History Main / APigNamedPorkchop

* In ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', Spike's AffectionateNickname for Dawn is "Nibblet". Spike, it should be mentioned, is a vampire.

* In ''Anime/FutureBoyConan'', Jimsy names a pig Tasty.

* Series/{{Neighbours}} The Kennedy family had a pet sheep called Cassie, which was short for Lamb Casserole.

* Series/{{Neighbours}} The Kennedy family had a pet sheep called Cassie - short for Lamb Casserole.

* In ''Manga/SilverSpoon'', Hachiken got attached to a piglet, which he named Pork Bowl (with suggestions from his friends since the pig will be raised for meat and slaughtered eventually...). He later did the same with a bunch of other piglets (much to his friends' dismay). All of this is Hachiken's way to ThankYourPrey.

* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'': One of the main characters is a piggy bank named Hamm. When playing, Andy gives him the character name "Dr. Pork Chop".

* ''Series/TopGear'': Two specials have the presenters having to ride horses. In the first instance, Jeremy names his horse [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_horse_meat_scandal Tesco, and in the second one, Burger]].

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* ''Webcomic/XOSeal'': One of the members of the Livestock Mob is a rotund pig named Pork Round.
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* In ''Manga/SilverSpoon'', Hachiken got attached to a piglet, which he named Pork Bowl (with suggestions from his friends since the pig will be raised for meat and slaughtered eventually...). He later did the same with a bunch of other piglets (much to his friends' dismay).

* ''ComicBook/SpiderHam'': The main character is Peter Porker the FunnyAnimal pig.

* ''BacoAndEgg'' is a Swedish comic about a pig and a duck named Bacon and Egg.

* ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'': ''Banjo-Tooie'' has a pig who introduces himself as Chris. When Kazooie remarks that it's not a very pig-like name, he clarifies that his full name is [[PunnyName Chris P. Bacon]].

** ''VideoGame/PaperMario'': One of the partners is a Cheep-Cheep (a fish-like creature) named Sushie.

** There are recurring shark enemies who are also named Sushi.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheHairBearBunch'' featured denizens of Wonderland Zoo with names like Stretch the Giraffe, Stripes the Zebra, Furface the Lion, Giggles the Hyena and Pipsqueak the Mouse.

* There is a lamb named Lamb Chop in ''Series/LambChopsPlayAlong''.

* ''ComicBook/BacoAndEgg'' is a Swedish comic about a Pig and a duck named Bacon and Egg.

* ''Baco & Egg'' is a Swedish comic about a Pig and a duck named Bacon and Egg.

* Peter Porker the pig is the main character of ''ComicBook/SpiderHam''.

* [[ComicStrip/BloomCounty Berke Breathed's]] ''Outland'' had a pig named Hamon Eggs.
* Rasher, ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUK's pet pig, is named after the British English word for a strip of bacon. The ''Rasher'' strip introduced his relatives Hamlet, Virginia Ham and Uncle Crackling.
* Salomey the pig in ''ComicStrip/LilAbner'', whose name is a play on "salami".
* Many one-shot pig-parodies of comic strip heroes in ''ComicBook/{{Oink}}'' have food-based names, such as [[ComicStrip/DanDare Ham Dare: Pig of the Future]].
* Lanolin the sheep from ''ComicStrip/USAcres'' is named after an oil extracted from wool and used for soaps and cosmetics.

* One of the main characters in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory'' is a piggy bank named Hamm. When playing, Andy gives him the character name "Dr. Pork Chop".
* Towards the end of ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'', there is a ram named Woolter, whose name is a sheep-based pun of Walter from ''Series/BreakingBad''.

* Two ''Series/TopGear'' specials had the presenters having to ride horses. In the first instance, Jeremy named his horse [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_horse_meat_scandal Tesco, and in the second one, Burger.]]
* Vyvyan from ''Series/TheYoungOnes'' tried to sneak a pig into a TV game show by claiming it was his team's mascot, Bacon Sandwich. (Granted, he also claimed it was a deformed ferret rather than a pig, but he later admitted that that part wasn't true.)

* Averted to a degree in ''[[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Minecraft: Story Mode]]''. The protagonist has a pet pig named Reuben. Some have drawn parallels to the form of sandwich, but a Reuben sandwich uses corned beef for its meat, not pork.
* ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' has a squid IdolSinger duo called the Squid Sisters, comprised of Callie and Marie. If you put both of their names together, they form a pun on the word "calamari", a term for squid served as food.

** One of the partners from ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' is a Cheep-Cheep (fish-like creature) named Sushie.
** Chef Shimi from the sequel ''VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor'', also a Cheep-Cheep, is named after sashimi.
** There are recurring shark enemies who are named Sushi.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', ''{{Videogame/Fallout 2}}'', ''{{Videogame/Fallout 3}}'', and ''{{VideoGame/Fallout 4}}'' all feature canine characters named 'Dogmeat'.
* General Tsao the Chinese rooster in ''VideoGame/Sly3HonorAmongThieves'' is named after a chicken dish.
* Nugget the Chicken from ''VideoGame/Yakuza0''. Mildly ironic in that Kiryu adopted Nugget after deciding not to let a bowling alley attendant [[SqueamishAboutSlaughter slaughter, cook, and serve it to him]].
* ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryReturns'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze'' have a pig named Professor Chops.[[note]]Although he wasn't given that name until the latter. In the former, he's just called "Tutorial Pig".[[/note]]
* ''[[VideoGame/BanjoKazooie Banjo-Tooie]]'' has a pig who introduces himself as Chris. When Kazooie remarks that it's not a very pig-like name, he clarifies that his full name is [[PunnyName Chris P. Bacon]].
* Drumstick the Rooster from ''VideoGame/DiddyKongRacing'', "drumstick" being the term for a chicken leg being used as food.
* In ''VideoGame/IllusionOfGaia'' , the princess has a pet pig named Hamlet. [[spoiler: In a surprising subversion of the IronicName, he pulls a HeroicSacrifice and barbecues ''himself''.]]

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* ''X.O. Seal'': One of the members of the Livestock Mob is a rotund pig named Pork Round.

* One of the housemates in ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' is a pig named Spanky Ham.

* Peking Duck is a duck character in ''WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat''.
* Duke L'Orange in ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' is an anthro duck whose name is a play on "duck a l'orange".
* In the ''WesternAnimation/MillyMolly'' series based on [[Literature/MillyMolly the books]], there is a bull named Beefy.

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'' had a number of such characters in the toyline, due to its propensity for PunnyNames:
** There was a villainous mutant bull named Groundchuck. Chuck is a certain cut of meat from cattle, and ground chuck is commonly used for burgers.
** There was also a heroic mutant manta ray named Ray Fillet, with a fillet being a boneless cut of meat. His toy came with a partner, a generic-looking mutant fish named [[XtremelyKoolLetterz Fishstix]], which is an obvious pun on fish sticks, which are ground fish that's been pressed into a stick shape and fried.
* Porky Pig's counterpart in ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' is a pig named Hamton J. Pig, a play on "ham".
* The name of the pig in ''WesternAnimation/MaggieAndTheFerociousBeast'' is '''Ham'''ilton, unlikely to be a coincidence.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', ''{{Videogame/Fallout 2}}'', ''{{Videogame/Fallout 3}}'', and ''{{VideoGame/Fallout4}}'' all feature canine characters named 'Dogmeat'.

* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'', ''{{Videogame/Fallout 2}}'' and ''{{Videogame/Fallout 3}}'' all feature canine characters named 'Dogmeat'.

* Duke L'Orange in ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks'' is an anthro duck whose name is a play on "duck a l'orange".