Evolution of PORKY PIG - 84 Years Explained | CARTOON EVOLUTION

CARTOON EVOLUTION #3 - PORKY PIG
I take a look at the history and evolution of Porky Pig, commonly considered The Looney Tunes first break-through star - voiced by Mel Blanc in both the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. Porky Pig is the second-most featured Warner Bros. character appearing in over 160 classic shorts.
I discuss at how Porky spawned from the failure of Bosko and Buddy and how he evolved alongside Warner Bros. other characters, including Beans the Cat, Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Charlie Dog, Speedy Gonzales and more, and how he co-existed alongside Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse.
I discuss how each animator had their own different evolution of him - Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Robert Clampett Frank Tashlin, Jack King, Cal Howard, Cal Dalton, Robert McKimson, Ben Hardaway and Ub Iwerks.
This is my look at Porky Pig through the years (plus bonus FIND THE CHUNGUS!)
Shorts, films and series featured and discussed -
Warner Bros. Gag Reel
Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Willie
Gertie the Dinosaur
Krazy Kat: The Apache Kid
The Jazz Singer (Al Jolson)
Mickey Mouse: The Jazz Fool
Silly Symphony: The Skeleton Dance
Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid
Alice Comedies: Alice’s Wonderland
Bosko: Sinkin’ in the Bathtub
Bosko: Bosko the Doughboy
Bosko: The Booze Hangs High
Bosko: Ride Him, Bosko!
Bosko: Bosko in Person
Silly Symphony: The Goddess of Spring
Bosko: Bosko’s Parlor Pranks
Buddy’s Day Out
Buddy’s Beer Garden
Buddy’s Circus
Buddy the Gee Man
Our Gang / The Little Rascals: Bored of Education, Lucky Corner, Our Gang Follies of 1936, Little Sinner
I Haven’t Got a Hat
Maverick: Gun-Shy
Beans the Cat: A Cartoonist’s Nightmare
Gold Diggers of 49
Beans the Cat: Hollywood Capers
Beans the Cat: Westward Whoa!
Looney Tunes: The Country Mouse
Beans the Cat: Alpine Antics
Beans the Cat: Boom Boom
The Blow Out
Plane Dippy
The Rain Maker
In the North Woods
Milk and Money
Porky’s Moving Day
Porky’s Poppa
Picador Porky
Wholly Smoke
Porky the Wrestler
Porky’s Hero Agency
Porky’s Double Trouble
Porky’s Romance
Little Beau Porky
Rover’s Rival
Porky’s Five and Ten
Porky and Teabiscuit
The Village Smithy
Porky the Fireman
Shanghaied Shipmates
Porky’s Phoney Express
Porky’s Hare Hunt
Porky the Giant Killer
Porky and Gabby (Gabby the Goat)
Porky’s Super Service
Porky’s Badtime Story
Porky in Wackyland
Porky’s Duck Hunt
Porky’s Party
Porky the Gob
What Price Porky
Porky’s Movie Mystery
Porky and Daffy
The Daffy Doc
Get Rich Quick Porky
Porky’s Snooze Reel
It’s an Ill Wind
Porky’s Picnic
Porky’s Last Stand
Old Glory
Jeepers Creepers
Porky’s Baseball Broadcast
Porky Pig’s Feat
A Coy Decoy
Yankee Doodle Daffy
To Duck or Not to Duck
The Wise Quacking Duck
Prehistoric Porky
You Ought to Be in Pictures
Porky’s Midnight Matinee
Porky’s Pastry PiratesDaffy Duck: The Henpecked Duck
Daffy the Commando (WWII Propaganda short)
Brother Brat
Trap Happy Porky
Tick Tock Tuckered
Baby Bottleneck
Boobs in the Woods
The Ducksters
Daffy Duck Slept Here
Riff Raffy Daffy
Scaredy Cat
Often an Orphan
Claws for Alarm
Jumping’ Jupiter
Awful Orphan
Rabbit Fire (Elmer Fudd Hunting Trilogy)
Wabbit Twouble
Deduce, You Say!
The Scarlet Pumpernickel
Rocket Squad
Drip-Along Daffy
Robin Hood Daffy
Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2th Century
Fool Coverage
The Wearing of the Grin
Daffy’s Inn Trouble
Dumb Patrol
Chili Con Corny
Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner: Zip Zip Hoory!
It’s Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House
Corn on the Cop
Mucho Locos
Quick Brown Fox and Rapid Rabbit: Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!
Walt Disney’s Disneyland
The Ruff and Ready Show (Hanna-Barbera)
Tom and Jerry: Quiet Please
The Bugs Bunny Show
Porky Pig Show / Porky Pig and Friends
The Bugs Bunny Road Runner Movie (The Chase Movie)
Daffy Duck’s Fantastic Island
Bugs Bunny: A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur’s Court
Porky Pig: Porky’s Hare Hunt
Bugs Bunny’s Looney Christmas Tales
The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special
Daffy Duck’s Thanks-For-Giving Special
Duck Dodgers and the return of the 24 1/2th Century
Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters
Bugs Vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Animaniacs
Tiny Toon Adventures
Bugs Bunny’s Overtures to Disaster: Porky and Daffy in The William Tell Overture
Carrotblanca
Superior Duck
Space Jam
Looney Tunes Back in Action
Porky Pig: My Generation G…G… Gap
Baby Looney Tunes
Loonatics Unleashed
Duck Dodgers: The Series
Bah, Humduck: A Looney Christmas
Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run
The Looney Tunes Show
New Looney Tunes / Wabbit
Looney Tunes Cartoons 2019
Daffy Duck: The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
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[@mechasaurus]

"Porky Pig had a full-fledged career as a star going, and he really only started doing his best work... as a sidekick, and there is no shame in that." -Robin, Cartoon Network Sidekicks

[@LowellLucasJr.]

Chicken: But I don't belong here...I'm a co-star! My name is in the title for crying out loud! Record interrupts sound effect: Boo Boo rolls up his eyes.

[@swankelly]

The world needs side kicks.

[@vincentfranklin17]

Porky has had some great cartoons where he's the star, but he's had an equally great career as a sidekick.

[@GaryOfPallet]

Bird boy's got a point

[@ythewoodpeckerfan5286]

Bop

[@drawwing]

I worked on Wabbit and i was the guy that pitched the idea to put porky and Bugs together. The first short that we made that i co-wrote with show runner Matt Craig was Pork in the Road. The short opened up the door for use to make more Porky and Bugs shorts that year. I believe made 5 Bugs and Porky shorts. By the end of the first season of Wabbit it was decided to try to make a classic Porky and Daffy style cartoon the result was Porky's Ducklivery Service. Boarded by Mike Ruocco and myself. That short ended up being one of our best to date leading us to create the New Looney Tunes series of shorts that featured Porky and Daffy team ups . Since these shorts never really aired in the order that we created them, that history is a little hard to know. Thought you might be interested.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thats awesome to hear!! Thanks for the information -- excellent work with the series, thanks for your part in bringing the Tunes back to their former glory!

[@PowerAnimationsPACStayAnimated]

Did you leave WB?

[@Arremangalarrempujalano]

Really?

[@colossus112785]

That's awesome I mean u rarely see Bugs and Porky together

[@bluespaceman7937]

Thanks for your insight!

[@LowellLucasJr.]

To me Porkys always come off as the underdog, the honest one, and most understandable of the Looney Tunes. Rarely selfish( except his earlier appearances) he came off as a standard Looney Toon for his comedic antics and reactions to said situations.

[@AdamYJ]

I always thought Porky was always kind of the everyman of the Looney Tunes.

[@neilforbes416]

@unkn0wn4041 Oh dear! Who's the "ham" now? LOL

[@vincentfranklin17]

I think Porky is at his best in the shorts that Chuck Jones paired him with Daffy Duck. He's the grounded one, casually pointing out Daffy"s ridiculous actions and behavior.. The best examples are Robin Hood Daffy, and Duck Dogers In The 24th 1/2 Century.

[@neilforbes416]

@@vincentfranklin17 Those are the ones made in the 1950s, as I've pointed out. They are THE DEFINITIVE Warner Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes(Toons) cartoons.

[@neilforbes416]

@Lowell Lucas Jr.: Shouldn't that be "under-pig"? LOL

[@treflosho]

I think it's fascinating how Warner Brothers had to "pass the torch" regularly. From Porky to Daffy to Bugs. Hell, I think even Tweety is more popular than Porky.

[@stephenholloway6893]

Even before Porky with Bosko to Buddy then from Buddy to Beans then Beans to Porky. Granted Warner lost the rights to Bosko at the time but still, you might consider it a tradition at Warner until Bugs came in.

[@Nehu_22]

@@electricsoul8624 and Facebook aunt memes

[@imsocringeandidocringestuf7301]

I thought bugs was the most popular

[@epicxx7699]

@@imsocringeandidocringestuf7301 he is

[@imsocringeandidocringestuf7301]

@@epicxx7699 oh That makes sense

[@raphaelmarquez9650]

Audiences not caring about the inconsistencies of Porky's design is a rare sight considering the various outcries audiences today have whenever a character has a redesign.

[@facehairteeth]

I think it's refreshing to let the characters vary depending on artist or situation. The alternative to that is Disney who is so rigid in their design, they always require Mickey Mouse's ears to have the classic silhouette (on modern stuff) even when he turns his head in weird angles, which makes the ears not always align with reality.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

In the 1930s: At WB, cartoonists made spins on Porky and various other Looney Tunes characters. Whereas at Disney, cartoonists followed the conventions and still do.

[@boscojokey3829]

Most redesigns today come well after the characters look had been established while the changing Porky was happening while he was still new

[@kingboobs20]

Too many people these days have this obsession with characters always being on model. In the early days of animation however characters were always changing depending on the animators, writers and directors, this was especially the case for Warner Bros.

[@JosephRomano]

I like Porky’s design in the Looney Tunes Show because it made him more appealing and modern, but sadly it ended 🐖 (2021: thank you for 700+ likes. Always keep the Looney Tunes Show Porky alive)

[@koni00004]

That show was 🔥.

[@mr.square7286]

Joseph Romano i didn’t realize it was changed and now I am really sad 😢

[@vincentfranklin17]

Porky was very likable in that series. Daffy treated him terribly, I thought. Bugs treated him.... OK. Could have been better, though.

[@GaryOfPallet]

Judge: Are you not wearing pants

[@tylerdenaro639]

I love that show too

[@Bastion90]

I've always loved Porky as Daffy's right-hand man, however, my favourite Porky short, is actually one in which he stars, and that's Scaredy Cat. I liked the pariing of Porky with Sylvester.

[@Anonarchist]

YOU WERE RIGHT- SYLVESTER

[@neilforbes416]

The cartoon "Claws For Alarm" has Porky and Sylvester staying overnight at an abandoned hotel. Sylvester, acting as a scared pet cat, had the better of the action in that cartoon, Porky "slept through" much of the action.

[@vincentfranklin17]

Jumpin" Jupiter is great too! S-s-sylvester... Get off of me... Or I shall KILL you! Lol!

[@neilforbes416]

Well yeah! Porky snored while Sylvester freaked out! Poor widdle puddy tat! LOL

[@neilforbes416]

@@vincentfranklin17 It is said that in later years Sylvester became an angry cat! Explanation: A drink of lemon juice made Sylvester a..... wait for it..... sour puss! LOL

[@GUS7767]

0:28 IS THAT FRICKING CATDOG?

[@zerox8413]

No DOUBT.... So Nickelodeon stolen Warner Bros ideas 🤔

[@swankelly]

Lol apparently

[@blackstar044]

That's right CatDog, Porky Pig is ur dad! 🙄

[@barneythedinosaur4283]

Ohhhhhhhh EXPOOOOSED

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@@zerox8413 yeah but the creator named peter hannen stole it lol

[@eman2863]

R.I.P. Beans You’ll never get your spotlight

[@quiet0ne]

Honestly, itb be cool of they brought beans back in some way in the new show

[@dylanlavina2233]

Beans will never be forgotten, please bring him back Warner Bros.

[@cameronjacobs7414]

@@quiet0ne I was thinking the same thing and also bring the other animal sidekicks characters from "I Haven't Got a Hat"

[@rjonboy7608]

Poor Beans. It's like I never knew him. Well, I didn't. Maybe I'll see him in kitty heaven. (Hey! People believe dumber things 😝)

[@varietychan]

R.I.P Buddy and Bosko

[@mechajay3358]

Back with a Vengeance. I love all of Porky's designs save for the the _New Looney Tunes_ ones. Honestly I felt him going back to his overweight look didn't mesh well as it did in his shorts back in the day. #ThatsAllFolks

[@sideshowkrustyreviews5666]

Alpha Jay 3.0 totally agree

[@AkaiAzul]

Agreed. Him being obese is not funny. Him being portly is funny.

[@GaryOfPallet]

0:53 I like this art style It's funny.

[@dwaynewood2424]

Porky Pig in Wackyland: CatDog before Nickelodeon's CatDog.

[@TheChamp820]

I LUV TAT

[@davincent98]

0:29

[@ythewoodpeckerfan5286]

Before Nick in general

[@No_more_gelatin404]

@@TheChamp820 loved IT (emphasis on IT)

[@celinacontreras8888]

Start of vid: "porky is a cute innocent pig" Also start of the vid: *shows clip of him saying a bad word*

[@MrPhantaze]

Well this time he didnt jinx it like in the original

[@GideonMadu]

I know the process wasn't easy, but you never gave up! Im proud of you, Dave! I really am😁😁

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you -- I appreciate that!

[@GideonMadu]

@@DaveLeeDownUnder anytime mate

[@avadheshfamily5936]

So true

[@GideonMadu]

@Brianna Andreacci tbh, idk

[@ythewoodpeckerfan5286]

🐖 🐷

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

🐷🐷The Original Cartoon Pig star. Eat your heart out Peppa.

[@homesliceheroes6306]

No one cares about peppa pig

[@ariannagorbet6674]

Homeslice Heroes Rude

[@homesliceheroes6306]

@@ariannagorbet6674 Like I give a damn.

[@RikoJAmado]

Peppa Pig: "Oh bollocks."

[@drawwing]

Another piece of information. That image you are using of Porky from Wabbit in your time line was actually a mistake by consumer products. When i created the pitch for our first porky pig wabbit short i submitted a few drawings of porky based on "I haven't got a hat" while storyboarding i used my design. Meanwhile our character designer was exploring design options. When WB Consumer products was creating the style guide for Wabbit, they accidentally grabbed the concept art that was created for Porky rather than the final design that you see featured in the Wabbit/ New Looney Tunes series.

[@PowerAnimationsPACStayAnimated]

Have you left WB Animation?

[@drawwing]

@@PowerAnimationsPACStayAnimated I still do some freelance for them but I am currently on another series at a different studio.

[@PowerAnimationsPACStayAnimated]

@@drawwing what is this studio and what is this new series? SpongeBob? Infinity Train? Teen Titans Go?

[@JonisNotHereAnymore]

@@PowerAnimationsPACStayAnimated Wouldn't TTG be WB as well, though?

[@kennyg2860]

I love looney tunes marvin the Martian was always my favorite one though he never got much use or love

[@KingTai64]

But he is very recognizable and was pretty popular in the 90s I promise you only poor ass people without a TV would not know the name Marvin the Martian.

[@celinacontreras8888]

@@KingTai64 I like Marvin too. But then again some of my family is from mexico (was not born there but I am Mexican) and over there for some reason Tweety and bugs bunny were the ones popular.

[@prettyinpink903]

I loved the Duck Dodgers series as a kid. The theme song will still randomly pop into my head. And that’s gotta b my favorite Porky

[@EChacon]

Really enjoy Porky Pigs Evolution from his first appearance up until now, on top of that being the FIRST Looney Tunes superstar before Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny ever appeared.

[@stephenholloway6893]

4th technically. Bosko Buddy and Beans were Looney Tunes stars before Porky. But he is the longest running WB character and the first superstar of the Looney Tunes.

[@vote4somer]

Was not prepared for the casual black face in the beginning WHEW

[@YuviToons]

14:37 AHA!! Found the Chungus!

[@shiny8454]

He's a big chunky boi

[@warlock1186]

This man chungused us again. Some one stop this man.

[@shiny8454]

Change chunga

[@aross-hb6jl]

Shut up

[@shiny8454]

@@aross-hb6jl chungus just rekt you chunga

[@ritaandrunt5767]

This is why I like porky such a fascinating character and one of my favorites of the looney tunes series besides bugs daffy pepe and Penelope thanks makeing this evaluation of porky's career

[@stephenholloway6893]

You Ought to be in Pictures was also Friz's way of thanking Leon for hiring him back from MGM. Leon even played himself in the short.

[@Wolfette-gl8vl]

It's interesting that he always had his classic stutter. Usually with these Looney Tunes characters, their special traits are added on but his was added at the start. Nice!

[@Hellismary]

Basically Looney Tunes have transcended all other golden age characters by a large margin , Porky especially is so iconic and unique

[@harmonylewis2749]

Man I miss Duck Dodgers. I watched that religiously.

[@varietychan]

You do know Duck Dodgers was in the original Looney Tunes shorts

[@FoxMan_FF]

Porky in the New Looney Tunes is my favorite current iteration. It's a great classic throwback design, and the jokes and gags they put him in are incredibly funny, honestly. A lot of the time he ends up giving Bugs a hard time, both intentionally and unintentionally. Also in one episode he's straight-up a TSA agent, which in itself is an amusing setup for gags.

[@spoopylad529]

Finally we have been patient and now we are rewarded Superior Duck faster than a speeding snail

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Patience always pays off!

[@Hektols]

It was surprising to see how Porky switched ages in his first appearances. Considering the similarities between Mickey and Porky with both of them being the earlier stars of their studios, innocent and curious personality and giving space to the new characters it's a pity that he didn't become the face of Warner Brothers as happened with Mickey in Disney.

[@Sly88Frye]

For some reason, my favorite Porky short is when he has hot tamales and he accidentally walks into a bull fighting ring and then wins against the bull by feeding him the hot tamales.

[@randomperoson1233]

Blackfaces gave me nightmares as a kid

[@lordhebuddy9342]

Watch the short 40s film "Pikadon" and you would be even more scared.

[@mightyfilm]

I agree with what Robin said in the old Cartoon Network "Sidekicks" promo. Porky had a full fledged career but he did his best work as a sidekick, and there's nothing wrong with that. Or something to that effect.

[@supergeno128ds]

Hey! I remember Buddy! He made a pretty big cameo in an episode of Animaniacs! In episode 75 they were celebrating their 75th "anniversary" (their backstory is that they were drawn in the 30's by an insane artist and locked away in the WB water tower along with their cartoons for being insane) and apparently Yakko, Wakko, and Dot enjoyed tormenting him and threw them into his cartoons to make them "less boring." He becomes the episodes "antagonist" and goes out in a typical Animaniacs fashion.

[@supergeno128ds]

@Old Time Films I thought it was episode 75, but I just looked it up and it was episode 65. Not sure I can link the episode here on youtube, but you can check the Wikipedia page for the episode list. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Animaniacs_episodes

[@kirbysuperstar5494]

While not as loud and zany as bugs or daffy, porky is definitely as loveable as them

[@stebaer]

I think that Porky's Papa had a farm is the cutest cartoon that there ever was and it's neither mentioned nor seen here.

[@G12G4]

Didn't realize Bosco and Honey and Buddy were real characters. I just thought they were creations of Tiny Tunes and Animaniacs, respectively. Neat to learn.

[@Sara3346]

I'm guessing you mean original rather than real? Last time I checked none of these characters were based off of real people even.

[@G12G4]

@@Sara3346 No. I said "real characters" as opposed to "real" or "real people". To say "original" would imply they were creations of Tiny Toons or Animaniacs made specifically for their shows. The use of the word "characters" is key here as it shows that I am referring to a part in a play, tv show, or film. That is why I used "real" to indicate they were pre-existing, not "original" which is what I thought they were when Tiny Toons and Animaniacs used them. I think you misread.

[@lordhebuddy9342]

GET IT

[@bluespaceman7937]

Yeah, that's a nice piece of cartoon history trivia.

[@dumbass7254]

They were based off mickey and Minnie mouse

[@stantheman9790]

0:29 now we know where they got the idea of CatDog from lmao

[@Davey647Returns]

Thank you for getting so in depth into the origins. Most people would have started right with the first Porky short, but you took it several steps further and show that was the result of several cartoons before him. Looking forward to the next video soon. Obviously we've got the Looney Tunes hype going, but I hope we can see the evolution of Tom and Jerry soon to shake things up-just so we don't get locked into a never ending Looney Tunes trip given how many Looney Tunes characters there actually are.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thanks for watching! Plenty more characters to come, I'll begin delving into other studios soon.

[@walterfechter8080]

"Beh'dee, beh'dee, beh'dee -- happy birthday you thing from another world."

[@jesusgomez938]

Finally looney tunes 2019 is going back to its roots..... hopefully

[@neilforbes416]

@Jesus Gomez: Sorry, your hope is forlorn. The Leon Schlessinger era was, in its way, as bad as the new stuff is today. The 1950s was the classic era for Warner's Merrie Melodies and Looney Toons(Tunes) cartoon shorts.

[@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN]

@@neilforbes416 you're wrong...

[@neilforbes416]

@@PickleRicksFATASSCOUSIN Schlessinger's stuff was as soppy and(in its way) as sickly-sweet as Disney's garbage. Once Schlessinger was out of the way, the crew of Chuck Jones, Tex Avery and co., could get on and make some truly memorable and hilariously funny cartoon shorts that still, even today can make you laugh til your sides ache. As for today, the magic has gone. Modern computer-based technology has NOT added to the art of animation, if anything, it has taken far too much away from the art.

[@therealvolcano]

@@neilforbes416 Tex is part of the Schlesinger era, he was at Termite Terrace from 1935-1941. Schlesinger sold the studio in 1944

[@neilforbes416]

@@therealvolcano Well, then Schlessiger's influence must've been on the decline because from the 1940s onward, Warner's cartoons were getting better.

[@calebkuti7897]

Porky Pig looks really good no matter which design he has. Also thanks for this video

[@jaredgarcia8638]

And Buddy would go on to get his ass kicked by Yakko, Wakko, and Dot

[@jaredgarcia8638]

@Old Time Films kzbin.info/www/bejne/i6TWlKeDq7WDl6M

[@lordhebuddy9342]

Sorry I got my ass kicked by COPPA.

[@jaredgarcia8638]

@@lordhebuddy9342 you did try to murder the Warners, so I'd say it was more than deserving. But the past is the past

[@lordhebuddy9342]

@@jaredgarcia8638 Dude, it's me, Old Time Films. My account got deleted.

[@jaredgarcia8638]

@@lordhebuddy9342 first sorry. Second why did that happen

[@RikoJAmado]

"...you thought I was gonna say Son of a b*tch." lmao!

[@Louis_daboi]

0:03 he Curses at the end but only if it was the whole clip 😵‍💫😵‍💫

[@SlapstickGenius23]

10:33 Porky as an adult!

[@IsitheScribe]

You d-d-did it again D-D-Dave Lee! Brilliantly researched and depicted! BTW at 0:28, its CatDog before CatDog was a show on Nickelodeon!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you!!

[@elleroy9775]

My favourite Porkys: The Bob McKimson era, the Chuck Jones era, and his appearance in movies (Roger Rabbit, Space Jam, LT,BIA) where the creators rescue the best of the 40's-50's. I hope the new 2019 shorts wil rescue this classic and dynamic style too.

[@ProfCoolio]

My favorite character. Thank you. Proud to say I knew all of this. You did a fantastic job. To answer your question: “Porky in Wackyland.” To me, it is the epitome of cartoons.

[@laurenalana19]

“It’s evolving just backwards”

[@stonetoadsteveaustin6132]

You should do the evolution of Tom and Jerry

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

In due time

[@stonetoadsteveaustin6132]

Dave Lee Down Under omg I never expected to get a reply that’s awesome that you have this in mind I have enjoyed your cartoon and Disney evolution series you are great keep it up.

[@richardkelsey2]

I love Porky Pig!! He is my favorite from the Looney Tunes.

[@alicehodges9964]

I like bugs bunny

[@ariannagorbet6674]

Alice Hodges Agreed

[@ythewoodpeckerfan5286]

Beep

[@Willchannel90]

Porky pig: I'am, I'am the, the, the, a the, the very a, a, a likable! ;) RIP Mel Blanc.

[@michaelsshow2521]

Awww,evolution 1,3,and 4 of porky look cute.

[@Jerry-ht7dc]

Buddy will not be impressed until we have a sacrifice!

[@lordhebuddy9342]

ALL HAIL BUDDY

[@NathanSpies]

I wonder was porkies design the inspiration for the Piggly Wiggly mascot?

[@jbsMUWcreations2089]

That's what I was thinking

[@sonicfanboy3375]

But Piggy Wiggly was found in 1916

[@harasen_haras5]

I'm facinated by evolutions, a fan of cartoons and planning to become an animator myself. A good reason for me to watch Cartoon Evolution.

[@alexissoto4324]

Mickey Mouse: I cant't belive that i leted Porky down!

[@jonathanrich1616]

"Porky in Wackyland" by Bob Clampett and "Porky's Pigs Feat" by Frank Tashlin get my vote for best Porky Pig cartoons.

[@SoulSlugArts]

Any guy who was a studio 1940s of something:" I need a staff" Someone: "some guys just left disney" Guy:"perfect"

[@No-hd4cg]

Exactly

[@talkaboutcinema3304]

For me, the best Porky cartoons are the ones with Daffy in the 1950s (The Ducksters, in my opinion, is one of the more underrated ones). As far as Porky solos, the ones directed by Tex Avery are pretty good, though my favorite is probably Dough for the Do-Do (the color remake of Porky in Wackyland).

[@djmrnelson]

Beans's final cartoon appearance was in "Plane Dippy" (1936), You probably missed his cameo. Great work, BTW!!!! :)

[@melodymartin6614]

Besides the Looney Tunes Show, my favorite appearance of Porky Pig is the Duck Dodgers Series.

[@25_began]

Great... *Now I have an urge to watch Porky*

[@leafyishereisdumbnameakath4259]

so glad they kept porky around

[@harrishromero6447]

What If they not kept porky

[@multiverseman4017]

Do a history of Will. E coyote and the Roadrunner. Those were my two favorite Looney Tunes characters. Please?

[@icecreamhero2375]

They didn't have many design changes. Chuck Jones made them himself.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@Fernando Yanmar The Coyote loosing and getting beat up is funny. Personality I like Tom and Jerry better because Jerry fights back.

[@Sevenfeet0]

@@icecreamhero2375 Chuck Jones did most but not all Roadrunner cartoons. One in the early 60s (whose title escapes me) was unsigned for a director since Jones had left midway in production for a job at MGM making Tom and Jerry cartoons. And after the Warner Bros. cartoon studio closed in 1964, what Roadrunner cartoons came out after that were directed by Rudy Larriva at Depatie-Freleng on contract for Warner Bros. So I think Dave could certainly make a video about this series.

[@icecreamhero2375]

@@Sevenfeet0 True but the design didn't change much.

[@Sevenfeet0]

@@icecreamhero2375 Perhaps but the structure of the cartoons did as budgets were tightened. There is a three year gap between the first Roadrunner cartoon in the 1940s and the second and the first is absolutely gorgeous. After that, budgets were cut for the dramatic backgrounds and vistas that were shot until we get to the Rudy Larriva days which were a shadow of the original cartoons. Also, there was a change in music style with the retirement of Carl Stalling. And finally, there is some trivia for Wile E. Coyote's tangles with Bugs Bunny or seen in Ralph Phillips interstitials on the Bugs Bunny / Road Runner show.

[@caseysmith544]

I liked the one design that stayed consistent from late 1930's to 2000's and the one from Looney Tunes show. The New Looney Tunes was like the original character but not as good as he kept the coat and did not go with the original Red, Blue or Green suspenders or shorts you saw in most of the much later colorized versions of the early Black & White cartoons with Porky. Now other then that Porky is fine, I do not like the earliest forms of Porky as he was in several fairly different styles but once he got a specific shape of the early round Porky I could live with it.

[@floppy5537]

14:38 and so the meme begun....

[@DragonAlchemist0]

The best design honestly with porky is him tubby enough for a pig but smaller than what would realistically would be a pigs weight.

[@tggc1983]

My personal favorite Porky short was Breakdowns of 1939.

[@silverpslm]

I'm surprised there wasn't an episode of Looney Tunes where Porky joined a group of some short where he was a popular member. Over time Daffy would join and steal his thunder, making him jealous. However Porky gets recognition for saving the supposed team by bringing people in and becomes happy for it. All the characters join the club and have a good time for it. It symbolizes his history in a way.

[@raiknightshade3442]

Ngl I've always loved the 2000's Porky, especially anytime he's paired with Daffy. The two of them pair together as well as Daffy and Bugs do imp, just in different ways

[@Edward_YT_WEC]

Plot twist: The reason why Porky changes age drastically in his first years is because he's a time-traveller

[@whatsrandom6487]

0:28 I never knew the cat-dog show was running for that long

[@Raaawb]

Dave, these are always very well researched and written and very satisfying to watch. I wanted to point out one project you might not be aware of, or haven't decided to include, 1972's "Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies" which was an episode of the anthology Saturday morning series "The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie." This is perhaps forgotten/buried due to the strange character mashup and different rights holders. Most notably it's another animation studio handling the WB characters (however it sounds as though many of the animators there had handled the characters before). The Groovie Goolies were popular on SatAM, originally featured with Sabrina the Teenage Witch (and in some cartoons with the original Archie characters) until given their own show. With Sabrina these characters were usually given actual stories; in their own show they were given more "blackout humor" sketches similar to the prime time TV show "Laugh-In." So this odd hour-long (with commercials) film moved these characters from the "Archie" universe (although ownership of them does not seem to be packaged with those characters) and even to another network. The original broadcast also mis-handled the Mel Blanc voices for Daffy, Porky and Tweety (which would usually be given an electronic assist) -- though someone has posted a version of the show here on KZbin with the voices corrected. It's surprising that any recording of it still exists given the pre-VCR airing and likely limited repeat airings or home video issues. The show has some jarring moments, especially a laugh track and background music never associated with the WB characters. It takes a little getting used to, seeing them in this "world" but mostly, it works. Strange pairings/groupings of WB characters themselves (i.e., Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote and Porky Pig form a "posse") and Petunia Pig is a character here, used as a love interest for Daffy Duck's "movie" character King Arthur? (Her voice is also very off, somehow.) Amazing live action sequence with stop motion animation as the Goolie characters hop into "Mad Mirror Land" for a few minutes. The whole thing is bizarre and perhaps a product of someone's fever dream -- and it may take a second viewing after recovering from "What did I just watch?" to actually appreciate it for what it is; something of a brave experiment that may have failed but that someone HAD to try. Interesting there is no appearance of Bugs or Road Runner here (likely due to CBS perhaps still airing a regular show "starring" them). It's one of those "gotta see to believe" things and could even be worth its own episode's discussion!

[@SuperWolsey]

Re: Laugh-In- by the time that special aired, the NBC show was suffering from the creative tug of war and personal bias of hosts Dan Rowan & Dick Martin, and Producer and staff writer Paul W. Keyes who specifically wanted less comical jabs at his close friend in then President Richard Nixon and more focus on comedy which along w/ousting long time series EP George Schlatter played a major part along with ratings decline in NBC pushing the proverbial trap door lever on the program by 1973

[@Hawkster52]

I'm always amazed by how little WB has capitalized on it's Looney Tune's goldmine. They just stopped making anything new other then semi-bad "Wrap arounds" and basically left them to rot. Even when Disney wasn't making new shorts or series they were making sure their characters were key branding focusing for the company. WB just didn't do anything but milk what was already made outside of brief spurts.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

One of WB’a major problems in the last decade or so has been brand management. They don’t know what to do with anything they have, which is so sad, because they have a literal GOLDMINE! Just look at what they did with the DC properties and the DCEU. They’re clueless.

[@liamdogzrulz3253]

Buddy appeared in the animaniacs 65th anniversary

[@f1zz1d1zz1]

Wait... You're telling me... The "Looney Tunes" title is a Parody of Silly Symphony..? .... ... OMG.. that's obvious and Funny the same Time because Looney Tunes still goes on but Silly Symphony stopped.

[@SlapstickGenius23]

5:49 Porky as a kid!

[@imjessietr29]

That Robin Hood one always makes me laugh

[@melodymartin6614]

My favorite design is the Duck Dodgers Porky design and my favorite short is the episode Duck Deception and I love the movie Daffy Duck’s Quackbusters! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Sevenfeet0]

I've been a huge Looney Tunes fan for decades but I hadn't noticed that Porky and Bugs almost never met in the classic era.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

I'm the same - very easily overlooked.

[@romanramirez7847]

Same thing with Elmer and Porky.

[@TugsP]

Wow! I can see why you were so excited! This was far more fascinating than I thought it would be! Thank you for the hard work!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you! I appreciate it - thanks for watching!

[@icecreamhero2375]

Wow cartoons we're sure made differently back then.

[@theflyingninja1]

Guess we won't be seeing a Bosko revival any time soon.

[@lordhebuddy9342]

Maybe, maybe a Buddy rivival?

[@mrmjb1960]

To get his voice right his Voice Mel Blanc wanted to waddle with actual pigs in their mud! He returned to Warner's smelling awful! He was told to get a bath at home and return! Mel also said he got a stutter for Porky accidently.

[@brennicolas3093]

I’ll be honest, never cared for porky before, but this video gave me a newfound respect for him.

[@bigfatdaisha8466]

He started out "fat" got skinny, but got "fat" again. *Porky really let himself go*

[@No-hd4cg]

And then got skinny again

[@melissacooper4482]

I always loved Daffy and Porky paired together. My favorite ones with both of them are Duck Dodgers in the 24th and a Half Century and Drip-a-Long Daffy. And I loved the ones where he's paired with Charley the dog.

[@robertschlesinger1342]

Excellent video. Very interesting and worthwhile overview of Porky Pig animation. Leon Schlesinger had serious budget constraints during the 1930s due to the Great Depression. My father would tell me that it wasn't easy keeping the studio afloat during the Depression. [Leon was my grandfather's first cousin.] After funding the completion of The Jazz Singer, Leon later produced six early John Wayne Westerns during the early 1930s, but didn't like that as much as the animation with its humor and the wacky and fun goings-on at his animation studio. "You Ought to be in Pictures" is a must see for anyone with even a marginal interest in animation or live action. Michael Maltese played a studio cop in that film. Descendants of those early studio years have kept in touch and I've met many at various events such as some at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Academy Awards). Sadly, most all of the old timers have now passed away.

[@adderz8619]

I absolutely adored The Looney Tunes Show from 2011, I would watch that all the time and my god it was funny as heck!

[@lazlow8788]

As a kid, my favorite Porky short was 1937's Porky's Railroad both in black and white and technic color. I guess you couldn't get any footages of it for the Video, but that's alright.

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

I have it, but there's hundreds of shorts and unfortunately I can't use clips from every single one

[@lazlow8788]

@@DaveLeeDownUnder That's ok.

[@amparolopez6236]

You should move on to Fleshier Studios after you finish the Looney Tunes

[@alen284]

Amparo Lopez yes!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Definitely will be.

[@neilforbes416]

@@DaveLeeDownUnder If we're talking about Fleisher Studios, don't bother! Fleisher, Prescott/Scheimer and Rankin/Bass aren't worth the effort.

[@tskmaster3837]

@@neilforbes416 Are you saying give Betty Boop the boot? Decry the pop eyed Popeye? That the studio's anything but Super, Man? It may have been a short period of activity but they got stuff done in that time. I particularly love the color Popeye two reelers and pre code Betty Boop.

[@neilforbes416]

@@tskmaster3837 In Animation there were really only two companies that really mattered, Warners and Hanna/Barbera, with Walter Lanz coming in at a distant third place. The others are insignificant also-rans. Prescott/Scheimer and Rankin/Bass put out over-cutesy "goody-two-shoes" stuff that came across as over-moralising. Prescott/Scheimer were the the ones that produced the Bill Cosby & Cosby Kids cartoons that were the exact example of what I just described. The stories told by Cosby on his many LPs for Warners then MCA were nothing at all like what was depicted in the cartoons. If Cosby had gone to Warners, the cartoons produced there would've far more accurately portrayed the stories of Fat Albert, Old Weird Harold & co., stories of playing Buck-Buck, coming home late across the 9th Street Bridge, scaring other kids with a statue of the Frankenstein Monster, etc., How much funnier they would've been in the hands of Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Ted Clampett, DePatie/Freleng & others instead of that cringe-making shit spewed out by Prescott/Scheimer.

[@primezilla37]

I like the golden age design

[@harrishromero6447]

But not the super old design

[@primezilla37]

@@harrishromero6447 no, nor the new looney tunes version

[@carter_lovejoy]

I live in Rochester, NY and we have the Eastman Museum (which is also home to the original Wizard of Oz print by Kodak) and there was recently a Warner Bros. Cartoon exhibit (mainly on The Looney Tunes) and there were a ton of stuff to be awed by such as old character reference sheets and actual cel animations and I loved it! If you have a chance to travel to the States to New York, please check out the Eastman Museum (I’m not sure you’ll get a chance to see the WB Cartoons exhibit since it ends in October, hopefully they’ll do another one in the future). It’s a pure treasure of Upstate New York!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Have been to NY many times (one of my favourite cities in the world!!). Sadly have never had a chance to visit the Eastman Museum, however. Next time I'm there I'll certainly make the effort!

[@bluespaceman7937]

It sounds a like a cool place to visit, if I am ever in that area.

[@ginaselim_]

Dave! Would love to see some history behind forgotten stars like Bosko, you do such amazing historical breakdowns!

[@DaveLeeDownUnder]

Thank you, I appreciate it.

[@8393Robertrex]

"..you thought i was gunna say bitch didn't ya" Had to finish it

[@sunspotmill1291]

0:27 One fine day with a woof and a purr....

[@aaronraynor663]

0:28 The original CatDog

[@shahidawalker4014]

Is anyone excited for space jam 2

[@JDG2764]

I love you started the video with the son of a Gun clip

[@adventuretime9]

To me; he, Bugs and Daffy are the big 3 of the Looney tunes