| 1 | * 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 big-eyed design in the 1937-39 ThatsAllFolks drum ending. |
| 2 | * 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. |
| 3 | * 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, leading to problems with the recording process of the shorts and his replacement by Creator/MelBlanc. Joe spent the rest of his life in obscurity, to the point where his only known images are his on-screen appearance as a makeup artist 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 photo that was probably taken in the recording studio]]. The fact that Porky's defining character trait is what led to the death of his original voice actor's career is pretty damn sad. |
| 4 | * 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 take credit for drawing Porky's original model sheet. |
| 5 | * 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! |
| 6 | * 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. |
| 7 | * TheWoobie: Definitely in his earliest shorts where he would become visibly frustrated as he tried desperately to get his words out due to his stutter. You just feel sorry for him when you see it even prevents him from writing his own name. |
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