Petunia Pig

Petunia Pig is a Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies character.

Description[]

She looks much like her boyfriend, Porky Pig, except that she wears a dress and has pigtailed black hair (which she originally did not have).

Petunia's appearance and personality has changed over the years over the course of the late-1930s, evolving from a mean, selfish and snobbish girlfriend of Porky with an unappealingly heavyset appearance in the Frank Tashlin cartoons into the sweet, kind-natured girlfriend of Porky with a cute appearance ever since Bob Clampett retooled the character.

History[]

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 has a nightmare about his life after marrying his longtime girlfriend Minnie in that film, Porky's overtures toward Petunia bring him only the scornful laughter of his porcine paramour, and instead only dreams of their potential future.

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.

After Frank Tashlin's first departure from the studio in 1938, Bob Clampett redesigned Petunia to become cuter, similar to how he previously redesigned Porky the previous year. She appeared in only two Porky cartoons directed by Clampett in 1939, "Porky's Picnic" and "Naughty Neighbors", the latter being her final appearance from the Golden Age of American Animation. As Porky Pig's popularity got eclipsed by brasher and funnier characters such as Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny in the 1940s, while Porky began starring in fewer solo cartoons, Petunia had been retired from the classic shorts at this time.

Voice actors Shirley Reed, June Foray, and Grey DeLisle each performed Petunia's voice in various shorts.

In addition, she appeared in the 1972 special Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies, voiced by Jane Webb. This marks Petunia's first ever color appearance.

Petunia was meant to have a cameo with Porky in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit until the "Acme's Funeral" scene was deleted.^[5]

The early version of Petunia, in her wedding attire from "Porky's Romance", made a cameo in Space Jam on one of the several portraits depicting 1930s era Looney Tunes characters.

Petunia is one of the main characters in Baby Looney Tunes, where she was voiced by Chiara Zanni. In Season One, her hair was brunette before being changed to her trademark dark haired color for its second and final season.

Petunia appeared in Duck Dodgers in the episode "Pig Planet", playing the role of Princess Incense (voiced by Jodi Benson).

Though Petunia does not appear in Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas, Porky's daughter Priscilla Pig bears a close physical resemblance to her. She is indirectly alluded to briefly in the said film when Porky mentions that Priscilla's mother is deceased, implying that Priscilla's mother could possibly be Petunia, though it is not confirmed.

Petunia appeared in The Looney Tunes Show, debuting in the Season Two episode, "Here Comes the Pig", voiced by Katy Mixon. Petunia was intended to appear earlier in the series with a different appearance that was conceptualized in Looney Tunes Laff Riot and Grey DeLisle returning to the role, but ultimately, she only made two appearances late in Season Two with a much different appearance, and spoke in only one episode, despite appearing prominently in early merchandising and promotional material, indicating behind-the-scenes politics saw her debut put off until the eleventh hour.

Petunia next appeared in New Looney Tunes. Her design is a combination of her heavyset appearance in the Frank Tashlin cartoons "Porky's Romance, "The Case of the Stuttering Pig", and "Porky's Double Trouble", and her more well-known look from the Bob Clampett cartoons "Porky's Picnic" and "Naughty Neighbors".

In Looney Tunes Cartoons, Petunia stars in her first solo short "Pigture Perfect".^[6]^[7] She later appears in "Pardon the Garden", "Love Goat", "Practical Jerk!", "Duck Chocolate" and "Fake It 'Til You Bake It".

Petunia appears in Bugs Bunny Builders. Petunia works as the mechanic for the Looney Builders. She has curlier hair.

Petunia will appear in The Day the Earth Blew Up A Looney Tunes Movie. Petunia will be a scientist. She will have a bob haircut.

Appearances[]

The Classic shorts:

"Porky's Romance" 1937
"The Case of the Stuttering Pig" 1937
"Porky's Double Trouble" 1937
"Scalp Trouble" 1939 (Photo in Porky's bedroom)
"Porky's Picnic" 1939
"Naughty Neighbors" 1939
"Porky Pig's Feat" 1943 (mentioned)
"Dumb Patrol" 1964 (mentioned)

The television specials:

Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies 1972
Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales 1979
Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars 1988

Who Framed Roger Rabbit 1988 (cameo; deleted)

Baby Looney Tunes 2002 - 2005

The Webtoons:

Duck Dodgers 2004

The Looney Tunes Show 2011 - 2014

New Looney Tunes 2015-2020

Looney Tunes Cartoons 2020-2023

Bugs Bunny Builders 2022-present

The Day the Earth Blew Up A Looney Tunes Movie 2024

Video games:

The books:

Looney Tunes Comics
Six Flags theme parks

Gallery[]

References[]

↑ https://likelylooneymostlymerrie.blogspot.com/2012/05/159-porkys-romance-1937.html
↑ https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/bugs-bunny-in-storyland-the-good-the-bad-the-bugs/
↑ (3 October 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 (in en). BearManor Media, page 50.
↑ https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/The-US-Constitution-PSA/Petunia-Pig/
↑ http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2014/05/08/storyboards-reveal-what-marvin-acme-s-funeral-in-quot-who-framed-roger-rabbit-quot-would-have-looked-like.aspx
↑ https://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/looney-tunes-cartoons-brings-back-classic-characters
↑ https://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/clips-new-looney-tunes-cartoons-debut-thursday/

Characters
Main Characters
Bugs Bunny (Prototype Bugs Bunny) • Daffy Duck • Elmer Fudd • Foghorn Leghorn • Lola Bunny (Honey Bunny) • Marvin the Martian (K-9) • Pepé Le Pew (Penelope Pussycat) • Porky Pig • Road Runner • Speedy Gonzales • Sylvester (Sylvester Jr.) • Taz • Tweety • Wile E. Coyote • Yosemite Sam
Recurring Golden Age Characters
1930s debuts	Bosko • Honey • Bruno • Foxy • Piggy • Goopy Geer • Buddy • Cookie • Beans • Little Kitty • Oliver Owl • Ham and Ex • Petunia Pig • Piggy Hamhock • Gabby Goat • Egghead • Big Bad Wolf • Little Red Riding Hood • Yoyo Dodo • Mrs. Daffy Duck • The Two Curious Puppies • Sniffles • Inki • Minah Bird
1940s debuts	Willoughby • Three Little Pigs • Cecil Turtle • Beaky Buzzard • Mama Buzzard • Leo the Lion • Babbit and Catstello • Conrad the Cat • Hubie and Bertie • Claude Cat • A. Flea • Three Bears • Schnooks • Hector the Bulldog • The Drunk Stork • Gossamer • Rocky • Barnyard Dawg • Henery Hawk • Charlie Dog • Bobo the Elephant • Goofy Gophers • The Dog • Wellington • Gruesome Gorilla • Hippety Hopper • The Talking Bulldog • The Crusher • The Supreme Cat • Playboy Penguin
1950s debuts	Melissa Duck • Frisky Puppy • Granny (Proto-Granny) • Miss Prissy (Emily the Chicken) • Sam Cat • Nasty Canasta • Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot • Spike and Chester • Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog • The Weasel • Witch Hazel • Tasmanian She-Devil • Ralph Phillips • Egghead Jr. • Mugsy • Jose and Manuel • The Honey-Mousers (Ralph Crumden, Ned Morton, Alice Crumden, Trixie Morton) • Instant Martians • Slowpoke Rodriguez • Pappy and Elvis • Blacque Jacque Shellacque
1960s debuts	Cool Cat • Colonel Rimfire • Merlin the Magic Mouse • Second Banana • Bunny and Claude
One-Off Golden Age Characters
1930s debuts	Owl Jolson
1940s debuts	The Gremlin • The Dover Boys (Tom Dover, Dick Dover, Larry Dover, Dora Standpipe, Dan Backslide) • Mr. Meek • Russian Dog • The Little Man from the Draft Board • Colonel Shuffle • Giovanni Jones
1950s debuts	The Martin Brothers • Pete Puma • George and Benny • Toro the Bull • Babyface Finster • Michigan J. Frog • Shropshire Slasher • Mot • Pablo and Fernando • Charles M. Wolf • Señor Vulturo • Mighty Angelo
1960s debuts	Hugo the Abominable Snowman • Nelly the Giraffe • Count Bloodcount • Spooky • Rapid Rabbit and Quick Brown Fox
Post-Golden Age Characters
Tiny Toon Adventures	Buster Bunny • Babs Bunny • Plucky Duck • Hamton J. Pig • Fifi La Fume • Shirley the Loon • Sweetie Bird • Elmyra Duff • Montana Max
Taz-Mania	Jean • Hugh • Molly • Jake • Dog the Turtle • Drew
Pinky and the Brain	Pinky • The Brain
Baby Looney Tunes	Floyd Minton
Duck Dodgers	Dr. I.Q. Hi • Captain Star Johnson • Commander X2
Loonatics Unleashed	Ace Bunny • Lexi Bunny • Danger Duck • Slam Tasmanian • Tech E. Coyote • Rev Runner
The Looney Tunes Show	Tina Russo
New Looney Tunes	Squeaks the Squirrel • Bigfoot • Barbarian • Boyd • Cal • Carl the Grim Rabbit • Claudette Dupri • Dr. Clovenhoof • Eagle Scout • Elliot Sampson • Horace the Horse • Ivana • Jack • Thes • Leslie P. Lilylegs • Miss Cougar • Pampreen Perdy and Paul Perdy • Rhoda Roundhouse • Shameless O'Scanty • Sir Littlechin • Slugsworthy the First • Squint Eatswood • Tad Tucker • Trey Hugger • Viktor • Winter Stag

[1] ttps://likelylooneymostlymerrie.blogspot.com/2012/05/159-porkys-romance-1937.html

[2] ttps://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/bugs-bunny-in-storyland-the-good-the-bad-the-bugs/

[3] (3 October 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 (in en). BearManor Media, page 50.

[4] ttps://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/commercials/The-US-Constitution-PSA/Petunia-Pig/

[5] ttp://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2014/05/08/storyboards-reveal-what-marvin-acme-s-funeral-in-quot-who-framed-roger-rabbit-quot-would-have-looked-like.aspx

[6] ttps://www.buzzfeed.com/briangalindo/looney-tunes-cartoons-brings-back-classic-characters

[7] ttps://www.animationmagazine.net/streaming/clips-new-looney-tunes-cartoons-debut-thursday/

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