The show features a teenage country pig (Mikey) moving to the big city to live with his wealthy cousins (Martha and Reggie). Thirty-nine[6] half-hour episodes have been produced.
During production in 2001, the show was titled The Three Pigs.[8][9][10] Originally, CinéGroupe's then-owner Lions Gate was attached to the show's production.[8]
SMEC Media & Entertainment in Taiwan (uncredited) and SMEC Animation & Graphic Technology in China were the overseasanimation 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,[11] co-producer AnimaKids distributing in France and Merchandising Munchen distributing in Germany.[12]
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.[13][14]
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 channelEncore+ uploaded episodes of the series in both English[15] and French.[16] The series became unavailable in November 2022 due to the closure of Encore+.
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.[18] It was available in both English[19] and French.[20]