Piggy Dick
Piggy Dick ( English Porky Pig ) is a character from the cartoon series Looney Tunes by Warner Bros.
The anthropomorphic figure was created by Bob Clampett and first appeared in the short film I Haven't Got a Hat (1935, directed by Friz Freleng ).
In the United States , the character was particularly popular due to the animated series Schweinchen Dick (English Porky Pig Show ; 1964 to 1972). In the original, Piggy Dick was first spoken by Joe Dougherty, who was a stutterer and tried to incorporate this into the role. But since he could hardly control his stuttering, the constant repetitions made the production costs too high for the company and so the role was handed over to the talented voice Mel Blanc . Each cartoon episode ended with Porky's "Th-th-th-that's all folks!", And the phrase "THAT'S ALL FOLKS" is also on Mel Blanc's tombstone.
After many episodes as a leading actor, Piggy Dick was "signed" as a sidekick for the new cartoon duck Daffy Duck , who later also served as a sidekick for the rabbit Bugs Bunny . These characters were also all voiced by Mel Blanc.
Piggy Dick was first broadcast in Germany on January 3, 1972 on ZDF . The distinctive German dubbing voice came from Walter Gross . His "And always stay happy" at the end of each episode is fondly remembered by all the children of the 1970s. A total of 50 episodes were broadcast.
The broadcast led to massive parental protests in Germany because of the portrayal, which was viewed as glorifying violence. The ZDF then canceled the program.
However, recent repetitions on private television have not received any public response in this regard.
In the movie Wrong Game with Roger Rabbit ( Who Framed Roger Rabbit , 1988) Piggy Dick has the closing words in a cameo with his famous "That's All Folks!" Line.
The episodes ran on ZDF with longer opening and closing credits and a different composition. Roadrunner , Speedy Gonzales and Bugs Bunny were originally also part of the party. The private television stations broadcast a new compilation with the above titles. Piggy Dick was dubbed in two stages on behalf of ZDF: in the early 1970s with Walter Gross (Piggy Dick) and Dieter Kursawe (Daffy Duck), in the mid-1980s Wolfgang Spier (Dick) and Wilfried Herbst (Daffy) spoke . Santiago Ziesmer is now the German voice of the character.
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