History YMMV / PorkyPig

* GrowingTheBeard: His partnering with Daffy proved to be a wise decision, as it produced great "straight man/wacky sidekick" humor. This is especially true in the Creator/RobertMcKimson-directed shorts like "Thumb Fun", "The Prize Pest" and "Fool Coverage", where the whole point is basically Daffy driving Porky up the wall.

* VanillaProtagonist: As the series gained its trademark wackiness, down-to-earth Porky had increasing difficulty grabbing the audience compared to abrasive newcomers such as Bugs and Daffy. As such his own series of solo cartoons gradually fizzled and he was reduced to a co-star to the rest of the ensemble. For some, [[TropesAreTools this is part of Porky's appeal]], as this allowed him to be a strong StraightMan to others' shenanigans.

* VanillaProtagonist: As the series gained its trademark wackiness, down-to-earth Porky had increasing difficulty grabbing the audience compared to abrasive newcomers such as Bugs and Daffy. As such his own series of solo cartoons gradually fizzled and he was reduced to a co-star to the rest of the ensemble. For some, [[TropesAreTools this is part of Porky's appeal]], as this allowed him to be a strong [[TheStraightMan Straight Man]] to others' shenanigans.

* UnintentionallySympathetic: The most common complaint about "My Generation G-G-Gap" is that Porky spends much of the short being abused and tortured - among other things, he's sliced into three by power lines and winds up being humiliated at the end. He did ''nothing'' to deserve any of this, he's just worried that his daughter will get into trouble at the rock concert that he's attending!

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: As most of the comments on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNEd0_rm6kU this video]] can attest to, some people were freaked out by Porky's original big-eyed design in the ThatsAllFolks drum ending.
* GrowingTheBeard: His partnering with Daffy proved to be a wise decision, as it produced great "straight man/wacky sidekick" humor. This is especially true in the Robert Mckimson directed shorts like "Thumb Fun", "The Prize Pest", "Fool Coverage", where the whole point is basically Daffy driving Porky up the wall.
* HarsherInHindsight: Porky's stutter was created by his original voice actor Joe Dougherty who had a stutter in real life. Joe actually had great trouble controlling it and it led to problems with the recording process of the shorts and he was replaced by Creator/MelBlanc. Joe spent the rest of his life in obscurity, to the point where the only two known extant images are shot of him taken from his on-screen appearance in ''Film/{{A Star Is Born|1954}}'' (1954) and [[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/warner-bros-entertainment/images/f/ff/Joe_Dougherty_photo.jpeg/revision/latest?cb=20221025005346 this one that was probably taken in the recording studio]]. The fact that Porky's defining character trait is what lead to the death of his original voice actor's career is pretty damn sad.
* MyRealDaddy: Porky's creator Creator/FrizFreleng actually used the character rather sparsely throughout the series (even admitting later he wasn't that fond of using him), with other directors, perhaps most notably Creator/BobClampett, more responsible for developing what would be his finalized personality. Of course Clampett was still solely in this trope, Freleng drew the line when he tried to make claim he drew Porky's original model sheet.
* UnintentionallySympathetic: The most common complaint about "My Generation G-G-Gap" is that Porky spends much of the short being abused and tortured - among other things, he's sliced into three by power lines and winds up being humiliated at the end. He did NOTHING to deserve any of this, he's just worried that his daughter will get into trouble at the rock concert that he's attending!
* VanillaProtagonist: As the series gained its trademark wackiness, down to earth Porky had increasing difficulty grabbing the audience compared to abrasive newcomers such as Bugs and Daffy. As such his own series of solo cartoons gradually fizzled and he was reduced to a co star to the rest of the ensemble. For some, [[TropesAreTools this is part of Porky's appeal]], as let him be a strong [[TheStraightMan Straight Man]] to others' shenanigans.

* HarsherInHindsight: Porky's stutter was created by his original voice actor Joe Dougherty who had a stutter in real life. Joe actually had great trouble controlling it and it led to problems with the recording process of the shorts and he was replaced by Creator/MelBlanc. Joe spent the rest of his life in obscurity, to the point where there the only known extant image of him is taken from his on-screen appearance in ''Film/{{A Star Is Born|1954}}'' (1954). The fact that Porky's defining character trait is what lead to the death of his original voice actor's career is pretty damn sad.

* HarsherInHindsight: Porky's stutter was created by his original voice actor Joe Dougherty who had a stutter in real life. Joe actually had great trouble controlling it and it led to problems with the recording process of the shorts and he was replaced by Creator/MelBlanc. Joe spent the rest of his life in obscurity, to the point where there aren't even any known photographs of him anywhere. The fact that Porky's defining character trait is what lead to the death of his original voice actor's career is pretty damn sad.

* HarsherInHindsight: Porky's stutter was originally created by his original voice actor Joe Dougherty who had a stutter in real life. Joe actually had great trouble controlling it and it led to problems with the recording process of the shorts and he was replaced by Creator/MelBlanc. Joe spent the rest of his life in obscurity, to the point where there aren't even any photographs of him anywhere. The fact that Porky's defining character trait is what lead to the death of his original voice actor's career is pretty damn sad.

%%* TheWoobie: Very often.

* HarsherInHindsight: Porky's stutter was originally created by his original voice actor Joe Dougherty who had a stutter in real life. Joe actually had great trouble controlling it and it lead to problems with the recording process of the shorts and lead to him being replaced by Creator/MelBlanc. Joe spent the rest of his life in obscurity, to the point where there aren't even any photographs of him anywhere. The fact that Porky's defining character trait is what lead to the death of his original voice actor's career is pretty damn sad.

* VanillaProtagonist: As the series gained its trademark wackiness, down to earth Porky had increasing difficulty grabbing the audience compared to abrasive newcomers such as Bugs and Daffy. As such his own series gradually fizzled and he was reduced to a co star to the rest of the ensemble. For some, [[TropesAreTools this is part of Porky's appeal]], as let him be a strong [[TheStraightMan Straight Man]] to others' shenanigans.

* GrowingTheBeard: His partnering with Daffy proved to be a wise decision, as it produced great "straight man/wacky sidekick" humor. This is especially true in shorts like "Thumb Fun", "The Prize Pest", "Fool Coverage", where the whole point is basically Daffy driving Porky up the wall.

* NightmareFuel: As most of the comments on [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNEd0_rm6kU this video]] can attest to, some people were freaked out by Porky's original big-eyed design in the ThatsAllFolks drum ending.

* TheOtherDarrin: Since the death of Mel Blanc, other actors have provided their vocal talents to the stuttering pig, including Creator/JeffBergman, Creator/BillyWest, Creator/JoeAlaskey, Creator/RobPaulsen, Creator/GregBurson, Creator/EricBauza, and most notably, Creator/BobBergen.

* TheOtherDarrin: Since the death of Mel Blanc, other actors have provided their vocal talents to the stuttering pig, including Creator/JeffBergman, Creator/Billy West, Creator/JoeAlaskey, Creator/RobPaulsen, Creator/GregBurson, Creator/EricBauza, and most notably, Creator/BobBergen.

* VanillaProtagonist: As the series gained its trademark wackiness, down to earth Porky had increasing difficulty grabbing the audience compared to abrasive newcomers such as Bugs and Daffy. As such his own series gradually fizzled and he was reduced to a co star to the rest of the ensemble. For some, [[TropesAreNotBad this is part of Porky's appeal]], as let him be a strong [[TheStraightMan Straight Man]] to others' shenanigans.