Porcula is the fifth episode of Angry Birds Toons Season 3 and the eighty-third overall.
This is also the third Halloween special in the series. It was aired on October 23rd, 2015.
Toons.TV Description[]
On one night every year, the dreaded Porcula comes out to feast, but he should really pay more attention to what he eats.
Title Etymology[]
- Porcula is a pun on Count Dracula, a vampire and "pork".
Plot[]
On a dark and stormy Halloween night, many Minion Pigs are seen hiding themselves by shutting their windows. One is even seen hiding in a barrel. Up in the castle, Porcula is seen transforming into a bat and flying out the window. Corporal Pig (who is, strangely, not wearing his helmet) is merrily hopping down an alleyway, towing a wheelbarrow filled with cabbage. He looks up, and much to his horror, notices Porcula zipping downwards towards him. He runs, but is cornered at the end of the alleyway. Porcula takes a bite out of the helpless sergeant, who topples over at a much paler shade of green.
As Porcula laughs at the dismay of his latest victim, Bubbles hops by with a sack filled with candy. Porcula turns to face the oriole, opens up his cape, and lets out loud laughter. Assuming Porcula to be a pig in a costume, Bubbles asks him for candy. The vampire doesn't have any on him, so Bubbles looks at him with an annoyed face and leaves. This enrages Porcula. Bubbles goes to a nearby house to trick-or-treat. Porcula returns to his bat form and dashes towards Bubbles. When a candy cane slides out through the door's mailslot, Bubbles hops over to pick it up, unknowingly dodging Porcula's attack. He is surprised when he turns around to see a small, green bat in his candy sack, and promptly thwacks him with the candy cane. Bubbles makes another annoyed face as Porcula flies away.
Bubbles comes up to another house, not knowing that Porcula is following him. Before the bird can knock on the door, Porcula appears before him in an eerie green mist. When he does, Bubbles smells something bad, and assumes it to be Porcula. The vampire sniffs at himself just to be sure, but upon doing so, he notices the vast amounts of garlic that surrounded the two. He panics and attempts to leave the yard, but falls into a well. Bubbles has a confused look on his face as he knocks on the door. A nervous pig answers and immediately screams and runs back inside. When Bubbles turns back around, Porcula launches himself out of the well and dives towards Bubbles, instantly sinking his teeth into him. Bubbles simply inflates and deflates to shoot the vampire away like a deflating balloon. He travels all the way back to the castle, through a wall, and into his coffin bed. The lid shuts and a stake falls through the lid, killing Porcula.
The Minion pigs see that Bubbles has saved them, and they come out to celebrate. However, the light of the moon causes all of them to turn into Werepigs. Realizing what he has to do, Bubbles lets out a disgruntled scoff as the episode comes to a close.
Characters[]
- Bubbles (not listed in the credits)
- Red (doesn’t appear, but is somehow credited)
- Chuck (doesn’t appear, but is somehow credited)
- Matilda (doesn’t appear, but is somehow credited)
- Minion Pigs
- Porcula (King Pig)
- Corporal Pig
Locations[]
- Pig City
- Porcula's Castle
- Garlic Market
- King Pig's Castle
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 by Bach could be heard throughout the episode.
- This was the third time a classical music piece was played in Angry Birds Toons. The first was in Another Birthday, where Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 was played. The second was in Love is in the Air, where an imaginary Female Opera Pig sang Ride of the Valkyries (Wagner)
- Porcula is very similar to King Pig in appearance. Whether they are the same character or Porcula is a separate character is unknown.
- Throughout the episode, occasionally, you can hear Bubbles say "Trick or Treat".
- The Werepigs are a reference to The Rise of the Werepigs.
- This is Bubbles' latest Angry Birds Toons appearance.
- Corporal Pig can be seen wearing the same white strap from Not Without My Helmet.
- When Porcula fell into his coffin and a stake hit him, he is heard saying "Ow!".
- Coincidentally, the scientific name of the real-life pygmy hog is Porcula salvania.
- The cold pig's howling noise can be heard in Three Little Piggies.
Errors[]
- Porcula's eyebrows disappear a few times.
- Red, Chuck and Matilda are listed in the credits, but they don't appear in the episode itself.
- Also, Bubbles isn't listed in the credits, but he appears in the episode.
Video[]