The Porky Pig Show Explained

Genre:Comedy
Country:United States
Language:English
Channel:ABC
Num Seasons:1
Num Episodes:26
Runtime:30 minutes
Company:Warner Bros. Television
Shorts:
Warner Bros. Cartoons

The Porky Pig Show is an American television anthology series hosted by Porky Pig, that was composed of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoons made between 1948 and 1964. The series aired on ABC Saturday mornings from 1964 to 1967, with 26 half-hour episodes created. The show occasionally aired in the early 2000s as part of Cartoon Network's Boomerang 1964 block (on both channels), as well rerunning on Canal 5 in Mexico in the 2010s.

Format

Each show began with a newly animated title sequence featuring a theme song by Barbara Cameron, in which Porky welcomes his friends into a barn to dance and watch his show. Following the three cartoons featured on the program (the first one always featuring Porky, and few of which would be featured on any incarnation of The Bugs Bunny Show until the 1990s), a closing sequence played in which Porky's friends say goodbye and promise to return the following week. The opening and closing were produced by Hal Seeger Productions. Warner Bros. had shut down their own cartoon studio in the previous year.

Episodes

No.1st cartoon2nd cartoon3rd cartoonOriginal air date
1Often an OrphanMice FolliesThe Super Snooper
2Awful OrphanBell HoppyWild Wife
3Scaredy CatBaton BunnyFeather Dusted
4The Wearing of the GrinThe Unexpected PestWhich is Witch?
5Thumb FunReady, Woolen and AbleWise Quackers
6The Prize PestRoom and BirdEarly to Bet
7Drip-Along DaffyToo Hop to HandleChow Hound
8The Pest That Came to DinnerGoldimouse and the Three CatsTwo Crows from Tacos
9Dog CollaredStrife with FatherFeline Frame-Up
10My Little DuckarooA Fox in a FixMuch Ado About Nutting
11Fool CoverageThe Bee-Deviled BruinGo Fly a Kit
12Bye, Bye BluebeardThe Lion's BusySpeedy Gonzales
13An Egg ScrambleMouse and GardenPunch Trunk
14Dime to RetireBad Ol' Putty TatKiss Me Cat
15Jumpin' JupiterA Hound for TroubleOf Rice and Hen
16Boston QuackieA Bear for PunishmentThe EGGcited Rooster
17Porky ChopsIt's Hummer TimeMouse Warming
18Boobs in the WoodsThe Hypo-Chondri-CatMixed Master
19Riff Raffy DaffySwallow the LeaderThree Little Bops
20Dough for the Do-DoGopher BrokePizzicato Pussycat
21Duck Dodgers in the 24½th CenturySleepy Time PossumThe Honey-Mousers
22Paying the PiperCaveman InkiLumber Jerks
23Deduce, You SayHeir-ConditionedCat's Paw
24Rocket SquadBy Word of MouseWest of the Pesos
25China JonesRabbit RampageMouse Mazurka
26Cracked QuackA Ham in a RoleSheep Ahoy

Home media

Episode #1 of The Porky Pig Show was released on DVD, as part of Warner Home Video's Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s, Volume 1 two-disc set, on May 26, 2009. Episode #3 was included in Saturday Morning Cartoons: 1960s, Volume 2, released on October 27, 2009.