Pig City (TV series)
| Pig City | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Andy Knight |
| Developed by | Andy Knight J.D. Smith |
| Directed by | Andy Knight |
| Composers | Noam Kaniel and David Vadant for Kia Productions |
| Country of origin | Canada France |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
|
| Producers | Jennifer Hibbard (seasons 1-2) Danielle Marceau (season 3) |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production companies | CinéGroupe AnimaKids Productions Red Rover Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | Teletoon (Canada) ProSieben (Germany) Fox Kids (international) |
| Release | April 16, 2002 – January 10, 2004 |
Pig City is a French-Canadian animated television series co-produced by CinéGroupe, AnimaKids, and Red Rover Studios in association with MM Merchandisingmedia GmbH[1] and original networks Teletoon in Canada, ProSieben in Germany,[2] and Fox Kids internationally.[3][4][5]
About
[edit]The show features a teenage country pig (Mikey) moving to the big city to live with his wealthy cousins (Martha and Reggie). Thirty-nine[6] half-hour episodes have been produced.
Cast
[edit]- Thor Bishopric as Mikey
- Philip Lemaistre as Reggie
- Emma Campbell as Martha
- Michael Yarmush as E. Brian
- Lindsay Abrahams as Betty
- Matt Holland as Dave
- Teddy Lee Dillon as Bob
- Pier Kohl as Uncle Porter
- Jennifer Seguin as Trish
- Harry Standjofski as V.P. Larden
- Ellen David as Aunt Yardley
- Brett Watson as Link
- Ricky Mabe as Stig
- Pierre Lenior as Principal Hamhock
Characters
[edit]- Mikey Hoggins – a 15-year-old country pig that goes to the big city to live with his cousins, Reggie and Martha. He can be described as humble.
- Reggie DeBoar – a rocker, complete with his own band, 'Reggie and the Rashers'.
- Martha DeBoar – a bit self-centered pig and Reggie’s sister. She is also concerned with her looks.
Episodes
[edit] | This section needs a plot summary. (June 2020) |
The episode order below follows that of the original airdates on Teletoon, which also matches the season 1 episode order on Encore+.
Season 1 (2002)
[edit]| No. | Title [6] | Original air date [7] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Wag the Hog" | April 16, 2002 |
| 2 | "Taking Care of Bacon" | April 23, 2002 |
| 3 | "Pork Barrel Politics" | April 30, 2002 |
| 4 | "Hogtied" | May 7, 2002 |
| 5 | "Mr. Mikey" | May 14, 2002 |
| 6 | "It's the Principal" | May 21, 2002 |
| 7 | "Meteorite Madness" | May 28, 2002 |
| 8 | "Porkstars" | June 4, 2002 |
| 9 | "Raising a Stink" | June 11, 2002 |
| 10 | "Pigmalion" | June 18, 2002 |
| 11 | "Honey Mommy" | June 25, 2002 |
| 12 | "Motivational Ham" | June 30, 2002 |
| 13 | "Pork Up the Volume" | July 1, 2002 |
Season 2 (2002)
[edit]| No. | Title [6] | Original air date [7] |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Bachelor Daze" | September 2, 2002 |
| 15 | "Martha and the Razorbacks" | September 6, 2002 |
| 16 | "Coming to Grips" | September 9, 2002 |
| 17 | "Family Plot" | September 13, 2002 |
| 18 | "Driven" | September 16, 2002 |
| 19 | "Dear Martha" | September 20, 2002 |
| 20 | "The Hogfather" | September 23, 2002 |
| 21 | "Reggie vs. His Brain" | September 27, 2002 |
| 22 | "Headcheese of the Class" | September 30, 2002 |
| 23 | "Capitalist Pig" | October 4, 2002 |
| 24 | "Pig in Japan" | October 7, 2002 |
| 25 | "Pork n' Screams" | October 21, 2002 |
| 26 | "Christmas Ham" | December 10, 2002 |
Season 3 (2003–04)
[edit]| No. | Title [6] | Original air date [7] |
|---|---|---|
| 27 | "The Big Catch" | September 6, 2003 |
| 28 | "A Geek of Our Own" | September 7, 2003 |
| 29 | "Rind Date" | September 14, 2003 |
| 30 | "The Royal Visit" | September 21, 2003 |
| 31 | "Fame or Shame" | October 5, 2003 |
| 32 | "Deep Space Swine" | October 12, 2003 |
| 33 | "Rockey Night in Pork City" | October 19, 2003 |
| 34 | "Metal Mayhem" | October 26, 2003 |
| 35 | "Pigs on a Train" | November 2, 2003 |
| 36 | "Pigs Don’t Plant Trees" | November 9, 2003 |
| 37 | "Pigs on Ice" | November 23, 2003 |
| 38 | "Snowblitzed" | November 30, 2003 |
| 39 | "Northern Lightweights" | January 10, 2004 |
Production
[edit]During production in 2001, the show was titled The Three Pigs.[8][9][10] Originally, CinéGroupe's then-owner Lions Gate was attached to the show's production.[8]
SMEC Media & Entertainment in Taiwan (uncredited) and SMEC Animation & Graphic Technology in China were the overseas animation studios for the series.
CinéGroupe's distribution arm distributed the series in Canada, the U.S., Asia, Australia and New Zealand, with Fox Kids Europe N.V. distributing in Europe, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa with servicing through Buena Vista International Television,[11] co-producer AnimaKids distributing in France and Merchandising Munchen distributing in Germany.[12]
Release
[edit]Home video
[edit]In November 2002, a VHS and DVD volume was released in Canada by CinéGroupe Star titled "Pig City/Porcité - Volume 1". It contained the Series 1 episodes "Wag the Hog", "Hogtied" and "Porkstars". The VHS versions were released in both separate English and French versions, while the DVD counterpart featured both languages.[13][14]
Although a promo as seen on the release showcases Volume 2 and Volume 3 sets for release in Late-2002, they were never released.
Streaming
[edit]In March 2022, the Canada Media Fund's YouTube channel Encore+ uploaded episodes of the series in both English[15] and French.[16] The series became unavailable in November 2022 due to the closure of Encore+.
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Gemini Awards | Best Animated Program or Series | Jacques Pettigrew | Nominated | [17] |
Soundtrack
[edit]On December 3, 2002, Les Disques Star Records Inc. released a soundtrack CD in Canada called "Reggie and the Rashers", named after the band of the same name as featured in the show, and contained the songs sung by them.[18] It was available in both English[19] and French.[20]
Three music videos from the soundtrack were included on CinéGroupe Star's "Double Trouble"/"Sacré Délire" VHS tapes with What's with Andy? and The Kids from Room 402 (one music video per volume).[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cinegroup Pig City distribution ::: Jetix". June 3, 2016. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016.
- ^ Waller, Ed (November 20, 2001). "Slate of new toons from CineGroupe". C21 Media.
- ^ "MIPCOM News - Cinegroupe And Fox Kids Europe Team For Pig City Distribution". Animation World Network.
- ^ Fraser, Fiona (October 8, 2002). "FKE pairs with CineGroupe on Pig City". C21 Media.
- ^ 2002-07-25T15:16:49. "FOX GIVES PIG STARRING ROLE IN AUTUMN LINE-UP". Broadcast.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d KG, imfernsehen GmbH & Co. "Die Schweinebande: Episodenguide" – via www.fernsehserien.de.
- ^ a b c "Television Program Logs". Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission. March 2, 2016.[dead link] Alt URL
- ^ a b Tillson, Tamsen (November 11, 2001). "Cinegroup, Lions Gate toon up kidvid series".
- ^ "CinéGroupe Adds Two New Shows". Animation World Network.
- ^ "dFX News - Monsters, Inc. Expands - Clusterball Screenshots". www.digitalmediafx.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2001. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "Pig City ::: Jetix".
- ^ "MIPCOM News - Cinegroupe and Fox Kids Europe Team for Pig City Distribution".
- ^ "Porcité - Volume 1". May 6, 2003. Archived from the original on May 6, 2003.
- ^ "Pig City / Porcite - Vol. 1(bilingual) on DVD Movie". www.inetvideo.com.
- ^ "Pig City - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "PorCité - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ https://acctmembership.secure.force.com/database/Media?id=a0k0H00000flkerQAA [bare URL]
- ^ "De Porcité, Reggie et les Tranches de Bacon". May 6, 2003. Archived from the original on May 6, 2003.
- ^ "Pig City Reggie and The Rashers - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com.
- ^ "Porcite Reggie & Tranches - Amazon.com Music". Amazon.com.
- ^ "Sacré Délire - Volume 1". May 6, 2003. Archived from the original on May 6, 2003.
External links
[edit]
- 2000s Canadian animated television series
- 2000s Canadian children's television series
- 2000s Canadian high school television series
- 2002 Canadian television series debuts
- 2004 Canadian television series endings
- 2000s French animated television series
- 2002 French television series debuts
- 2004 French television series endings
- Canadian children's animated comedy television series
- French children's animated comedy television series
- Canadian English-language television shows
- Fox Kids
- Teletoon original programming
- Animated television series about pigs
- Teen animated television series