Petunia Pig
| Petunia Pig | |
|---|---|
Domestic pig | |
| Gender | Female |
| Significant other | Porky Pig |
Petunia Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. She looks much like her significant other, Porky Pig, except that she wears a dress and has pigtailed black hair.[11]
Biography
Petunia was introduced by
As Porky's popularity was eclipsed in the late 1930s and early 1940s by brasher characters like Daffy Duck and Bugs Bunny, he was relegated to a supporting player himself in new Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. Petunia, already a bit player to Porky's lead, fared much worse. Her tenure as a Warner Bros. player was mostly over.
She still appeared frequently in Warner's merchandising, however, with a major presence in comic books for the entire 1941-1984 run of Western Publishing Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies Comics, Porky Pig, and various other titles. Largely appearing in Porky's stories, she occasionally co-starred with Bugs Bunny as well or—occasionally—had a story of her own, though infrequently. Pinkie, renamed Cicero for the comics, was depicted as being Petunia's young cousin as well as Porky's nephew. Petunia was portrayed in the comics as a determined, bossy, and occasionally pretentious character similar to the early Tashlin depiction, though with a genuine affection towards Porky. In early years, she was often rivals with Bugs, who enjoyed pranking and humbling her.
Later appearances
Nevertheless, in modern years Petunia has appeared in multiple new roles:
- Petunia has a co-starring role in Filmation's lone Looney Tunes-related production, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies, in 1972. She is voiced by Jay Scheimer, the wife of Filmation co-founder Lou Scheimer.
- Petunia made a cameo appearance in the 1979 short Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol as Mrs. Cratchit, wife of Bob Cratchit (played by Porky Pig), though she had no speaking lines.
- Originally Petunia intended to appear as a cameo with Porky in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit in the deleted scene "Acme's Funeral".[14]
- Petunia made a cameo appearance in It's a Wonderful Tiny Toon Christmas Special".
- An infant version of Petunia was a recurring character in the television series, where she was voiced by Chiara Zanni.
- The regular adult Petunia is an occasional guest star in DC's Looney Tunes comic book and appeared frequently in 2001-2005 webtoons on the official Looney Tunes website.
- She also turned up in Duck Dodgers, playing the role of Princess Incense (voiced by Jodi Benson).
- Petunia appeared on The Looney Tunes Show in the episodes "Here Comes the Pig" and "Mr. Wiener", voiced by Katy Mixon in the latter episode.
- Petunia is a playable character in the mobile game "Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem", along with Farmer, Lunar, and Athena variants of herself.
- Petunia appears in several New Looney Tunes segments, voiced by Jessica DiCicco.
- Petunia also appears in Looney Tunes Cartoons, voiced by Lara Jill Miller, which for the first time she has a solo appearance. In this portrayal, she has a Brooklyn accent similar to Bugs Bunny.[15]
- Petunia appears in Bugs Bunny Builders, voiced by Alex Cazares.[16]
References
- ^ ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
- ^ "“Bugs Bunny in Storyland”: The Good, The Bad & the Bugs". Retrieved 2019-10-30.
- ^ ""Bugs Bunny Sings" on Capitol Records". Retrieved 2017-11-22.
- ^ "Golden Records’ “Bugs Bunny Songfest” (1961)". Retrieved 2020-08-08.
- ^ "Bugs Bunny – This Is It (1984, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ "This Is It". YouTube. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (14 June 2022). "Trailer: 'Bugs Bunny Builders' Breaks Ground on Cartoonito July 25". Animation Magazine.
- ^ "THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP - GFM Animation". GFM Animation. Archived from the original on 6 November 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Looney Tunes Movie 'The Day the Earth Blew Up' Launching at AFM from Warner Bros. Animation, GFM Animation (EXCLUSIVE)". 26 October 2023.
- ^ Director, Caroline (2021-04-28). "More Looney Tunes tomorrow on HBO Max - Had a lot of fun writing/boarding for Petunia and her little squirrel friend!". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-11-25.
- ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
- ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Hill, Jim (8 May 2014). "Storyboards reveal what Marvin Acme's funeral in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" would have looked like". jimhillmedia.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Jacobs, Mira (2021-04-28). "Looney Tunes Cartoons Debuts Shorts for Petunia Pig and The Gremlin". CBR. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
- ^ "Trailer: 'Bugs Bunny Builders' Breaks Ground on Cartoonito July 25". 14 June 2022.
