Gruesome Gorilla & Porky Pig thimbles produced by Lenox China of Lawrenceville, New Jersey, in 1998 in association with Warner Bros. Studio. Gruesome Gorilla, also known as Elvis, is a large, beastly and ill-tempered gorilla from the Looney Tunes collection of animated shorts. He first appeared with Bugs Bunny in the 1948 short "Gorilla My Dreams" where his wife adopts Bugs as their child. Gruesome however has no interest in children and manhandles Bugs throughout the cartoon. Gruesome's second appearance was in "Hurdy-Gurdy Hare" where after once again feuding with Bugs, he and Bugs wound up working together in Bugs' organ grinding businesses. Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts featuring the character. Porky continued to be popular with moviegoers and the Warner's directors, who recast him in numerous everyman and sidekick roles. He is known for his signature line at the end of many shorts, "(stutter) that's all, folks!"
Maker:
Lenox China
United States
1998
Model #:
Derivative
Looney Tunes Thimble Collection
thimble
Size:
small
Height:
2 1/2"
