Pig City is an animated television series co-produced by CinéGroupe, AnimaKids, and Red Rover Studios in association with MM Merchandisingmedia GmbH and original networks Teletoon in Canada, ProSieben in Germany, and Fox Kids internationally. Thirty-nine half-hour episodes were produced.
Synopsis The show features a teenage country pig (Mikey) moving to the big city to live with his wealthy cousins (Martha and Reggie).
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 Vice Principal Lardes Ellen David as Aunt Yardley Brett Watson as Link Ricky Mabe as Stig Pierre Lenior as Principal Hamhock
Characters Mikey Hoggins is 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 is a rocker, complete with his own band, "Reggie and the Rashers". Martha DeBoar is a pig and Reggie's sister. She is a bit self-centered and also concerned with her looks.
Episodes
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)
Season 2 (2002)
Season 3 (2003–04)
Production During production in 2001, the show was titled The Three Pigs. Originally, CinéGroupe's then-owner Lions Gate was attached to the show's production.
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, co-producer AnimaKids distributing in France and MM Merchandisingmedia GmbH distributing in Germany.
Release Home video 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.
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 In March 2022, the Canada Media Fund's YouTube channel Encore+ uploaded episodes of the series in both English and French. The series became unavailable the same year in November due to the closure of Encore+.
Awards and nominations Year Association Category Nominee Result Ref. 2003Gemini Awards Best Animated Program or Series Jacques Pettigrew
Soundtrack 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. It was available in both English and French.
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).
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