Amazing Famous pig's
Famous Pigs - Miss Piggy
Everybody knows the most famous of famous pigs - the feisty starlet girlfriend of Kermit the Frog from the Muppets! Miss Piggy was originally cast in a minor role during the early days of the Muppets, however her boisterous and somewhat unstable personality with all its feminine charm soon propelled her into the realms of animation superstardom!
Miss Piggy didn't always look like the character we've come to know and love though. She was originally designed as a beedy eyed blonde when she first appeared in "Return to Beneath the Planet of the Pigs," a sketch from the original Muppet Show pilot. By the time the Muppet show began in 1976 though, she had become the flamboyant Miss Piggy with the big, beautiful blue eyes reserved only for Kermit, the love of her life and target of her tantrums!
The voice of Miss Piggy was originally performed by Frank Oz, who contributes her success to being one of the few totally three-dimensional characters from the Muppets. She spawned a huge fad during the late '70's and early '80's and eclipsed Kermit and the other Muppets in popularity, selling far more merchandise and writing a book that (unlike any of Kermit's books) wound up on top of the New York Times Bestseller List.
In an interview with the New York Times in 1979, Frank Oz outlined Piggy's biography: "She grew up in a small town; her father died when she was young and her mother wasn't that nice to her. She had to enter beauty contests to survive, as many single women do. She has a lot of vulnerability which she has to hide, because of her need to be a superstar." In The Muppet Movie she had just won such a contest (Miss Bogen County) when she first met Kermit and joined the Muppets.
Eventually in the films, Kermit started returning her affections and (unwittingly) married her in The Muppets Take Manhattan; although subsequent events suggest that it was only their characters in the movie that married, and that their relationship is really the same as ever. The fact that their relationship failed to develop is cited as one reason the public lost interest in the Muppets. I personally feel that Kermit is intimidated by famous pigs.
Famous Pigs - Babe
Who's heartstrings haven't been tugged by the courageous and honorable Babe, the sensitive-souled little pig who wanted to become a sheepdog! This little character has not become just one of the favorites of pig lovers, but of all those who champion the underdog and who appreciate the finer qualities of complexion. He manages to overcome all with his earnestly polite and soft-spoken ways, and is an example of how being true to one's self and sincerity of intention will prevail over adversity. One of Daniela's and my own all time favorite famous pigs!
Famous Pigs - Porky Pig
The "Godfather" of famous pigs, Porky was born from the Warner Brother's Studios farm of talented animators, particularly Bob Clampett, though Tex Avery and Frank Tashlin used Porky in their cartoons and contributed to molding his personality. Porky first appeared in a Looney Tunes episode where he recited The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, morphing half way through into The Charge of The Light Brigade! His labored recital was salvaged by his sweet-natured damn-the-torpedoes perseverance, a character trait that has served the little pig well throughout his career.
Based on his first performance, one could hardly have pegged the fat, jittery and flop-sweating Porky Pig to become Warner Bros. cartoons' first major star, but he eventually went on to win an academy award!
In a single supporting performance, Porky had arrived. Even after he was supplanted by later characters, Porky continued to be popular with moviegoers and, more importantly, the Warners directors, who recast him in numerous everyman and sidekick roles.
Famous Pigs - Petunia Pig
How could we forget Porky's girl Petunia, the first diva of famous pigs! Petunia was introduced by animator Frank Tashlin in the 1937 short "Porky's Romance". The film is a parody of a 1932 Walt Disney cartoon called "Mickey's Nightmare". Whereas Mickey Mouse marries his longtime girlfriend Minnie in that film, Porky's ouvertures toward Petunia bring him only the scornful laughter of his porcine paramour. Tashlin quickly adopted Petunia as a regular member of Porky's entourage and featured her in two more cartoons: "The Case of the Stuttering Pig" and "Porky's Double Trouble", both in 1937. Voice actors Bernice Hansen and Shirley Reed each performed Petunia's voice in various shorts.
As Porky's popularity was eclipsed in the late 1930s and early 1940s by brasher, funnier characters like Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny, he was quickly relegated to a supporting player himself in new Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. Petunia, already a bit player to Porky, fared much worse. She still appeared occasionally in Warners merchandising, but her tenure as a Warner Brothers player were mostly over. Nevertheless, she has enjoyed the occasional new role. She is a regular in the Baby Looney Tunes television series and an occasional guest star in the Looney Tunes comic book, for example. She is also very common in the All New Tunes on the Looney Tunes' official site.
Famous Pigs - Piglet
Winnie the Pooh's best friend piglet who reflects similar qualities to Babe is another of our famous pigs its hard not to love. Despite the fact that he's a tiny guy with a generally timid disposition, he often conquers his fears with his determination to be brave. he was created by A. A. Milne, and was based on one of the stuffed animals of Christopher Robin Milne, the author's son. Winnie The Pooh books were some of my favorites when I was young, and the characters in A.A.Milne's books make for great role models. Piglet is a loyal friend, and his values are well reflected in the story where Owl's house had blown down and Eeyore mistakenly offers Piglet's house as a new home for Owl. Piglet does a "Noble Thing", as a pig would do, and agrees to let Owl have the house, at which point Pooh asks Piglet to live with him and Piglet accepts.
Famous Pigs - Toot and Puddle Toot & Puddle are the delightful famous pigs duo from Woodcock Pocket whose lives are filled with everyday wonder, adventure and humor. These best-selling books by the famed illustrator Holly Hobbie are destined to become classics.
Toot and Puddle are two small, endearing pigs who are best friends and as different as different can be. While Toot likes to travel to places unknown, Puddle prefers to stay home and revel in the joys of everyday life. The series is about their adventures, together and apart. The books include postcards they exchange while they're apart and all manner of fun stuff.
Toot and Puddle live together in Woodcock Pocket. In one of the stories, Toot takes off to see the world while Puddle decides to stay home. Throughout the year as Toot travels, he shares his adventures in exotic lands like India and Egypt with Puddle via postcard. Puddle has a grand time reading about Toot's travels while having his very own adventures at home. Whimsical postcards capture the excitement of Toot's travels, while scenes of Puddle celebrate mundane moments spent in familiar confines. This wonderful tale shows the wonders of the world both far away and right in your own backyard. And it's about being yourself and being a good friend.
Famous Pigs - Pippo
Pippo is a pig made by Sanrio, the company that makes Hello Kitty. He is a cute little pig who's Hello Kitty's friend. Pippo is very indepedent, as famous pigs tend to be, and lives in his own apartment across from a beautiful park. He's also friends with a squirrel named Risu, and is curious, full of life, and loves to think up new games and things to do.
Famous Pigs - Squealer, Napoleon and Snowball Not exactly one of the most pleasant of famous pigs, Squealer is a fictional pig from George Orwell's Animal Farm, primarily inspired by Joseph Stalin's aide Vyacheslav Molotov, a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s. Molotov was generally regarded as Stalin's deputy and as his long-term successor, and it is after him that the "Molotov Cocktail" incendary device is named. In the symbolic form chosen by Orwell for the novella, the pigs are all identified with the Soviet leaders of the time. Napoleon and Snowball clearly represent Stalin and Trotsky, respectively. Squealer is a close companion and protege of Napoleon as Molotov was a close companion and protege of Stalin. Squealer also serves mainly as Napoleon's "propaganda minister" as Molotov was Stalin's Prime Minister (1930-1939) and Foreign Minister (1939-1949) and constant spokesperson. When the animals suspect that the pigs are breaking the laws, Squealer justifies their actions. For instance, when the other animals want to have the milk and apples, Squealer says that milk and apples help the pigs think; so, eating the apples and drinking milk would prevent Mr. Jones from returning. Similarly, Molotov was a constant apologist for Stalin, rationalizing "Comrade Stalin's" tyranny as being in the best interests of the people.
Snowball leads the animals' revolt against the human farmer, but is driven away from the farm (a comparison to the Russian government) by his former comrade Napoleon in the later part of the story. Unlike Napoleon, he has the best interests of the animals in mind. He devotes himself to bettering the animals in intellectual, moral and physical ways.This is where his role on the farm bears a significant and intended resemblance to the role of Leon Trotsky in the early Soviet Union.
This is a very interesting book, and recommended reading for any who have not done so.
Famous Pigs - Pumbaa (Pumba)
Ah the Lion King! As with many characters in Lion King, Pumbaa derives his name from Kiswahili, the Swahili word for the Swahili language. His name means "careless". This distinguished icon of famous pigs is one of Disney's most beloved characters, admired for his comical antics and musical skills. While Pumbaa has an unpleasant air about him - boasting a flatulence powerfully sufficient to clear an entire savanna after any given meal, he is also a fierce warrior, charging into battle like a battering ram, and taking great offense if anyone who's not his friend calls him a pig (at which point he says "THEY CALL ME MISTER PIG!" - a reference to the line "They call me Mister Tibbs!" from the movie In the Heat of the Night.) It has also been revealed that Pumbaa's last name is Smith on "Timon & Pumbaa," not very Swahili if you ask me!
Famous Pigs - Three Little Pigs
Of all the world's famous pigs, these three must rank amongst the most reknown! Published versions of the story date back to the late 18th century, but the story is thought to be much older. The Three Little Pigs story was made more popular thanks to Walt Disney in a 1933 animated cartoon, where Mother Pig sends her three little piglets out into the pond to make the strongest house for the family but they get into a fight so they all make three different houses. We all know what ensued! Originally though, the story had the Big bad wolf eating the first two little pigs, and then eaten himself by the third pig when, after failing to blow the house made of brick down, he descended the chimney only to land in a pot of boiling water prepared by the third little pig.
In recent years, the story, as has happened to other fairy tales, has been softened from its original version. In these versions, neither the wolf nor the pigs end up eating each other, the two less prudent pigs escape to the house of the third pig while the wolf is captured rather than boiled.
Famous Pigs - Wilbur (Charlottes Web)
How could you not fall in love with "Zuckerman's Famous Pig" after watching Charlotte's Web? When Fern Arable (Dakota Fanning) learns that her father plans to kill the runt of a litter of newborn pigs, she successfully begs him to spare the piglet's life. The farmer gives the tiny pig to Fern, who names him Wilbur and raises him as her pet. To Fern's regret, when Wilbur grows into an adult pig, she is forced to take him to the Zuckerman farm, where he is to be prepared as dinner in due time. Charlotte, a spider, lives in the space above Wilbur's sty in the Zuckermans' barn; she befriends Wilbur and decides to help prevent him from being eaten. With the help of the other barn animals, including a rat named Templeton, she convinces the Zuckerman family that Wilbur is actually quite special, by spelling out descriptions of him in her web: "Some pig", "Terrific", "Radiant" and "Humble". Charlotte gives her full name as "Charlotte A. Cavatica", revealing her as a barn spider, an orb-weaver spider with the scientific name Araneus cavaticus.
The farm family, Wilbur, Charlotte, and Templeton go to a fair, where Wilbur is entered in a contest. While there, Charlotte produces an egg sac. She cannot return home with Wilbur because she is dying. Wilbur tearfully says goodbye to Charlotte but manages to take her egg sac home, where hundreds of offspring emerge. Most of the young spiders soon leave, but three stay and become Wilbur's friends.
Famous Pigs - Hamm Hamm is a witty talking ceramic piggy bank with a "belly-ring" made of cork who keeps losing his change. He is one of the main characters in both Toy Story and Toy Story 2, and is friends with the famous Mr. Potato Head. Hamm and Potato head often play together and celebrate by clapping hands with each other whenever something spectacular happenes. The voice of Hamm in the movies is performed by John Ratzenberger, best known for his role as Cliff the neurotic postman of Cheers fame. Hamm also appears in car form, in the 2006 animated film Cars. In this film, Hamm is again voiced by Ratzenberger
Toy Story was set in a world where toys came to life when no people were around, and is a wonderful animated movie that people of all ages can enjoy.
All information on this page can be found on http://www.colours-of-the-rainbow.com/famous-pigs.html
Everybody knows the most famous of famous pigs - the feisty starlet girlfriend of Kermit the Frog from the Muppets! Miss Piggy was originally cast in a minor role during the early days of the Muppets, however her boisterous and somewhat unstable personality with all its feminine charm soon propelled her into the realms of animation superstardom!
Miss Piggy didn't always look like the character we've come to know and love though. She was originally designed as a beedy eyed blonde when she first appeared in "Return to Beneath the Planet of the Pigs," a sketch from the original Muppet Show pilot. By the time the Muppet show began in 1976 though, she had become the flamboyant Miss Piggy with the big, beautiful blue eyes reserved only for Kermit, the love of her life and target of her tantrums!
The voice of Miss Piggy was originally performed by Frank Oz, who contributes her success to being one of the few totally three-dimensional characters from the Muppets. She spawned a huge fad during the late '70's and early '80's and eclipsed Kermit and the other Muppets in popularity, selling far more merchandise and writing a book that (unlike any of Kermit's books) wound up on top of the New York Times Bestseller List.
In an interview with the New York Times in 1979, Frank Oz outlined Piggy's biography: "She grew up in a small town; her father died when she was young and her mother wasn't that nice to her. She had to enter beauty contests to survive, as many single women do. She has a lot of vulnerability which she has to hide, because of her need to be a superstar." In The Muppet Movie she had just won such a contest (Miss Bogen County) when she first met Kermit and joined the Muppets.
Eventually in the films, Kermit started returning her affections and (unwittingly) married her in The Muppets Take Manhattan; although subsequent events suggest that it was only their characters in the movie that married, and that their relationship is really the same as ever. The fact that their relationship failed to develop is cited as one reason the public lost interest in the Muppets. I personally feel that Kermit is intimidated by famous pigs.
Famous Pigs - Babe
Who's heartstrings haven't been tugged by the courageous and honorable Babe, the sensitive-souled little pig who wanted to become a sheepdog! This little character has not become just one of the favorites of pig lovers, but of all those who champion the underdog and who appreciate the finer qualities of complexion. He manages to overcome all with his earnestly polite and soft-spoken ways, and is an example of how being true to one's self and sincerity of intention will prevail over adversity. One of Daniela's and my own all time favorite famous pigs!
Famous Pigs - Porky Pig
The "Godfather" of famous pigs, Porky was born from the Warner Brother's Studios farm of talented animators, particularly Bob Clampett, though Tex Avery and Frank Tashlin used Porky in their cartoons and contributed to molding his personality. Porky first appeared in a Looney Tunes episode where he recited The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, morphing half way through into The Charge of The Light Brigade! His labored recital was salvaged by his sweet-natured damn-the-torpedoes perseverance, a character trait that has served the little pig well throughout his career.
Based on his first performance, one could hardly have pegged the fat, jittery and flop-sweating Porky Pig to become Warner Bros. cartoons' first major star, but he eventually went on to win an academy award!
In a single supporting performance, Porky had arrived. Even after he was supplanted by later characters, Porky continued to be popular with moviegoers and, more importantly, the Warners directors, who recast him in numerous everyman and sidekick roles.
Famous Pigs - Petunia Pig
How could we forget Porky's girl Petunia, the first diva of famous pigs! Petunia was introduced by animator Frank Tashlin in the 1937 short "Porky's Romance". The film is a parody of a 1932 Walt Disney cartoon called "Mickey's Nightmare". Whereas Mickey Mouse marries his longtime girlfriend Minnie in that film, Porky's ouvertures toward Petunia bring him only the scornful laughter of his porcine paramour. Tashlin quickly adopted Petunia as a regular member of Porky's entourage and featured her in two more cartoons: "The Case of the Stuttering Pig" and "Porky's Double Trouble", both in 1937. Voice actors Bernice Hansen and Shirley Reed each performed Petunia's voice in various shorts.
As Porky's popularity was eclipsed in the late 1930s and early 1940s by brasher, funnier characters like Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny, he was quickly relegated to a supporting player himself in new Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. Petunia, already a bit player to Porky, fared much worse. She still appeared occasionally in Warners merchandising, but her tenure as a Warner Brothers player were mostly over. Nevertheless, she has enjoyed the occasional new role. She is a regular in the Baby Looney Tunes television series and an occasional guest star in the Looney Tunes comic book, for example. She is also very common in the All New Tunes on the Looney Tunes' official site.
Famous Pigs - Piglet
Winnie the Pooh's best friend piglet who reflects similar qualities to Babe is another of our famous pigs its hard not to love. Despite the fact that he's a tiny guy with a generally timid disposition, he often conquers his fears with his determination to be brave. he was created by A. A. Milne, and was based on one of the stuffed animals of Christopher Robin Milne, the author's son. Winnie The Pooh books were some of my favorites when I was young, and the characters in A.A.Milne's books make for great role models. Piglet is a loyal friend, and his values are well reflected in the story where Owl's house had blown down and Eeyore mistakenly offers Piglet's house as a new home for Owl. Piglet does a "Noble Thing", as a pig would do, and agrees to let Owl have the house, at which point Pooh asks Piglet to live with him and Piglet accepts.
Famous Pigs - Toot and Puddle Toot & Puddle are the delightful famous pigs duo from Woodcock Pocket whose lives are filled with everyday wonder, adventure and humor. These best-selling books by the famed illustrator Holly Hobbie are destined to become classics.
Toot and Puddle are two small, endearing pigs who are best friends and as different as different can be. While Toot likes to travel to places unknown, Puddle prefers to stay home and revel in the joys of everyday life. The series is about their adventures, together and apart. The books include postcards they exchange while they're apart and all manner of fun stuff.
Toot and Puddle live together in Woodcock Pocket. In one of the stories, Toot takes off to see the world while Puddle decides to stay home. Throughout the year as Toot travels, he shares his adventures in exotic lands like India and Egypt with Puddle via postcard. Puddle has a grand time reading about Toot's travels while having his very own adventures at home. Whimsical postcards capture the excitement of Toot's travels, while scenes of Puddle celebrate mundane moments spent in familiar confines. This wonderful tale shows the wonders of the world both far away and right in your own backyard. And it's about being yourself and being a good friend.
Famous Pigs - Pippo
Pippo is a pig made by Sanrio, the company that makes Hello Kitty. He is a cute little pig who's Hello Kitty's friend. Pippo is very indepedent, as famous pigs tend to be, and lives in his own apartment across from a beautiful park. He's also friends with a squirrel named Risu, and is curious, full of life, and loves to think up new games and things to do.
Famous Pigs - Squealer, Napoleon and Snowball Not exactly one of the most pleasant of famous pigs, Squealer is a fictional pig from George Orwell's Animal Farm, primarily inspired by Joseph Stalin's aide Vyacheslav Molotov, a leading figure in the Soviet government from the 1920s. Molotov was generally regarded as Stalin's deputy and as his long-term successor, and it is after him that the "Molotov Cocktail" incendary device is named. In the symbolic form chosen by Orwell for the novella, the pigs are all identified with the Soviet leaders of the time. Napoleon and Snowball clearly represent Stalin and Trotsky, respectively. Squealer is a close companion and protege of Napoleon as Molotov was a close companion and protege of Stalin. Squealer also serves mainly as Napoleon's "propaganda minister" as Molotov was Stalin's Prime Minister (1930-1939) and Foreign Minister (1939-1949) and constant spokesperson. When the animals suspect that the pigs are breaking the laws, Squealer justifies their actions. For instance, when the other animals want to have the milk and apples, Squealer says that milk and apples help the pigs think; so, eating the apples and drinking milk would prevent Mr. Jones from returning. Similarly, Molotov was a constant apologist for Stalin, rationalizing "Comrade Stalin's" tyranny as being in the best interests of the people.
Snowball leads the animals' revolt against the human farmer, but is driven away from the farm (a comparison to the Russian government) by his former comrade Napoleon in the later part of the story. Unlike Napoleon, he has the best interests of the animals in mind. He devotes himself to bettering the animals in intellectual, moral and physical ways.This is where his role on the farm bears a significant and intended resemblance to the role of Leon Trotsky in the early Soviet Union.
This is a very interesting book, and recommended reading for any who have not done so.
Famous Pigs - Pumbaa (Pumba)
Ah the Lion King! As with many characters in Lion King, Pumbaa derives his name from Kiswahili, the Swahili word for the Swahili language. His name means "careless". This distinguished icon of famous pigs is one of Disney's most beloved characters, admired for his comical antics and musical skills. While Pumbaa has an unpleasant air about him - boasting a flatulence powerfully sufficient to clear an entire savanna after any given meal, he is also a fierce warrior, charging into battle like a battering ram, and taking great offense if anyone who's not his friend calls him a pig (at which point he says "THEY CALL ME MISTER PIG!" - a reference to the line "They call me Mister Tibbs!" from the movie In the Heat of the Night.) It has also been revealed that Pumbaa's last name is Smith on "Timon & Pumbaa," not very Swahili if you ask me!
Famous Pigs - Three Little Pigs
Of all the world's famous pigs, these three must rank amongst the most reknown! Published versions of the story date back to the late 18th century, but the story is thought to be much older. The Three Little Pigs story was made more popular thanks to Walt Disney in a 1933 animated cartoon, where Mother Pig sends her three little piglets out into the pond to make the strongest house for the family but they get into a fight so they all make three different houses. We all know what ensued! Originally though, the story had the Big bad wolf eating the first two little pigs, and then eaten himself by the third pig when, after failing to blow the house made of brick down, he descended the chimney only to land in a pot of boiling water prepared by the third little pig.
In recent years, the story, as has happened to other fairy tales, has been softened from its original version. In these versions, neither the wolf nor the pigs end up eating each other, the two less prudent pigs escape to the house of the third pig while the wolf is captured rather than boiled.
Famous Pigs - Wilbur (Charlottes Web)
How could you not fall in love with "Zuckerman's Famous Pig" after watching Charlotte's Web? When Fern Arable (Dakota Fanning) learns that her father plans to kill the runt of a litter of newborn pigs, she successfully begs him to spare the piglet's life. The farmer gives the tiny pig to Fern, who names him Wilbur and raises him as her pet. To Fern's regret, when Wilbur grows into an adult pig, she is forced to take him to the Zuckerman farm, where he is to be prepared as dinner in due time. Charlotte, a spider, lives in the space above Wilbur's sty in the Zuckermans' barn; she befriends Wilbur and decides to help prevent him from being eaten. With the help of the other barn animals, including a rat named Templeton, she convinces the Zuckerman family that Wilbur is actually quite special, by spelling out descriptions of him in her web: "Some pig", "Terrific", "Radiant" and "Humble". Charlotte gives her full name as "Charlotte A. Cavatica", revealing her as a barn spider, an orb-weaver spider with the scientific name Araneus cavaticus.
The farm family, Wilbur, Charlotte, and Templeton go to a fair, where Wilbur is entered in a contest. While there, Charlotte produces an egg sac. She cannot return home with Wilbur because she is dying. Wilbur tearfully says goodbye to Charlotte but manages to take her egg sac home, where hundreds of offspring emerge. Most of the young spiders soon leave, but three stay and become Wilbur's friends.
Famous Pigs - Hamm Hamm is a witty talking ceramic piggy bank with a "belly-ring" made of cork who keeps losing his change. He is one of the main characters in both Toy Story and Toy Story 2, and is friends with the famous Mr. Potato Head. Hamm and Potato head often play together and celebrate by clapping hands with each other whenever something spectacular happenes. The voice of Hamm in the movies is performed by John Ratzenberger, best known for his role as Cliff the neurotic postman of Cheers fame. Hamm also appears in car form, in the 2006 animated film Cars. In this film, Hamm is again voiced by Ratzenberger
Toy Story was set in a world where toys came to life when no people were around, and is a wonderful animated movie that people of all ages can enjoy.
All information on this page can be found on http://www.colours-of-the-rainbow.com/famous-pigs.html