Pig City facts for kids
This page is about the animated television series. For the children's novel by Louis Sachar, see Pig City (novel).
Quick facts for kids Pig City |
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| Created by | Andy Knight |
| Developed by | Andy Knight J.D. Smith |
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| Composer(s) | Kia Productions: Noam Kaniel David Vadant |
| Country of origin | Canada France |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 39 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) |
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| Producer(s) | Jennifer Hibbard Annick de Vries |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | CinéGroupe AnimaKids Productions Red Rover Studios |
| Distributor | CinéGroupe Distribution (Canada) Fox Kids Europe (Europe) AnimaKids Productions (France) SMEC Media & Entertainment |
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| Original network | Teletoon (Canada) ProSieben (Germany) Fox Kids (international) |
| Original release | April 16, 2002 – January 10, 2004 |
Pig City is a 2002-2004 Canadian-French animated television series co-produced by CinéGroupe, AnimaKids, and Red Rover Studios in association with Merchandising München and original networks Teletoon in Canada, ProSieben in Germany, and Fox Kids internationally.
The show features a country pig (Mikey) moving to the big city to live with his cousins (Martha and Reggie). Thirty-nine half-hour episodes have been produced.
Contents
Cast
- 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
- Mikey – a country pig that goes to the big city to live with his cousins, Reggie and Martha. He can be described as humble.
- Reggie – a rocker, complete with his own band, 'Reggie And The Rashers'.
- Martha – a bit self-centered pig. She is also concerned with her looks.
Episodes
Season 1 (2002)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 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 | "Meteorite Madness" | May 28, 2002 |
| 7 | "It's the Principal" | May 21, 2002 |
| 8 | "Martha and the Razorbacks" | September 6, 2002 |
| 9 | "Porkstars" | June 4, 2002 |
| 10 | "Raising a Stink" | June 11, 2002 |
| 11 | "Pigmalion" | June 18, 2002 |
| 12 | "Honey Mommy" | June 25, 2002 |
| 13 | "Pork Up the Volume" | July 1, 2002 |
Season 2 (2002)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 14 | "Motivational Ham" | June 30, 2002 |
| 15 | "Bachelor Daze" | September 2, 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 | "Pork n' Screams" | October 21, 2002 |
| 22 | "Christmas Ham" | December 10, 2002 |
| 23 | "Reggie vs. His Brain" | September 27, 2002 |
| 24 | "Headcheese of the Class" | September 30, 2002 |
| 25 | "Capitalist Pig" | October 4, 2002 |
| 26 | "Pig in Japan" | October 7, 2002 |
Season 3 (2003–04)
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 27 | "Rind Date" | September 14, 2003 |
| 28 | "The Royal Visit" | September 21, 2003 |
| 29 | "Rockey Night In Pork City" | October 19, 2003 |
| 30 | "Metal Mayhem" | October 26, 2003 |
| 31 | "Pigs On A Train" | November 2, 2003 |
| 32 | "Pigs Don’t Plant Trees" | November 9, 2003 |
| 33 | "Pigs On Ice" | November 23, 2003 |
| 34 | "Snowblitzed" | November 30, 2003 |
| 35 | "Northern Lightweights" | January 10, 2004 |
| 36 | "The Big Catch" | September 6, 2003 |
| 37 | "A Geek Of Our Own" | September 7, 2003 |
| 38 | "Fame Or Shame" | October 5, 2003 |
| 39 | "Deep Space Swine" | October 12, 2003 |
Awards and nominations
| Year | Association | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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| 2003 | Gemini Awards | Best Animated Program or Series | Jacques Pettigrew | Nominated |
Soundtrack
A soundtrack CD containing songs from the show was released by Les Disques Star Records Inc. on December 3, 2002, in both English and French. Three music videos for these songs were included on VHS tapes of What's with Andy? and The Kids from Room 402.
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