, nothing was ever made of the fact that "all those years, Porky never wore any pants!" However, Porky was seen with pants in ''[[Porky's Badtime Story]]'', ''[[Tick Tock Tuckered]]'' and ''[[Brother Brat]]''.
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==As a sidekick==
Porky's post at the pinnacle of the Warners' pantheon was short-lived. In 1937, the studio tried pairing Porky with various sidekicks, such as love interest [[Petunia Pig]], cantankerous foil [[Gabby Goat]], a [[Development of Bugs Bunny|manic white hare that would eventually evolve]] into [[Bugs Bunny]], and a screwy black duck, [[Daffy Duck|Daffy]]. Daffy Duck, the creation of Tex Avery, was by far the most popular in this role, eventually outshining even Porky. In fact, Friz Freleng satirized this phenomenon when he directed ''[[You Ought to Be in Pictures]]'' (1940), where Daffy convinces Porky to quit his job at Warner Bros. to find better-paying work elsewhere. Porky then convinces studio head [[Leon Schlesinger]] to release him from his contract. After a highly unsuccessful foray into the real world, Porky returns happily to the studio that created him. To this day, Porky remains as a loyal sidekick while Daffy refuses to be a second banana to Bugs, who eventually became Warners' signature character.

Porky always remained a sentimental favorite of the Warner directors. His mild-mannered nature and shy demeanor made him the perfect [[double act|straight man]] for zanier characters such as Daffy. He still starred in a few solo cartoons as well, such as [[Frank Tashlin]]'s ''[[Brother Brat]]''. Other cartoons dumbed Porky down and cast him as a duck hunter after Daffy, largely paralleling the [[Elmer Fudd]]/Bugs Bunny pairings. [[Chuck Jones]] perfected the Porky-as-straight man scenarios, pairing the pig with Daffy Duck in a series of film and television parodies such as ''[[Drip-Along Daffy]]'', ''[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]'', ''[[Rocket Squad]]'', ''[[Deduce, You Say!]]'', ''[[The Scarlet Pumpernickel]]'' and ''[[Robin Hood Daffy]]''. Jones also paired Porky with [[Sylvester the Cat|Sylvester]] in a series of cartoons in the late 1940s and early 1950s, in which Porky plays the curmudgeonly and naive owner of the cat and remains clueless that Sylvester is constantly saving him from homicidal mice, [[Extraterrestrial life|space aliens]] and other threats.

==Later years==
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Porky was used in regular rotation in [[television syndication]] beginning in the 1960s, as were the rest of his ''Looney Tunes'' co-stars. A Saturday morning cartoon, ''[[The Porky Pig Show]]'', ran from 1964 to 1967.<ref name=Gitlin>{{cite book |last1=Gitlin |first1=Martin |last2=Wos |first2=Joseph |title=A Celebration of Animation: The 100 Greatest Cartoon Characters in Television History |date=2018 |publisher=Lyons Press |isbn=9781630762797|page=168-170}}</ref> In 1971, he starred in another show, ''[[Porky Pig and Friends]]''.<ref name=Gitlin/> Both of these programs were collections of old theatrical shorts. Porky also appeared in all the classic film-feature [[Product bundling|compilations]] in the 1970s and 1980s. Another such collection was the 1986 film, ''Porky Pig in Hollywood'', which ran in art and college theaters.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/28/movies/screen-porky-pig-in-hollywood.html|title=SCREEN: PORKY PIG IN HOLLYWOOD|date=November 28, 1986|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|last=Maslin|first=Janet|access-date=November 20, 2011|archive-date=May 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150524194123/http://www.nytimes.com/1986/11/28/movies/screen-porky-pig-in-hollywood.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Porky made an appearance in the [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]/[[Amblin Entertainment|Amblin]] film ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988) at the end of the film where he, being paired with Disney's [[Tinker Bell (Disney character)|Tinkerbell]], closes the movie with his famous line "Th-Th-Th-That's All Folks!". It was the last time that Mel Blanc voiced Porky before his death in 1989.
[[File:41st Annie Awards, Bob Bergen.jpg|thumb|[[Bob Bergen]] provided the current voice for Porky Pig since 1990.]]
In the 1990s animated series ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', Porky appears as the mentor of [[Hamton J. Pig]]. He was voiced by [[Bob Bergen]] in "Animaniacs" and "Hero Hamton", [[Rob Paulsen]] in "The Wacko World of Sports", [[Noel Blanc]] in "Fields of Honey", "The Acme Bowl" and "Hero Hamton", [[Joe Alaskey]] in "Music Day", and [[Greg Burson]] in "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special". Porky also made cameo appearances in ''[[Animaniacs]]'' (where he was voiced by Rob Paulsen in "De-Zanitized", Greg Burson in "The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special", and Bob Bergen in "Suffragette City") and ''[[Histeria!]]'' (where he was voiced by [[Billy West]]).

Porky appears in the movie ''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996) and collaborates with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Sylvester in challenging the Nerdlucks to a basketball game. He tries to get [[Michael Jordan]]'s autograph when the basketball star is first recruited to join the team and later plays for the Tune Squad in the game itself, scoring one basket. Porky tries to end the movie with his famous line but is prevented by the combined efforts of Bugs, Daffy, and the Nerdlucks. He was voiced by Bob Bergen.

Porky is the star of the [[Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super NES]] video game ''[[Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday]]'' (1995). He also made appearances in the games ''[[Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes: Marvin Strikes Back!]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes: Space Race]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action (video game)|Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'', ''[[Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage]]'' and ''[[The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout]]''. Bob Bergen reprises his role in these games.

In the movie ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' (2003), Porky (Bob Bergen again) makes a cameo appearance alongside [[Speedy Gonzales]], where they both lament their [[politically incorrect]] status. At the end of the movie, Porky tries to say his classic line, but stutters so much, the lights are turned off around him as the studio closes for the night; so an irritated Porky simply says, "G-g-go home, folks."

Porky appears as a toddler version of himself in ''[[Baby Looney Tunes]]'' (2002), albeit only in the show's musical numbers. Petunia functioned as the show's more major pig character.

Porky appears as the "Eager Young Space Cadet" in the animated series ''[[Duck Dodgers (TV series)|Duck Dodgers]]'' (2003–2005), again voiced by Bob Bergen.

Porky has a descendant in ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]'' (2005–2007) named Pinkster Pig (who was also voiced by Bob Bergen). Pinkster had been an old friend of Danger Duck ([[Daffy Duck]]'s descendant), but became a villain when he was adopted by Stoney and Bugsy (descendants of [[Rocky and Mugsy]]).

Porky also appears in most episodes of [[Cartoon Network]]'s animated series ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' (2011–2014), voiced again by Bob Bergen. He is still friends with Daffy Duck and often sucked into Daffy's schemes. Porky is also Daffy's nervous, [[fall guy]] buddy, similar to their relationship in classic comic books. It is also revealed in the show that in his high school years, he was a jock who bullied Daffy, while during their childhood years, it was Daffy who bullied Porky.

In the documentary ''[[I Know That Voice]]'' (2013), Bob Bergen explains how to recreate the pig's famous stutter, demonstrating how difficult it is to do it without practice. He finishes the segment by joking "Nobody [else] can do that, and that's why I have [[job security]]!"

Porky appears in the [[direct-to-video]] movie ''[[Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run]]'' (2015), reprised by Bob Bergen.

Porky Pig appears as a recurring character in ''[[New Looney Tunes]]'', voiced again by Bob Bergen.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toonzone.net/nycc-2015-wabbit-woundtable-with-j-p-karliak-bob-bergen-gary-hartle-and-jeff-bergman/|title=NYCC 2015: "Wabbit" Woundtable with J.P. Karliak, Bob Bergen, Gary Hartle, and Jeff Bergman – ToonZone News|date=October 27, 2015|website=ToonZone.net|access-date=August 2, 2017|archive-date=August 3, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803050101/http://www.toonzone.net/nycc-2015-wabbit-woundtable-with-j-p-karliak-bob-bergen-gary-hartle-and-jeff-bergman/|url-status=live}}</ref> Here, he is shown to be fatter, like some of his earlier appearances in the mid-1930s. Porky was first mentioned in "Dust Bugster", where he told Bugs about a television series whose name was not mentioned that led to Bugs binge-watching it.

A humanoid version of Porky also appeared in [[Tom King (comics)|Tom King's]] ''Batman/Elmer Fudd Special'', where he ran a bar called Porky's which often featured attendants that were humanoid versions of other Looney Tunes characters. The bar and Porky also made a cameo in Tom King's ''Batman'' series.<ref>''Batman/Elmer Fudd Special'' #1</ref>

In the 2018 [[DC Comics]] and Looney Tunes comic crossovers, Porky appeared in a story that paired him with [[Lex Luthor]]. This version of Porky was the successful owner of a company named Porkybux before it was hacked and ran him out of business. He is later approached by Lex to be in charge of [[LexCorp]]'s social media division and lets Lex get away with harassing his employees and stealing their sandwiches as repayment for the second chance. It is later revealed that Lex gave him the position to frame Porky when he used his social media website to steal important passwords from their users. Porky begins an autobiography in prison to expose Lex for his actions. In the backup story stylized more like Looney Tunes, Porky tries selling Acme office supplies to Lex but ends up stopping Lex from defeating [[Superman]].<ref>''Lex Luthor/Porky Pig'' #1</ref>

Porky appears in ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]'', where he is again voiced by Bob Bergen. His personality is based on the earlier shorts, however, his appearance is based on later shorts like ''The Looney Tunes Show'' for example. He is mostly paired with Daffy Duck who always drives him crazy.

Porky appears in the movie ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'', voiced by [[Eric Bauza]]. Here, he collaborates with other Looney Tunes and [[LeBron James]] in challenging the "Goon Squad" to a basketball game in the "Warner Bros. Serververse".

Porky appears in the preschool series ''[[Bugs Bunny Builders]]'' which aired on [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Cartoonito (American programming block)|Cartoonito]] block and [[HBO Max]], where he is voiced by Bob Bergen, reprising his role from ''Looney Tunes Cartoons''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/warnermedia-upfronts-cartoonito-launches-on-hbo-max-with-20-series/|title = WarnerMedia Upfronts: Cartoonito Launches on HBO Max with 20 Series|date = 17 February 2021|access-date = 17 February 2021|archive-date = 10 March 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210310112336/https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/warnermedia-upfronts-cartoonito-launches-on-hbo-max-with-20-series/|url-status = live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=Bugs Bunny Builders Breaks Ground July 25 on Cartoonito on Cartoon Network and July 26 on Cartoonito on HBO Max |url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/bugs-bunny-builders-breaks-ground-july-25-cartoonito-cartoon-network-and-july-26?language_content_entity=en |date=2022-06-14 |access-date=2022-06-14 |work=[[WarnerMedia]] |archive-date=2022-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221021063228/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/bugs-bunny-builders-breaks-ground-july-25-cartoonito-cartoon-network-and-july-26?language_content_entity=en |url-status=live }}</ref>

Porky appears in the ''[[Teen Titans Go!]]'' episode, "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary". He is among the Looney Tunes characters guests for the Warner Bros. centennial celebration, voiced once again by Bob Bergen.

Porky stars alongside Daffy Duck in ''[[The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie]]'', voiced by Eric Bauza, reprising the role from ''Space Jam: A New Legacy''. Here, he teams up with Daffy and [[Petunia Pig]] against an alien mind-control plot the former uncovers.

=="Blooper"==
A short black-and-white cartoon was made in 1938 as part of a Warner Bros. [[blooper reel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bosko.toonzone.net/videos/other.php|title=Toon Zone – LT & MM: The Early Years – Other Videos|website=ToonZone.net|access-date=August 2, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100305162932/http://bosko.toonzone.net/videos/other.php|archive-date=March 5, 2010}}</ref> It was shown on the Warner Bros. 50th Anniversary TV show. Porky is shown doing some carpentry work, pounding nails, when he smacks his thumb with the hammer. Grimacing in pain, he cries, "Oh, son of a bi-bi-, son of a bi-bi-, son of a bi-bi-bi-... gun!" He then [[Fourth wall|turns to the viewers]] and says "Ha-ha-ha! You thought I was gonna say 's-s-son of a [[Bitch (insult)|bitch]]', didn't ya?"

This short, so-called "[[blooper]]" can also be found on the ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4]]'' of 2006, under the title ''Porky Pig Breakdowns of 1939'' (with several versions of the clip, making it look like a true "blooper"), and on an ''[[Each Dawn I Die]]'' [[DVD]] box set, also released in 2006. Though the "blooper" was made a year before ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]'' famously used the word in the line "[[Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn]]", due to the [[Motion Picture Production Code]] the "blooper" was not shown publicly until the aforementioned special, which by that point [[Federal Communications Commission|FCC]] regulations softened enough for the word "bitch" to be used on television. The blooper was also shown as part of a package of other vintage bloopers on Warner Cable pay-per-view in the 80s. The blooper was animated by [[Rod Scribner]].

==Filmography==
{{main|Porky Pig filmography}}

==Voice actors==
* [[Joe Dougherty]] (1935–1937)<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA">{{cite web |title=Voice(s) of Porky Pig |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Looney-Tunes/Porky-Pig/ |website=behindthevoiceactors.com |access-date=2020-09-15 |archive-date=2021-08-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210815114444/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Looney-Tunes/Porky-Pig/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Count Cutelli]] (1935–1937, additional lines)<ref name="Count Cutelli" />
* [[Mel Blanc]] (1937–1989)<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* Gilbert Mack ([[Golden Records]] records, ''Bugs Bunny Songfest'')<ref name="Songfest 1">{{Cite web|title=Bugs Bunny on Record|url=https://www.newsfromme.com/2004/11/09/bugs-bunny-on-record/|publisher=News From ME|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=September 16, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916203439/https://www.newsfromme.com/2004/11/09/bugs-bunny-on-record/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Songfest 2">{{cite web|title=Golden Records' "Bugs Bunny Songfest" (1961)|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/golden-records-bugs-bunny-songfest-1961/|website=cartoonresearch.com|access-date=16 September 2020|archive-date=4 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804004924/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/golden-records-bugs-bunny-songfest-1961/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Malcolm McNeill]] (''Spin a Magic Tune'')<ref name="Magic Tune">{{cite web|title=Spin a Magic Tune|url=http://mikemcnaughtmusic.com/2012/08/25/spin-a-magic-tune/|publisher=Mike McNaught Music|access-date=31 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150620123607/http://mikemcnaughtmusic.com/2012/08/25/spin-a-magic-tune/|archive-date=20 June 2015}}</ref>
* Richard Andrews (''Bugs Bunny Exercise and Adventure Album'')<ref name="Exercise">{{cite web|title=Bugs Bunny Breaks a Sweat|url=https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/bugs-bunny-breaks-a-sweat/|website=cartoonresearch.com|access-date=16 September 2020|archive-date=5 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805222749/https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/bugs-bunny-breaks-a-sweat/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Scott P. Allen (1984 "That's All Folks" cover)<ref name="Break Dancers">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1647660-Break-Dancers-Thats-All-Folks|title=Break Dancers – That's All Folks (1984, Vinyl)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=6 September 2023|archive-date=6 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906221639/https://www.discogs.com/release/1647660-Break-Dancers-Thats-All-Folks|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Gilbert Grilli (1984 "That's All Folks" cover)<ref name="This It">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/5783714-Bugs-Bunny-This-Is-It|title=Bugs Bunny – This Is It (1984, Vinyl)|publisher=Discogs|access-date=6 September 2023|archive-date=6 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906221641/https://www.discogs.com/release/5783714-Bugs-Bunny-This-Is-It|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Jeff Bergman]] (''[[The Earth Day Special]]'', ''[[Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]'', ''Bugs Bunny's 50th Birthday Spectacular'',<ref name="Birthday Spectacular">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E9CWJlgx8c&t=398s|title=1990 - Bugs Bunny's 50th Birthday Spectacular - Six Flags Great America|date=July 8, 2021 |publisher=YouTube|access-date=February 15, 2022}}</ref> ''[[Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster]]'', ''[[Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers]]'', ''Special Delivery Symphony'',<ref name="Special Symphony">{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpqz5Zekz0k |title=SPECIAL DELIVERY SYMPHONY Jeff Bergman Corey Burton |website=[[YouTube]] |access-date=2021-01-26 |archive-date=2021-01-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131203341/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpqz5Zekz0k |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Cassette">{{cite book|title=Special Delivery Symphony (Looney Tunes Discover Music) Paperback – 31 Dec. 1993|id={{ASIN|0943351588|country=uk}}}}</ref> ''The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Award Show Program Special...Live!...in Stereo'', ''Cartoon Network's Funniest Bloopers and Other Embarrassing Moments'', [[Boomerang (TV network)|Boomerang]] bumpers,<ref name="Boomerang 2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Boomerang/Porky-Pig/|title=Voice(s) of Porky Pig in Boomerang|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-16|archive-date=2020-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916184256/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Boomerang/Porky-Pig/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Porky and Daffy in the William Tell Overture'')<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* [[Noel Blanc]] (''You Rang?'' answering machine messages,<ref name="You Rang">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jIsuSu8NSA&t=246s|title=You Rang? Answering Machine Messages Bugs Bunny|publisher=YouTube|access-date=July 7, 2022|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707132741/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jIsuSu8NSA&t=246s|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years'', ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''Bugs Bunny and the Pink Flamingos'' read-along,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYgGwVnny5A&t=99s|website=YouTube|title=Bugs Bunny and the Pink Flamingos - Golden Story Book 'n' Tape (Audio Only)|access-date=December 21, 2024}}</ref> ''[[Bugs Bunny on Broadway]]'',<ref name="On Broadway">{{cite web|title=The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra* – Bugs Bunny On Broadway - Original Broadway Recording (1991, CD)|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1441623-The-Warner-Bros-Symphony-Orchestra-Bugs-Bunny-On-Broadway-Original-Broadway-Recording|publisher=Discogs|access-date=August 28, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828195855/https://www.discogs.com/release/1441623-The-Warner-Bros-Symphony-Orchestra-Bugs-Bunny-On-Broadway-Original-Broadway-Recording|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Bugs Bunny at the Symphony]]''<ref name="At Symphony">{{cite web|title=Sydney Symphony* – Bugs Bunny At The Symphony (2010, CD)|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/2393941-Sydney-Symphony-Bugs-Bunny-At-The-Symphony|publisher=Discogs|access-date=August 28, 2023|archive-date=August 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828195858/https://www.discogs.com/release/2393941-Sydney-Symphony-Bugs-Bunny-At-The-Symphony|url-status=live}}</ref>)<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* [[Rob Paulsen]] (''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''[[Animaniacs]]''<ref name="Animaniacs">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Animaniacs/Porky-Pig/|title=Voice(s) of Porky Pig in Animaniacs|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2024-01-28|archive-date=2024-01-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128231210/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/tv-shows/Animaniacs/Porky-Pig/|url-status=live}}</ref>)<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* [[Bob Bergen]] (1990–present)<!-- Please do not add any titles here, because Bob Bergen has voiced Porky Pig in too many to list here --><ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* [[Joe Alaskey]] (''Tiny Toon Adventures'', ''Crash! Bang! Boom! The Best of WB Sound FX''<ref name="WB SFX">{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/1435805-Various-Crash-Bang-Boom-The-Best-Of-WB-Sound-FX|title=Various – Crash! Bang! Boom! The Best Of WB Sound FX (2000, CD)|date=August 15, 2000|publisher=Discogs|access-date=28 October 2023|archive-date=28 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028211628/https://www.discogs.com/release/1435805-Various-Crash-Bang-Boom-The-Best-Of-WB-Sound-FX|url-status=live}}</ref>)<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* [[Keith Scott (voice actor)|Keith Scott]] (''The Christmas Looney Tunes Classic Collection'',<ref name="Christmas Classics">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoZBGwez5pw&t=994s|title=The Christmas Looney Tunes Classic Collection (Music Cassette): Performed by Keith Scott|publisher=YouTube|access-date=13 January 2024|archive-date=13 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240113170907/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoZBGwez5pw&t=994s|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tazos]] ''Looney Tunes'' commercial,<ref name="Tazos">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Tazos/|title=Tazos|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-09-16|archive-date=2020-09-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916073701/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/Tazos/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Kids' WB Fun Zone#Looney Tunes – What's Up Rock?|Looney Tunes: What's Up Rock?!]]'',<ref name="What Rock">{{cite web|title=New Looney Tunes show unveiled at Movie World|url=https://www.leisuremanagement.co.uk/detail.cfm?pagetype=detail&subject=news&codeID=85143|publisher=Leisure Management|access-date=16 September 2020|archive-date=27 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127170416/https://www.leisuremanagement.co.uk/detail.cfm?pagetype=detail&subject=news&codeID=85143|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Looney Tunes LIVE! Classroom Capers'',<ref name="Classroom Capers">{{cite web|title='CLASSROOM CAPERS'|url=http://alastairfleming.com/?portfolio=looney-tunes|publisher=Alastair Fleming Associates|access-date=7 December 2020|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527193038/http://alastairfleming.com/?portfolio=looney-tunes|url-status=live}}</ref> ''The Looney Tunes Radio Show'',<ref name="Radio Show 1">{{cite web |title=That Wascally Wabbit |url=http://www.ianheydon.com/that-wascally-wabbit/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120317112128/http://www.ianheydon.com/that-wascally-wabbit/ |archive-date=17 March 2012 |access-date=16 September 2020 |website=ianheydon.com}}</ref><ref name="Radio Show 2">{{cite web|title=The Day I Met Bugs Bunny|url=http://www.ianheydon.com/category/the-day-i-met-bugs-bunny/|publisher=Ian Heydon|access-date=9 October 2020|archive-date=27 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027111532/http://www.ianheydon.com/category/the-day-i-met-bugs-bunny/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Looney Rock'')<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" /><ref name="scottbio">{{cite web|title=Keith Scott: Down Under's Voice Over Marvel|url=https://www.awn.com/animationworld/keith-scott-down-unders-voice-over-marvel-0|website=Animation World Network|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=July 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702193941/https://www.awn.com/animationworld/keith-scott-down-unders-voice-over-marvel-0|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="scottbio2">{{cite web|title=Keith Scott|url=https://gracegibsonradio.com/keith-scott/|publisher=Grace Gibson Shop|access-date=September 16, 2020|archive-date=July 4, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200704212115/https://gracegibsonradio.com/keith-scott/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="scottbio3">[http://www.keithscott.com/bio.html "Keith Scott-"The One-Man Crowd""] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916224159/http://www.keithscott.com/bio.html |date=2020-09-16 }}. Retrieved September 16, 2020.</ref>
* [[Greg Burson]] (''Tiny Toon Adventures'', [[McDonald's]] commercials, ''Animaniacs'',<ref name="Animaniacs"/> ''[[Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage]]'',<ref name="Rabbit Rampage">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Bugs-Bunny-Rabbit-Rampage/|title=Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-12-06|archive-date=2019-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401090707/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Bugs-Bunny-Rabbit-Rampage/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Acme Animation Factory]]'',<ref name="Animation Factory">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Acme-Animation-Factory/|title=Acme Animation Factory|website=Behind The Voice Actors|access-date=2020-09-16|archive-date=2020-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022070812/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Acme-Animation-Factory/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Porky Pig's Haunted Holiday]]'', ''[[Quest for Camelot]]'' promotion<ref name="Quest Camelot">{{cite web|url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=bEb4HRkihcU|title=Quest for Camelot promotion with the Looney Tunes (1998)|publisher=YouTube|access-date=June 28, 2021|archive-date=November 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127214053/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEb4HRkihcU|url-status=live}}</ref>)<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* [[Eric Goldberg (animator)|Eric Goldberg]] (''[[Superior Duck]]'')<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* [[Billy West]] (''[[Histeria!]]'', [[Sprint Corporation|Sprint]] commercial, ''My Generation G...G...Gap'')<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* [[Gary Martin (actor)|Gary Martin]] (''[[Boomerang (British and Irish TV channel)|Looney Tunes Take-Over Weekend]]'' promotions)<ref name="Boomerang 2" />
* [[Eric Bauza]] (''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'',<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wsvn.com/entertainment/lebron-james-space-jam-castmates-dish-about-new-sequel-at-socal-party/|first=Lynn|last=Martinez|title=LeBron James, 'Space Jam' castmates dish about new sequel at SoCal party|work=WSVN 7News|date=July 2, 2021|access-date=July 3, 2021|archive-date=July 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210703012658/https://wsvn.com/entertainment/lebron-james-space-jam-castmates-dish-about-new-sequel-at-socal-party/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Bugs and Daffy's Thanksgiving Road Trip'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/1DQHfRbx5y5Ko3eNn4ijrL?si=a2nDccC5TGSjjSrMFeU6KQ|website=Spotify|title=Bugs & Daffy's Thanksgiving Road Trip|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=November 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123174734/https://open.spotify.com/show/1DQHfRbx5y5Ko3eNn4ijrL?si=a2nDccC5TGSjjSrMFeU6KQ|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Acme Fools'',<ref>{{Cite web |title=Acme Fools Continues… w/ the Looney Tunes 🐾 Scooby Doo Mashup #RUHROH @looneytunes |url=https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq3MaddJMdM/ |access-date=August 8, 2023 |website=Instagram |publisher=Bauzilla |archive-date=August 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230810234002/https://www.instagram.com/reel/Cq3MaddJMdM/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Looney Tunes'' pinball machine,<ref>{{cite web |title=I don't often voice video games... but when I do... PINBALL MACHINE!!! |url=https://twitter.com/bauzilla/status/1733318259964030999 |access-date=December 12, 2023 |website=Twitter |publisher=@Bauzilla |archive-date=December 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231212190635/https://twitter.com/bauzilla/status/1733318259964030999 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/looney-tunes-the-day-the-earth-blew-up-clip/|website=The Wrap|title=Watch a Clip from New 'Looney Tunes' Movie 'The Day the Earth Blew Up' (Exclusive Video)|first=Drew|last=Taylor|date=September 22, 2022|access-date=September 25, 2022|archive-date=September 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925232047/https://www.thewrap.com/looney-tunes-the-day-the-earth-blew-up-clip/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Looney Tunes: Wacky World of Sports'', ''ACME Fools LIVE!'',<ref name="ACME Fools">{{cite web|url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lH3eM-t0aTs=11s|title=ACME Fools LIVE: Exclusive Porky Pig Interview! - WB Kids|website=[[YouTube]] |date=4 April 2025 |access-date=April 12, 2025}}</ref> ''[[Coyote vs. Acme]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CnPIR_mOJOo/|website=Instagram|title=John Cena on Instagram|access-date=October 18, 2024}}</ref>)<ref name="Porky Pig at BTVA" />
* [[Roger Black (actor)|Roger Black]] (''[[Paradise PD]]'')

==Reception==
Porky was ranked number 47 on ''[[TV Guide]]''{{'}}s list of top 50 cartoon characters.<ref>[http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/index.html CNN.com – TV Guide's 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time – July 30, 2002] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091223092542/http://archives.cnn.com/2002/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/30/cartoon.characters.list/index.html |date=December 23, 2009 }}</ref> He was shown on one of that issue's two covers in a [[Fictional crossover|crossover]] scene with [[Duck Dodgers]] and ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/powerpuff-girls/photos/194523/9|title=Powerpuff Girls|website=TVGuide.com|access-date=August 2, 2017|archive-date=March 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303105721/http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/powerpuff-girls/photos/194523/9|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Notable films===
See also [[List of cartoons featuring Porky Pig]]
* ''[[I Haven't Got a Hat]]'' (1935) (debut)
* ''[[Plane Dippy]]'' (1936) (first cartoon in his series)
* ''[[Porky's Duck Hunt]]'' (1937) (first appearance with Daffy Duck)
* ''[[Porky in Wackyland]]'' (1938) (inducted in the [[National Film Registry]] for being culturally, historically and aesthetically significant)
* ''[[Porky Pig's Feat]]'' (1943) (one of the few short films in which Porky interacts with both Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny) 
* ''[[Kitty Kornered]]'' (1946) (first appearance with Sylvester)
* ''[[The Wearing of the Grin]]'' (1951) (final solo appearance)
* ''[[Corn on the Cop]]'' (1965) (final short theatrical appearance with original footage)
* ''[[Mucho Locos]]'' (1966) (with archive footage makes it his final short theatrical appearance)
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit]]'' (1988) (cameo)
* ''[[Space Jam]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]'' (2003) (cameo)
* ''[[Space Jam: A New Legacy]]'' (2021)
* ''[[The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie]]'' (2025)

==See also==
* [[The Golden Age of American animation]]
* [[Piggy (Merrie Melodies)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

===Bibliography===
{{refbegin}}
* Schneider, Steve (1990). ''That's All Folks!: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation''. Henry Holt & Co.
* Solomon, Charles (1994). ''The History of Animation: Enchanted Drawings''. Random House Value Publishing.
{{refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://chuckjones.com/characters/porky-pig/ All about Porky Pig] on [[Chuck Jones]] Official Website.
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