I’ve mentioned several times that mom took me to her worky place one time a very long time ago when I was still little. A lot of you have asked to hear the story so now is a good time to make you laugh.
So I think I was around 15-16 weeks when mom decided I needed to visit the worky place. Well, actually the people she worked with decided they wanted to see cute little ole me in my prime and talked her into bringing me for a short visit. Mom’s work was in the middle of relocating so they were temporarily working out of a trailer. And trust me, that trailer was packed. Mom took off one Friday and decided to bring me up that day.
She loaded me in the car with dad and off we were to the worky place. Mom said she worked with a bunch of pigs and I couldn’t wait to see others of my kind. We got to the trailer and she carried me in and the doors were shut. Everyone came over and oohh and aaaweed at me. Funny thing, I kept looking but didn’t see any of my kind at all – it just a bunch of men. One of them told mom to put me down that they wanted to see me roaming around the office. She asked them if they had ever seen a piglet fly because I could. They said it wouldn’t be a problem. She put me down and I was off from one end of that trailer to the next. All of those manly guys were laughing and jumping out of my way. I had them hopping!
Then came the time for us to go back home. This is where the fun begins. Mom told them they have to help catch me and it wouldn’t be easy. Have you ever seen grown men trying to catch a fast little miniature pot bellied pig? It is really a vision to see. Mom so should have recorded it on her phone for prosperity.
The guys were sneaking around trying to corner me and they just couldn’t catch me. And of course by this time, it was a game to me. I didn’t want to be caught so they were just going to have to wear me out and I’m a kid so I knew I could outlast them. I was doing great zipping here and there and escaping every little move they were planning. But there was one guy that mom works for – I knew he was going to give me a run for *my* money.
I went over to a corner and was pondering my next move. This one guy was near me but he was ignoring me which meant to me he didn’t see me – pig logic you know. That’s why it took me completely off guard when he reached down from no where and picked me up handing me off to mommy. He did this so fast that I didn’t even know what happened until it happened which meant he startled me. Do you know what happens when you startle a pig? Any ideas?
Now remember mom is holding me and I’m startled – so startled that I wizz all over her. That’s what happens when you startle a pig. You can laugh – mom thinks its funny now. And I mean it was a good wizz too. The kind that went down her jeans and dripped into her shoes kind. And she had to drive home all wet like that. I’ll give it to mom, she didn’t get mad. She told me that if I guy grabbed her like the one did me, she would have probably wizzed too.
So there you go, the story of my trip to mom’s worky place. They have since moved from that trailer and are in a nice office now. They want me to come up there. They said there was LOTS of places to run. I don’t really think mom will go for it. And you know what? I have never figured out what mom meant when she said she works with pigs and then comes home to a pig?
Where has the movie been all of my piggy life? I found this movie, 3 Pigs and a Baby, on Netflix last night. It was released in March of 2008 and I *just* found it. Okay, I’ll give you that. I wasn’t born in 2008 but still. Any movie about pigs, that seems to be right up my alley, don’t you think?
For movie night last night, we all watched this movie and I have to say it was hilarious! I’m not sure who laughed the hardest, me, mom, dad, Hemi or Houdini. Have you seen this?! I give it five out of five snorts. It keeps you on your hooves with laughs, turns and twists.
The movie starts with part of the ending and then tweaks back to how it got to this point. You are asking what point? Well in the opening shot, the 3 little pigs are all tied together, hanging upside down over a boiling pot of water in the wolve warehouse. That’s a scary way to start the movie huh?
Then the story flashes back to what got the 3 little pigs to this situation. It goes through the original story.
The big bad wolf goes to Sandy Pig’s house made of hay. He tells Sandy Pig to open the door. Sandy Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The big wolf then huffs and puffs and blows the house down. Sandy Pig then runs to his brother Richard Pig’s house.
The big bad wolf then goes to Richard Pig’s house made out of sticks. He tells Richard Pig to open the door. Richard Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The big wolf then huffs and puffs and blows the house down. Richard Pig and Sandy Pig then run to their brother Mason Pig’s house.
The big bad wolf then goes to Mason Pig’s house made out of bricks. He tells Mason Pig to open the door. Mason Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The big wolf then huffs and puffs and blows the house down. But wait a minute, he can’t because the house is made of bricks. The big bad wolf is determined to get inside of the house of bricks so he climbs up to the chimney. His plan is to go down the chimney and thus he will be inside of the brick house. In the meantime, the 3 little pigs build a fire. Well, you can guess what happens. That big bad wolf won’t be huffing and puffing anymore – snorts.
But, that’s when the story takes a huge left turn and becomes a snort of a completely different movie. In fact, this movie has more twists and turns than a roadtrip in the mountains. Those big bad wolves are not giving up in getting those oinkers. They plan on infiltrating into the house of bricks by leaving a baby wolf in a basket at the doorstep in hopes that Mason, Richard and Sandy Pig adopt him. After some convincing, the 3 pigs adopt little “Lucky” as their own. Lucky has no clue that he’s a pig, he just knows he’s different.
Lucky goes to school at Pigville Academy and all is fine until he begins to be a teenager. Then he finds out he’s adopted – snorts. He learns that he is a wolf raised as a pig and he was adopted by Mason, Richard and Sandy Pig. Uh-oh Houston we have a problem.
Lucky runs away and finds the big bad wolves. They convince him, “To be a wolf , you have to be head to toe in fur, claws, and a… meat eater of gulp – PIG.” Oh no… this is not going to end well. They convince him that he needs to hide the key to the brick house under the mat on the harvest moon so they can take care of things… things that are a secret that they can’t talk about. Lucky agrees – thud piggy down! And later the big bad wolves convince Lucky that there will be a surprise party for his dads so he has to leave the key under the mat.
The Harvest moon comes and by this time, Richard and Sandy Pig have re-built their homes and moved out of Mason’s brick home. Mason and Lucky get into an argument and Lucky rides off on his motorcycle but not until after putting the key under the mat. And the Harvest Moon – it’s a sign for the big bad wolves to start their hunting season. So here we go again.
The wolves go to Sandy Pig’s house made of hay. They tells Sandy Pig to open the door. Sandy Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The wolves huff and puff and blows the house down. Sandy Pig then runs to his brother Richard Pig’s house.
The wolves then go to Richard Pig’s house made out of sticks. They tell Richard Pig to open the door. Richard Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The wolves then huff and puff and blows the house down. Richard Pig and Sandy Pig then run to their brother Mason Pig’s house.
The wolves then go to Mason Pig’s house made out of bricks. They tell Mason Pig to open the door. Mason Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The wolves then huff and puff and blows the house down. But wait a minute, he can’t because the house is made of bricks. But wait a minute, why huff and puff when you can just use the key under the mat to get into the house.
So here we are, right back to where the movie started. The 3 little pigs are tied up and hanging over a huge pot of boiling water. This is when the pigs find out that Lucky was planted in their home to get the pigs eventually in time.
At the last minute before the 3 little pigs are dunked into the hot boiling water, Lucky comes flying through the warehouse window on his motorcycle and saves his three dad’s. Of course the wolves aren’t happy about this and they take after the 3 little pigs who are headed to the brick house. A fight of sorts begins and things go a little hectic until Lucky makes a big speech.
After Lucky’s speech, the Pig Wolf Pact is signed dedicating pigs and wolves to a life of peace, love and understanding from here on out. And Lucky, he was lucky. Not only did he get three fathers with the 3 little pigs, he also got the adopted family of the wolves. All is good again in Pigville.
What a sweet and wonderful movie. I must buy this for my collection so that I can watch it over and over. It touched my little piggy heart and made me smile and snort. You gotta watch this movie!
Welcome my friends to SPOTLIGHT THURSDAY. This is the time that I will introduce you to one of my fellow anipals so you can get to know them better. Some of them, you may already know. Today we bring you interviews on two piggies that mean the world to us. Hope you enjoy!
What were your first thoughts when you met your new parents? I squealed for joy – on second thought I actually squealed all the time. This was a ploy of mine to make my new owner know I was in charge, too bad it did not work
What was the defining moment when you knew you were in your forever home? I knew I was in my forever home when the food and treats came to me at scheduled times. But really, 1 cup of Mazuri mini pig food twice a day? I’m debating to know if my owner understands I’m a pig.
What has been your biggest “Oh no, now I’ve done it” moment so far in your home? It was when I was moved out or grew out of my inside pen and was moved to the outside barn and pasture. Now some of you will think that’s pretty good. What you are not seeing is there are four goats already there! Chewy, Dewey, Louie and Huey, my new stepbrothers. Pretty brutal to start out as they butted and rolled to me quite often. All is well now since they found out I can bite!
Who do you have wrapped around your paws more – mom or dad – and why? I have mom all wrapped up. She still likes to cuddle and talk to me. Dad keeps bringing up breakfast with bacon, I’m not sure about him!
What’s the biggest misconception that humans think about you? My family really thinks it’s neat to dress me up for the holidays. Really, a wig for Halloween and antlers for Christmas! I play their game, not because I’m ignoring the situation but because my mom puts this gaudy stuff on me and then gives me a treat. Hey, I’m a pig and I love to eat!
What were your first thoughts when you met your new parents? Well….. I have two momma’s! Momma #2 (Debbie) delivered me and fell in love with me because I would always walk out to her when she would come down to check on all of us! Momma #1 (Sylvia) loved me right away. Her human man was shocked because I was a Christmas surprise to everyone but her. But he likes me now and helps feed me sometimes. He tells people about me but always starts off with, “it wasn’t my idea to get a pig,” then says how petite (he says small, but the moms say I’m itty bitty or tiny – it’s a girl thing) I am.
What was the defining moment when you knew you were in your forever home? It was my first winter when I lived on the sun porch and momma #2 worried and fretted I was gonna freeze to death even tho I had a heat lamp, a heating pad and enough blankets to outfit a girls dorm.
What has been your biggest “Oh no, Now I’ve done it” moment so far in your home? Well, I’m a barn and pasture pig. My birth momma (Madeline) is in the pasture next to mine with my four goat uncles,Chewy, Dewey, Louie and Huey. She’s pretty crabby most of the time and when I got a little older I got sassy with her and she tried to bite me through the fence. Boy! The uncles are afraid of her and run when she gets in a mood. It’s usually when we get treats.
Who do you have wrapped around your paws more – mom or dad – and why? Momma #2 is a bigger push-over because she always worries if my barn bed has enough straw. I’m the smallest of all of us and I have enough straw to build a piggy straw house!
What’s the biggest misconception that humans think about you? People think pigs are stinky! That’s so not true! In the summer I like to stand under the hose sprinkler and get into my pool. They also think we cannot be trained. Well, even though I’m an outside pig I can sit for a treat. Momma #2 taught me that. She has a lot of patience. Momma #1 told me she read somewhere that pigs are the third smartest animal. She reads a lot. I cannot read. But I bet I could be taught how!!
I hope you enjoyed meeting my friends Madeline and Prissy – check back next week for another Spotlight edition!
31 Days of Spook can not be complete without having the original Mistress of the Dark – Elvira be included. Who can forget Cassandra Peterson playing the role of horror hostess Elvira? Va-va-va-voom is what this little oinker says – snorts.
We saw Elvira talking about horror shows coming on television but one of her greatest movies that I loved came out in 1988 with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. It’s spooky. It’s funny. It’s silly. There’s a scene with some pigs. It’s a great movie. Okay, I’m a guy pig – she has a great body. It’s out now. But it was still a great movie and I’m sure dad agrees 100%. Sorry mom – 🙂 snorts
There was an actual plot to this movie – not much of one, I give you that – but there was a plot. Elvira quits her job after an outburst of sexual harassment with the new station owner. hhmm – were you wearing that delectable little outfit? Could that be why he ‘hit’ on you? Just wondering – snorts.
Elvira finds out that she has been mentioned in her late great aunt Morgana’s will and heads off to her mansion in Fallwell, Massachusetts to start a new life. A new life full of secrets and a Bichon Frise dog who is not who it seems. A theatre is involved. PTA is involved – yep I snorted PTA. There’s even a Flashdance revision that is right up there with something to remember. Elvira is tied up and burned at the stake. It is really a memorable movie. What? You don’t remember this great movie? Never fear – and I know my guy friends will appreciate this – I’m attaching a clip for the movie. You’re welcome. Enjoy my friends! Hope I don’t scare you too much with this – snorts. P.S. When you watch the clip, see if you see any of my kind – snorts and oinks!
Normally, I would let me friend Journalist Rocky the Squirrel tell you about important and interesting holidays. But today, well today is *my* day.
I bet you didn’t know that I have an entire holiday to myself? Well – I do!! Today is National Pig Day. I wait all year for my holiday. This is my third one and the party is on!
But you’re probably asking yourself what is national pig day?
“National Pig Day
National Pig Day is an event held annually on March 1 in the United States to celebrate the pig. The holiday celebration was started in 1972 by sisters Ellen Stanley, a teacher in Lubbock, Texas, and Mary Lynne Rave of Beaufort, North Carolina.
According to Rave, the purpose of National Pig Day is “to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man’s most intellectual and domesticated animals.”
Since today is my day, I get to do what I want… within limitations. I get my favorite foods. I get the extra loving and snuggles. I get a piggy massage. I get my hooves done. Whatever I want – it’s all about pleasing this piggy. To all my fellow pig friends – cash in on this our holiday – enjoy it to the fullest!!
Yawn, I think I’ll start like I am in this picture. On the couch and snuggled with mommy!
Hello my friends. Welcome to another great issue of Dear Bacon. This week, we have another guest helping me out with my issue. Today, my friend Forrest and Fozziemom are stepping in for me to do a special edition of Dear Forrest. Be sure to visit them at their blog and check them out – let them know what a great job they did – thanks Forrest and Fozziemom!
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Dear Forrest,
Save a horse, ride a piggy – BOL. This is my gal pal Susie. The other farm animals think we are crazy. We are. Crazy in love! Do you think it’s cool? Signed Sam and Susie
Dear Sam and Susie,
I think the other farm animals are jealous…inter species can work…even if it does seem a bit odd. You loves who you loves so I say go for it! And yes it is way cool!
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Dear Forrest,
Since they added the word “selfie” to the dictionary, we thought we would try it. We think it’s a work in progress. Have you tried this? Signed Say Cheese
Dear Cheese,
I must say I have tried selfies myself and it always ends up with booger shots..or drool. I think you have the crazy eye down pat though. Keep it up. I have seen some pretty bad human ones BOL BOL
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Dear Forrest,
They say you can be anything you want. I wanted to be a pineapple. What kind of fruit would you be? Signed Piney
Dear Piney,
Well if you want to look like Camen Miranda then I say I like it veryyyy much. As for me, if I had to be a fruit I would be a banana. Then I could split whenever it got too much BOL BOL
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Dear Forrest,
Dude. The beach is so totally awesome. The water is rad. Do you hang five bro? Signed Surfer Bark
Dear Surfer Bark,
Man you are hangin’ more than five my friend. You might take off if them ears get any more steam behind them BOL. I hang 5 in the dam. It’s usually followed by mum landing flat BOL …wonder what that counts as BOL
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Dear Forrest,
I look fat. Maybe it’s my ears? Maybe it’s that bunny tail? Maybe it’s the beer talking from another bottle down? Can you help out a bunny? What do you think? Signed Fatbun
Dear Fatbun,
I think you are standing in front of the wrong mirror my friend. You look fine to me..nice and plump and round and delish…oops I mean fine. Sorry, I get side tracked by bunnies. I think if you were here at my place I could help you exercise..do you like to run? BOL
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Thanks to Fozziemom and Forrest for another great issue. Remember my friends, these Dear Bacon issues can’t happen without you 🙂 Remember to send your pictures and questions to me at baconthompson@gmail.com
Have you been on the edge of your seat waiting for the finish? If you missed the first part of my breakdown, check out my Friday posting. 🙂
Here we go –
So Gordy, Hanky and his family fly to Branson, Missouri to help out Cousin Jake, Luke and Jinni Sue. They are so in awe to see welcome signs all over for Gordy being there in Branson. They go to the country music concert where they meet all kinds of famous country singers – Mickey Gilley, Boxcar Willie, Christy Lane and Roy Clark. There’s even a surprise speech from President Bill Clinton who unveils a new stamp in honor of Gordy.
Hanky talks about how Gordy wants to find his family and they give out a number to call if you have any information. While all of this is taking place, Sipes sends his henchman out to kidnap Gordy and kill him – squeal! But what the henchman didn’t see was that Cousin Jake saw them and follows them. The henchman goes over a bridge and throws Gordy off! Can you believe that?! I was sitting on the edge of the sofa with mommy. But never fear, Cousin Jake got lost and was under the bridge. Guess who he caught? Yep, you’re right – GORDY!
Cousin Jake takes him back to the music hall and the henchman tells Sipes he’s done the deed. When Cousin Jake gets back to the music hall, he tells Hanky, Luke Jinnie Sue and Jessica what happened. A battle ensues between Luke and Sipes and Jessica knocks out Sipes with a briefcase.
Someone calls the music hall and tells them that Gordy’s parents are going to be slaughtered at an unidentified slaughterhouse in Nebraska. Jessica, Hanky, Jinnie Sue and Luke then find out that the slaughterhouse is one that Royce Industries actually owns! They jump in the limousine with Cousin Jake driving and off they go.
Hanky keeps calling the slaughterhouse and finally gets the right number from the Royce Industries attorney. Hanky tells the supervisor to shut down just in time. They arrive at the slaughterhouse and not only do they rescue mom and the siblings but also dad. Gordy is a hero!
In the last shots of the movie, you see everybody back at Meadow Brook Farm. The farm is now sold and I know you want to know who bought it, right? Jessica and Luke! They got married and moved to the farm. Jinnie Sue and Hanky are now brother and sister and all of the pigs are back where they are suppose to be. Life is happy!
I apologize for the length of this posting. I got really carried away by another piggy movie – WOWSER!
Last night I got to watch a new movie that has been in my Netflix que called Gordy. OMP (oh my pig!) Have you seen this delightful and entertaining movie? It is wonderful! So full of fun, love and adventure. I highly recommend this if you haven’t see it. Pop you some corn, get a soda and get the family together for movie night – you won’t be sorry you did!
Gordy came out in 1995, is around 90 minutes long and takes place in Arkansas. The movie starts at Meadowbrook Farm which is for sale. It shows all kinds of anipals outside at the farm. I have to admit that I was little shocked to see pigs living outside.. in nature?! What? Don’t all pigs live the life I do? And there were cows, horses, goats, roosters and chickens among those pigs. WOW ! And the anipals were talking! It was awesome. We could hear everything they were saying. Just like when I talk here on my page and at the Hotel Thompson.
It gets a little sad at this point because there are humans at the farm to take the daddy piggy away to “up north”. The rooster goes and tells Gordy, one of the piglets, that they are taking his dad. Gordy runs back to the farm as the truck is pulling off. I have to admit that Gordy runs fast and stays with the truck just enough for his daddy to tell him that he’s head of the family now. Gordy promises to take care of his mom and siblings and the truck goes off. I admit it. Me and mommy cried at this part of the movie right there with Gordy. It was so very sad to see them taking daddy away.
Gordy goes back to the farm crying and he can’t find his mom or family. Gordy asks Dorothy the cow if she has seen his family and she says no. Gordy asks Wendy the chicken if she has seen his family and she says no but tells him to ask Richard. Gordy goes and asks Richard the rooster if he has seen his family. Richard tells Gordy that while he was chasing the truck that took his dad “up north”, another truck came and took his mom and siblings. What? Can this movie get any sadder from the start?
Gordy decides to go off to find his family. He walks a long way from the farm and it gets dark. He comes upon a church and crawls into a basket outside to sleep. Aaww. Unbeknownst to Gordy, the basket was for the less fortunate and a guy comes by, picks up the items and places them in his truck. It starts to rain and Gordy is asleep in the basket in the back of the truck.
In the next part of the movie, we are at Miss Kittys’ Saloon and Dance Hall where we see Gordy’s mom and his siblings. They are cold and hungry and are asking where is Gordy and their dad. A cute little girl, Jinni Sue, comes out and feeds them it looks like some lettuce. While she is feeding them, Jinni Sue’s dad comes out and says it’s time. Jenni and her dad then go inside the dance hall and sing. It was like heaven – that Jenni Sue has some voice on her. It was beautiful!
After she gets done singing, she goes back outside and the truck with Gordy’s mom and siblings are gone But there is truck in the parking lot that has Gordy. She takes Gordy and tells him that she is going to take care of him and she is now going to call him Pinky. (Snorts – she didn’t know his name yet). She sneaks him into her trailer and hides him from her dad. She puts pajamas on him and they say their prayers before going to sleep. When Jinni Sue’s dad comes in to say goodnight, the lights are out and Pinky – AKA Gordy – kisses dad. It’s hilarious! It certainly reminds me of something that I might do.
Jinnie Sue’s dad eventually finds out about Pinky and they adopt him. They then head to Fayetteville, Arkansas to sing at Huntington Estate. I think this is the home of the local mayor. While Jinnie Sue is not singing, she has Pinky on a leash and meets a little boy named Hanky. Hanky is there at the party with his mom and grandfather, who is head of Royce Industries in St. Louis. Grandpa Royce tells Hanky to ask his mom to dance but before he can, his mom’s fiance beats him to it. Hanky gets upset and walks away from the party going to the estate pool.
Jinnie Sue sees Hanky walk away and follows him with Pinky. Hanky is sitting on the diving board of the pool and they talk for a bit about how lonely Hanky is. When Hanky gets up to return back to the party, he falls into the pool. He can’t swim and neither can Jinni Sue! Jinni Sue runs off to get help and while she is gone, Pinky pushes a float into the pool and jumps in to safe Hanky. As Pinky is pushing Hanky to the side of the pool, everyone from the party comes to the pool and sees the amazing piglet saving Hanky. Cameras start flashing and this makes the news.
Afterwards, Jinnie Sue, Luke (Jinnie’s dad) and Pinky go to visit Hanky and his family. Jinnie Sue wants to give Pinky to Hanky as a pet since he gets lonely. The family accepts. The next day, Hanky, his mother (Jessica), Jessica’s fiance (Gilbert Sipes), Grandpa Royce and Pinky board a plane heading home to St. Louis. Once they are at the Royce International headquarters, they learn that a Hero Pig Fan Club has went nation wide on hero Pinky. Hanky shows Pinky around the office. That’s when Hanky learns that the pure of heart can understand animals. See, that’s why all of you my friends understand me – you are pure of heart! From that point on, Pinky tells Hanky that his name is Gordy and they understand each other completely.
Grandpa Royce is wanted a new image for the company. Gilbert Sipes is the PR person for the business – remember he is also Grandpa Royce’s daughters fiancee. Sipes wants Jessica to be the new image of the company. Grandpa Royce thinks that it should be Gordy – who is a hero. Grandpa Royce advises to take pictures, do a market campaign and let the consumers decide who should be the new image of Royce Industries.
The day comes for the filming and Gordy is under the clothes rack. He overhears Sipes telling the photographer to change the lense in the camera when he shoots Gordy. Gordy doesn’t understand this but tells Hanky. Well, Hanky switches the lenses back. The filming of Gordy then starts and you can see Gordy sporting rainwear, piglopedia, scubawear, piggy cola, hero pig – it’s so darling! Mommy – just don’t get any ideas okay.
Then then set up for the session with Jessica and they change lenses. Jessica then goes through all of the same poses. When it’s all over with, Sipes says that he doesn’t need to look at the film and to go ahead and send it out rush to market ASAP. He just *knows* that Jessica is going to win.
During this time, Jessica gets a postcard from Luke and Jinni Sue. Let’s just say she is smitten. She has that look in her eyes that mommy and daddy get when they look at each other. The next day, there’s a huge meeting at Royce Industries to announce who the winner is of the image campaign. They announce it was 100 to 1 on the results and that Gordy WINS. Sikes can’t believe it because you know – he did the lense switch. Then they show the film from Jessica and they see that she had the lense switch and all of her pictures look out of whack and fat. Sikes is livid. Gordy is signed to a lifetime contract and he is the new trademark for Royce Industries. Grandpa Royce then says that he will supervise Gordy’s publicity personally.
Gordy goes on to make the cover of Farm Journal and News Week. He even makes the talk shows and has a song about him that goes platinum!
But during all of this, Gordy has been talking to Hanky about his promise to his father. He has to find his mother and siblings who were taken ‘up north’. They make a plan to go to the park the next day and they are going to find mom and the siblings themselves. What they don’t know is that Sikes is putting together a plan to kidnap Gordy. Sikes wants Gordy out of the picture so that Jessica can take his place. This way, when they are married Sikes will be rich.
At the park, Gordy and Hanky are able to get on a school bus that is heading towards Kansas City, Kansas. Sikes incompetent henchmen, Dietz and Krugman, are following the bus in their limousine. What they don’t see is Gordy and Hanky escaping out of a window into a feed truck. Sikes calls the henchmen to find their status and they advise they have both Hanky and Gordy.
Hanky and Gordy get dropped off at a farm and they talk to a hog there. The hog tells them that there was a beautiful Yorkshire mom with babies that was at the Tri States Stockyard that got auctioned. They are now in transit ‘up north’. So there we see Hanky and Gordy off again walking down the side of a road. Who do you think passes the two? That’s right – Jinni Sue and Luke in their bus. They stop and pick them up. Can you believe the driver, Cousin Jake, understands Gordy as well? Then on the radio we hear that Henry Royce head of Royce Industries is sick in the hospital from having a heart attack at the age of 73. Oh no! Everyone is saddened by the news. Luke tells Hanky he has take him home.
They get Hanky back at Royce Industries just in time for the reading of Grandpa Royce’s will. That’s where we find that Jessica is not left the company – you see Sikes fuming. The holdings of the company is left to grandson Hanky when he comes of age. In the time being, the company goes to Gordy! Can you imagine that PIGLET CEO!
Gordy starts telling Hanky that they need to make changes in the items they produce. For instance, change from chemicals and go more from artificial to natural items. This takes off and Gordy is called a Wall Street Wonder! But still, he always has in the back of his mind that he need to go ‘up north’ to save his mom and siblings.
They get a call from Cousin Jake advising they are in Branson, Missouri. They can’t find anywhere to play because they are nobodies. They need someone famous to get them a job. They want to know if Gordy will come to Branson to vouch for them and in exchange they will make an appeal to find his family. Deal!
And this is where I’m going to end my friends.
Does mom get saved? Does dad get saved? Does the siblings get saved? What happens??
Where has the movie been all of my piggy life? I found this movie, 3 Pigs and a Baby, on Netflix last night. It was released in March of 2008 and I *just* found it. Okay, I’ll give you that. I wasn’t born in 2008 but still. Any movie about pigs, that seems to be right up my alley, don’t you think?
For movie night last night, we all watched this movie and I have to say it was hilarious! I’m not sure who laughed the hardest, me, mom, dad or the purr things. Have you seen this?! I give it five out of five snorts. It keeps you on your hooves with laughs, turns and twists.
The movie starts with part of the ending and then tweaks back to how it got to this point. You are asking what point? Well in the opening shot, the 3 little pigs are all tied together, hanging upside down over a boiling pot of water in the wolve warehouse. That’s a scary way to start the movie huh?
Then the story flashes back to what got the 3 little pigs to this situation. It goes through the original story.
The big bad wolf goes to Sandy Pig’s house made of hay. He tells Sandy Pig to open the door. Sandy Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The big wolf then huffs and puffs and blows the house down. Sandy Pig then runs to his brother Richard Pig’s house.
The big bad wolf then goes to Richard Pig’s house made out of sticks. He tells Richard Pig to open the door. Richard Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The big wolf then huffs and puffs and blows the house down. Richard Pig and Sandy Pig then run to their brother Mason Pig’s house.
The big bad wolf then goes to Mason Pig’s house made out of bricks. He tells Mason Pig to open the door. Mason Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The big wolf then huffs and puffs and blows the house down. But wait a minute, he can’t because the house is made of bricks. The big bad wolf is determined to get inside of the house of bricks so he climbs up to the chimney. His plan is to go down the chimney and thus he will be inside of the brick house. In the meantime, the 3 little pigs build a fire. Well, you can guess what happens. That big bad wolf won’t be huffing and puffing anymore – snorts.
But, that’s when the story takes a huge left turn and becomes a snort of a completely different movie. In fact, this movie has more twists and turns than a roadtrip in the mountains. Those big bad wolves are not giving up in getting those oinkers. They plan on infiltrating into the house of bricks by leaving a baby wolf in a basket at the doorstep in hopes that Mason, Richard and Sandy Pig adopt him. After some convincing, the 3 pigs adopt little “Lucky” as their own. Lucky has no clue that he’s a pig, he just knows he’s different.
Lucky goes to school at Pigville Academy and all is fine until he begins to be a teenager. Then he finds out he’s adopted – snorts. He learns that he is a wolf raised as a pig and he was adopted by Mason, Richard and Sandy Pig. Uh-oh Houston we have a problem.
Lucky runs away and finds the big bad wolves. They convince him, “To be a wolf , you have to be head to toe in fur, claws, and a… meat eater of gulp – PIG.” Oh no… this is not going to end well. They convince him that he needs to hide the key to the brick house under the mat on the harvest moon so they can take care of things… things that are a secret that they can’t talk about. Lucky agrees – thud piggy down! And later the big bad wolves convince Lucky that there will be a surprise party for his dads so he has to leave the key under the mat.
The Harvest moon comes and by this time, Richard and Sandy Pig have re-built their homes and moved out of Mason’s brick home. Mason and Lucky get into an argument and Lucky rides off on his motorcycle but not until after putting the key under the mat. And the Harvest Moon – it’s a sign for the big bad wolves to start their hunting season. So here we go again.
The wolves go to Sandy Pig’s house made of hay. They tells Sandy Pig to open the door. Sandy Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The wolves huff and puff and blows the house down. Sandy Pig then runs to his brother Richard Pig’s house.
The wolves then go to Richard Pig’s house made out of sticks. They tell Richard Pig to open the door. Richard Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The wolves then huff and puff and blows the house down. Richard Pig and Sandy Pig then run to their brother Mason Pig’s house.
The wolves then go to Mason Pig’s house made out of bricks. They tell Mason Pig to open the door. Mason Pig says not by the hair on his chinny chin-chin. The wolves then huff and puff and blows the house down. But wait a minute, he can’t because the house is made of bricks. But wait a minute, why huff and puff when you can just use the key under the mat to get into the house.
So here we are, right back to where the movie started. The 3 little pigs are tied up and hanging over a huge pot of boiling water. This is when the pigs find out that Lucky was planted in their home to get the pigs eventually in time.
At the last minute before the 3 little pigs are dunked into the hot boiling water, Lucky comes flying through the warehouse window on his motorcycle and saves his three dad’s. Of course the wolves aren’t happy about this and they take after the 3 little pigs who are headed to the brick house. A fight of sorts begins and things go a little hectic until Lucky makes a big speech.
After Lucky’s speech, the Pig Wolf Pact is signed dedicating pigs and wolves to a life of peace, love and understanding from here on out. And Lucky, he was lucky. Not only did he get three fathers with the 3 little pigs, he also got the adopted family of the wolves. All is good again in Pigville.
What a sweet and wonderful movie. I must buy this for my collection so that I can watch it over and over. It touched my little piggy heart and made me smile and snort. You gotta watch this movie!
Normally, I would let me friend Journalist Rocky the Squirrel tell you about important and interesting holidays. But today, well today is *my* day.
I bet you didn’t know that I have an entire holiday to myself? Well – I do!! Today is National Pig Day. I wait all year for my holiday. This is my third one and the party is on!
But you’re probably asking yourself what is national pig day?
“National Pig Day
National Pig Day is an event held annually on March 1 in the United States to celebrate the pig. The holiday celebration was started in 1972 by sisters Ellen Stanley, a teacher in Lubbock, Texas, and Mary Lynne Rave of Beaufort, North Carolina.
According to Rave, the purpose of National Pig Day is “to accord the pig its rightful, though generally unrecognized, place as one of man’s most intellectual and domesticated animals.”
Since today is my day, I get to do what I want… within limitations. I get my favorite foods. I get the extra loving and snuggles. I get a piggy massage. I get my hooves done. Whatever I want – it’s all about pleasing this piggy. To all my fellow pig friends – cash in on this our holiday – enjoy it to the fullest!!
Yawn, I think I’ll start like I am in this picture. On the couch and snuggled with mommy!
Miniature pot bellied pig and friends - Bacon, Houdini, Hemi and all of the Rock Clan with Journalist Rocky the Squirrel all out looking for adventures from the Hotel Thompson.
the defining moment when you knew you were in your forever home? 
since they found out I can bite!
What was the defining moment when you knew you were in your forever home? 
ma #2 is a bigger push-over because she always worries if my barn bed has enough straw. I’m the smallest of all of us and I have enough straw to build a piggy straw house!
vira talking about horror shows coming on television but one of her greatest movies that I loved came out in 1988 with Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. It’s spooky. It’s funny. It’s silly. There’s a scene with some pigs. It’s a great movie. Okay, I’m a guy pig – she has a great body. It’s out now. But it was still a great movie and I’m sure dad agrees 100%. Sorry mom – 🙂 snorts
his family and she says no. Gordy asks Wendy the chicken if she has seen his family and she says no but tells him to ask Richard. Gordy goes and asks Richard the rooster if he has seen his family. Richard tells Gordy that while he was chasing the truck that took his dad “up north”, another truck came and took his mom and siblings. What? Can this movie get any sadder from the start?
talk for a bit about how lonely Hanky is. When Hanky gets up to return back to the party, he falls into the pool. He can’t swim and neither can Jinni Sue! Jinni Sue runs off to get help and while she is gone, Pinky pushes a float into the pool and jumps in to safe Hanky. As Pinky is pushing Hanky to the side of the pool, everyone from the party comes to the pool and sees the amazing piglet saving Hanky. Cameras start flashing and this makes the news.
Gordy starts telling Hanky that they need to make changes in the items they produce. For instance, change from chemicals and go more from artificial to natural items. This takes off and Gordy is called a Wall Street Wonder! But still, he always has in the back of his mind that he need to go ‘up north’ to save his mom and siblings.
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