Porky Pig (Fictitious character)

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 star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts featuring the character. Even after he was supplanted by later characters, Porky continued to be popular with moviegoers, and was recast in numerous everyman and sidekick roles. The character appeared in 153 cartoons in the golden age of American animation. His signature line, spoken at the end of many shorts, is "(stutter) that's all, folks!" This slogan (without stuttering) was also used by Bosko, Buddy and Beans at the end of Looney Tunes cartoons. Porky is the oldest continuing Looney Tunes character. Porky has 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?" 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.