While he barely had over a minute of screentime in said short, Porky was an immediate hit with audiences – the first real star character the studio had.
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Suffice to say, the studio was in serious need of a kick in the pants, so in an effort to save the studio, Friz Freleng cooked up a batch of Funny Animal characters based on the Our Gang series of shorts, as well as his childhood memories, who all made their debut in the Merrie Melodies cartoon "I Haven't Got a Hat": the troublemaking Beans the Cat, cute little Kitty the Cat, Ham and Ex the twin puppies, Oliver Owl the bookworm, and a pudgy little piglet with an uncontrollable stutter, intended as the sidekick for Beans. cartoon studio from going under-by 1935, the studio had been in the doldrums after studio founders Harman and Ising left, taking early star character Bosko The Talk Ink Kid with them to MGM, leaving them with four things – the names " Looney Tunes", " Merrie Melodies", " That's All, Folks!", and the virtually worthless, hastily cooked up Expy for Bosko, the incredibly bland Buddy. Porky Pig as a character was instrumental in saving the Warner Bros. He has starred in the second most cartoons in the franchises, with 159 appearances in the original theatrical cartoons, second only to Bugs Bunny's 168 short lineup and ahead of Daffy Duck's 129 short lineup (although he shared 42 shorts with Daffy). This lovable swine has earned recognition for his cute looks, his legendary stutter, and his many escapades with fellow screwball Daffy Duck.
Porky Pig was the first true star character to be adorned on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies franchises, note ( Bosko fans in the back, please sit down) and an icon of animation.
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