| Pig City | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Andy Knight |
| Developed by | Andy Knight J.D. Smith |
| Directed by |
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| Composers | Kia Productions: Noam Kaniel David Vadant |
| Country of origin | Canada France |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producers | Jennifer Hibbard Annick de Vries |
| 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 Merchandising München[1] and original networks Teletoon in Canada, ProSieben in Germany,[2] and Fox Kids internationally.[3][4][5]
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.
The episode order below follows that of the original airdates on Teletoon, which also matches the season 1 episode order on Encore+.
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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]
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.
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+.
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Gemini Awards | Best Animated Program or Series | Jacques Pettigrew | Nominated | [17] |
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]
