(1935) Post Bosko - Porky Pig

In 1934, Warner Bros began producing colour cartoons and a year later, they dropped Bosko, giving birth to a whole new batch of film and television stars. As Tex Avery joined the Warner family, their animation took on a new style; moving away from the mock Disney art and setting a new standard in animation [http://toonopedia.com/warner.htm]. The first star to come out of this was Porky Pig.

The first cartoon to feature Porky was entitled 'I Haven't Got A Hat' (1935). Compared to the Porky of today, this porky was a lot more true to the form of a pig. He was a lot more plump and rounded with a huge empathises being put onto his nose. His only item of clothing was a dark green jumper. Although, Porky has changed a lot in appearance since his humble beginnings, his personality has fundamentally remained the same; he is still the bumbling, stuttering character he was at his birth.

Porky then and now

Another character who appeared in this cartoon was Beans the cat - who bares a great resemblance another animation classic 'Felix the cat' (only wearing dungarees). This character was a mischievous character who sets out to ruin the performance of a fellow class mate. Although in my opinion I prefer the character of Beans to the original version of Porky, Tex Avery saw potential for development in Porky that he didn't in the other original characters. Thankfully this paid off and although Porky isn't the star he once was, he still remains a huge hit with audiences.

Felix and Beans comparison

Sources:
http://toonopedia.com/warner.htm