“The Cheerful Game of Porky the Pig” was one of three games in the set “Children’s Hour,” a 1946 offering from Parker Brothers. The others were “Peanut the Elephant” and “ABC Fishing.”
Porky had no connection with the familiar character from Warner Brothers; I suspect there were numerous pigs called Porky over the years. The deck featured a variety of animals and objects, all chosen to encourage the players to make noise. Noise is fun; I like the crisp black, yellow, and red color scheme too.
(Posted by Doug Skinner.)
4 responses so far ↓
1 Lisa // Sep 2, 2010 at 1:39 pm
It’s lovely!
2 Angela // Sep 2, 2010 at 2:10 pm
I love his cute little legs.
3 Gail // Sep 2, 2010 at 8:34 pm
he’s a happy drooler with a happy face in his crotch. A real “swinger”
4 name Children’s Card Games (181) // Aug 10, 2012 at 5:59 pm
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