Was a deal made with Warner Bros so that Peter Porker can do the things he does?

In the movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse there is this spider-man character called Peter Porker, who is an alternate funny cartoon version of Spider-Man:

He does things and says things closely to what the Looney Tunes cartoon character Porky Pig does and says.

In one scene he even says "That's all Folks!", and some other Spider-man asks "Is he allowed to say that? Legally?".

So my question is:

Was a deal made with Warner Bros so that Peter Porker can do the things he does? If so, what kind of deal?

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Best Answer

Well, well. THAT'S ALL FOLKS is a trademark. Check this - Trademark Details

However you can see what the trademark limitations are:

International Class 025 - Clothing, footwear, headgear. - Clothing, footwear, headgear.

Mark Drawing 1000 - Typeset: Word(s)/letter(s)/number(s) Typeset

But this is a visual trademark which means you can not replicate that sentence in that font on wearable merchandise.

However, there is nothing stopping anyone from saying it. And, also, given it was done in good taste, I don't think WB would have had a major issue with it.

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Who created Peter Porker?

Stan LeeTom DeFalcoSteve DitkoLarry HamaMark Armstrong

What came first Spider pig or Peter Porker?

But alas, it isn't so. Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham, pre-dates Homer Simpson's Spider-Pig serenade by over 20 years, as he first appeared in 1983's Marvel Tails #1. So in this is case \u2014 as opposed to just about every other example you can think of \u2014 the Ham came before the Pig.

What happened Peter Porker?

After dousing her head with water and activating the dryer, May Porker accidentally irradiated herself, and in a fit of delusion, bit Peter, who then found himself transformed into an anthropomorphic swine much like May Porker herself.

How did Spiderpig get his powers?

The former is one of the best-known characters ever to appear in fiction, a man granted amazing powers after being bitten by a radioactive spider. The latter is a relentlessly bizarre offshoot, a spider who gains his own abilities after being bitten by a radioactive pig.

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