''Piggsburg Pigs!'' is a

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animated comedy series from Ruby-Spears Productions, which originally aired in 1990. Despite most of the pre-1991 Ruby-Spears library being owned by

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after merging with

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, ownership of the series passed to

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in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide. This animated series would be last work of

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in animation business, as he went to produce various live-action series ( In the Heat of the Night, Diagnosis: Murder).

Plot

Located behind the world's largest pig farm, the city of Piggsburg is a swine-only habitat. Here, the Bacon Brothers: Bo, Portley, and Pighead as well as their pet duck Quackers fight the evil plans of the hungry, carnivorous Wolf brothers Huff and Puff as well as the supernatural forces from the Forbidden Zone outside of Piggsburg. Other pig buddies of the Bacon Brothers include Dotty, Lorelei, the children Piggy, Pokey, and Prissy, and the snobby Rembrandt Proudpork. When not fighting off evil plots, the boys unwind at nearby Newpork Beach.

Cast

Len Carlson Len Carlson (September 2, 1937 - January 26, 2006) was a Canadian voice actor who voiced various characters on many animated television series from the 1960s to the 2000s, an occasional live-action TV actor, and a Kraft Canada TV pitchman during ...

as Rembrandt Proudpork *

Tara Strong Tara Lyn Strong (; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such as '' The Powerpuff Girls'', '' The Fair ...

as Dotty, Prissy (credited as Tara Charendoff) * Keith Knight as Portley Bacon * Jonathan Potts as Bo Bacon * Norm Spencer as Puff * John Stocker as Huff * Susan Roman as Lorelei

Additional

Harvey Atkin Elliot Harvey Atkin (18 December 1942 – 18 July 2017) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for his roles as Morty Melnick in ''Meatballs'', Sergeant Ronald Coleman in '' Cagney & Lacey'', and for voicing King Koopa in '' The Super Mario Bro ...

* Robert Bockstael * Robert Cait * Don Francks * Catherine Gallant *

Rex Hagon Rex Hagon is a Canadians, Canadian actor and television host. Education Hagon attended Upper Canada College, Upper Canada College. He is a graduate of sociology from the University of Toronto. Life His performing career began in his youth, ...

Elizabeth Hanna Elizabeth Hanna is a Canadian film and television actress and speech language pathologist, most notable for her voice acting work in animated films. She is best known as the voice of Hen in '' Little Bear''. History Early history Elizabeth H ...

* Dan Hennessey - Police Officer (in "Carnival of Evil")https://deadline.com/2024/11/dan-hennessey-dead-voice-actor-care-bears-inspector-gadget-x-men-tv-series-director-1236182060/ * David Huband * Gordon Masten * Ron Rubin * Greg Spottiswood * Allen Stewart Coates * Peter Wildman

Crew

* Stu Rosen - Voice Director, Sound Design * Butch Hartman - Key Model Designer

Episodes

Home releases

The series has not been released on VHS or DVD in the United States, but a set of 3 DVDs containing 2 episodes each was released by Boulevard Entertainment in the United Kingdom in 2007.

References

External links

* 1990 American animated television series debuts 1990 Canadian television series debuts 1990s American animated comedy television series 1990s Canadian animated comedy television series 1990s American children's comedy television series 1990s Canadian children's television series 1991 American television series endings 1991 Canadian television series endings Animated television series about pigs American children's animated comedy television series Canadian children's animated comedy television series American English-language television shows Fictional wolves Anthropomorphic wolves Fox Kids Television series by 20th Century Fox Television Television series by Ruby-Spears Television series by Saban Entertainment Fox Broadcasting Company animated television series Children's television series about talking animals Surreal comedy television series {{animation-tv-prog-stub