History WebVideo / PorkinAcrossAmerica

* BitchInSheepsClothing: [[spoiler: The PA that Jim paid to drive his car initially seems to be pretty normal and innocent, but we later find out that he broke into Deb's house, beat her up, and stole all of their valuables.]]

* LaughingMad: [[spoiler: In the penultimate episode, Jim's life has been completely ruined and he has completed his physical transformation into a human-pig. When he goes to pick out the best pig, the revelation that one of them (which he eventually chooses) is named Jim causes him to start laughing incessantly for a bit.]]

* PetTheDog: Jim takes his niece to rehab after she becomes addicted to crack. [[spoiler: She is unfortunately stabbed and dies while [[KickTheDog Jim attempts to film the show by circling around New England instead of taking the much shorter route to visit her.]] ]]

* SociopathicHero: Jim appears completely unempathetic at first glance, but this is eventually subverted as he [[spoiler: realizes the wrongdoings and neglect of his family that he caused while hosting his inane TV show.]]
* SoundtrackDissonance: Typical upbeat background music punctuates the series just like it would on a real food tourism show, even during some rather disturbing moments like [[spoiler: Jim's human heart and organs appearing inside a hospital garbage pail]].
* StepfordSmiler: Jim behaves like the stereotypical cheerful TV host, while horrible things are happening to him. As the series goes on, it becomes harder and harder for him to keep up the facade, [[spoiler: and eventually he completely breaks down in Episode 7]].
* TooDumbToLive: Jim's increasingly gruesome mishaps are all a result of his idiotic decisions. [[spoiler: He drinks pig blood without a second thought and doesn't even question what it is before drinking it, and refuses to admit that he is addicted to it. He cooks pork with the bone still in it (as he somehow believed that the bones merely melt) resulting in him cutting up his palate. He eats pork sausages that are very-barely-cooked because he wanted to rush, resulting in him getting sick. Finally, his attempt to light up a grill causes an explosion that horrifically disfigures him.]]

* VillainProtagonist: Jim, an incredibly neglectful husband and disruptive and unfriendly guest, [[spoiler: who Skypes into his niece's funeral and describes himself as attempting to "enjoy" it. He gets better in the last episode.]]
* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler: By the end of Episode 6, Jim has lost enough of his human parts for his body to appear to all tests to be more pig than man. By the final episode, doctors have apparently deemed that he's genetically a pig that somewhat resembles a human, rather than the other way around.]]
-->[[spoiler: "...I...am...]] ''[[spoiler: piiiiig?"]]''

* PetTheDog: Jim takes his niece to rehab after she becomes addicted to crack. [[spoiler:She is unfortunately stabbed and dies while [[KickTheDog Jim attempts to film the show by circling around New England instead of taking the much shorter route to visit her.]] ]]

* SociopathicHero: Jim appears completely unempathetic at first glance, but this is eventually subverted as he [[spoiler:realizes the wrongdoings and neglect of his family that he caused while hosting his inane TV show.]]
* SoundtrackDissonance: Typical upbeat background music punctuates the series just like it would on a real food tourism show, even during some rather disturbing moments like [[spoiler:Jim's human heart and organs appearing inside a hospital garbage pail]].
* StepfordSmiler: Jim behaves like the stereotypical cheerful TV host, while horrible things are happening to him. As the series goes on, it becomes harder and harder for him to keep up the facade, [[spoiler:and eventually he completely breaks down in Episode 7]].
* TooDumbToLive: Jim's increasingly gruesome mishaps are all a result of his idiotic decisions. [[spoilers: He drinks pig blood without a second thought and doesn't even question what it is before drinking it, and refuses to admit that he is addicted to it. He cooks pork with the bone still in it (as he somehow believed that the bones merely melt) resulting in him cutting up his palate. He eats pork sausages that are very-barely-cooked because he wanted to rush, resulting in him getting sick. Finally, his attempt to light up a grill causes an explosion that horrifically disfigures him.]]

* VillainProtagonist: Jim, an incredibly neglectful husband and disruptive and unfriendly guest, [[spoiler:who Skypes into his niece's funeral and describes himself as attempting to "enjoy" it. He gets better in the last episode.]]
* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler:By the end of Episode 6, Jim has lost enough of his human parts for his body to appear to all tests to be more pig than man. By the final episode, doctors have apparently deemed that he's genetically a pig that somewhat resembles a human, rather than the other way around.]]
-->[[spoiler:"...I...am...]] ''[[spoiler:piiiiig?"]]''

* LaughingMad: [[Spoilers: In the penultimate episode, Jim's life has been completely ruined and he has completed his physical transformation into a human-pig. When he goes to pick out the best pig, the revelation that one of them (which he eventually chooses) is named Jim causes him to start laughing incessantly for a bit.]]

* ComedicSociopathy: Liz Cramer, Jim's producer and a callous pragmatist, is indifferent to his plight and [[spoiler:increasingly dire medical emergencies (though she finally does show some shock and concern after Jim is disfigured by the propane barbecue explosion).]]

* ChekhovsGag: Jim is disgusted to learn that ‘Donuz Qan’ is actually pig’s blood. [[spoiler:By the next episode, he starts to become addicted to the delicacy. Eventually, it causes changes to his DNA that prevent his body from rejecting his subsequent pig transplants.]]
* ComedicSociopathy: Liz Cramer, Jim's producer and a callous pragmatist, is indifferent to his plight and [[spoiler: increasingly dire medical emergencies (though she finally does show some shock and concern after Jim is disfigured by the propane barbecue explosion).]]
* EntendreFailure: Jim appears to be oblivious of the fact that when ‘pork’ is used as a verb, it's actually a slang term for sexual intercourse.

* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler: By the end of Episode 6, Jim has lost enough of his human parts for his body to appear to all tests to be more pig than man. By the final episode, doctors have apparently deemed that he's genetically a pig that somewhat resembles a human, rather than the other way around.]]
--> [[spoiler: "...I...am...]] ''[[spoiler: piiiiig?"]]''

!!Porkin's Across America has a whole hog-load of these tropes:

--> [[spoiler: "...I...am...]] ''[[spoiler: piiiiig?"]]''

* HumiliationConga: The show gets increasingly derailed as Jim's personal life gets worse. And worse. '''And worse.''' All in front of the cameras.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler:Jim becomes a horrific pig-human abomination and the rest of his human family are either dead or estranged from him, and he attempts to speak to his former co-host and is too damaged to do so. But he is able to find happiness a new family with the other pigs on Kelson's farm and rejects an offer to become a TV star again, knowing the damage it has already done to him.]]

''Porkin' Across America'' is a satirical video series, parodying vapid food tourism shows such as ''Series/DinersDriveInsAndDives'', produced by Website/TheOnion in 2012, following their news anchor Jim Haggerty as he takes a trip across the United States while his life falls apart around him.

* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: Jim becomes a horrific pig-human abomination and all of his family has either died or refuses to speak with him, and he attempts to speak to his former co-host and is too damaged to do so, but he is able to find happiness and a new family with the other pigs and Kelson, the farmer and rejects an offer to become a TV star again, knowing the damage it has already done to him.]]
* BodyHorror: [[spoiler: Jim's body becomes increasingly mutilated as a result of his extremely unhealthy diet and constant injures from incompetence, and his failing financial situation forces him to replace them with pig parts. By the end, his hair has been burnt off, he makes bizarre pig noises constantly, his arms and back have been replaced with pig skin, all of his internal organs have been replaced with pig organs, and his face has been severely burnt and a prosthetic nose fused to his skin.]]
* BreakTheHaughty: Jim begins the series as a smug know-it-all whose status as a daytime television host has given him an inflated ego. By the end of the series, [[spoiler: he's divorced, destitute, badly mutilated and behaving like a pig.]]

* ChekhovsGag: Jim is disgusted to learn that ‘Donuz Qan’ is actually pig’s blood. [[spoiler: By the next episode, he starts to become addicted to the liquid. Eventually, it causes changes to his DNA that prevent his body from rejecting his subsequent pig transplants.]]
* ComedicSociopathy: Producer Liz Cramer, a callous pragmatist, is indifferent to Jim’s plight and [[spoiler: increasingly dire medical emergencies (though she finally does show some shock and concern after Jim is disfigured by the propane barbecue explosion).]]

* TheGhost: Jim's wife, Deb never makes a full appearance; we only hear her voice through the phone and in episode 7, see her silhouette through a window.
* GreenAesop: [[spoiler: In the 2nd-to-last episode, before a pig of his same name is set to be slaughtered by him, Jim begins protesting and comes to the realization that pigs should be celebrated and loved instead of slaughtered and devoured for their meat, causing him to leave the show.]]
* HeelRealization: [[spoiler: Jim realizes in the 2nd-to-last episode that he's completely destroyed his life in his pursuit of a moronic TV show, and indirectly lead to the deaths of his dog and niece, but as he desperately begs his ex-wife, it's [[HeelFaceDoorSlam shown to be too late for him]]. He instead chooses to flee and become one with the pigs.]]

* HorrorHunger: After trying "Donuz Qan" (pig blood) in episode 2, Jim develops an aggressive addiction to the stuff, needing his crew to pick up a cooler full of it just to make it through the day. [[spoiler: He eventually becomes intolerant to it, but only after he [[WasOnceAMan becomes more pig than man]].]]
* [[spoiler: InvisibleCelebrityGuest: Episode 4 [[NeverTrustATitle promises]] the appearance of country music singer Music/MirandaLambert. Due to the film crew arriving at the wrong location, we never see her and she threatens to sue for breach of contract.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Jim himself deliberately neglects his family, randomly threatens and attacks people, and is a generally unpleasant individual [[spoiler: before realizing his wrongdoing.]]
* ObfuscatingInsanity: [[spoiler: A potential interpretation of the ending is that Jim is deliberately avoiding letting people know who he truly is due to preferring his life living with the pigs and Kelson, the farmer.]]
* OverlyNarrowSuperlative: Dinner Kingdom is in the top 15 Medieval-themed restaurants in New Jersey.
* PetTheDog: Jim takes his niece into a rehab house after she becomes addicted to crack. [[spoiler: She is unfortunately stabbed and dies while [[KickTheDog Jim attempts to film the show by circling around New England instead of taking the much shorter route to visit her.]] ]]

* SanitySlippage: Already clearly unwell, Jim only becomes worse and worse through the series as his life begins to collapse around him and the show takes his toll on his well-being.

* SociopathicHero: Jim appears completely unempathetic at first glance, but this is eventually subverted as he [[spoiler: realizes his wrongdoings and neglect of his family that he caused while hosting his inane TV show.]]

* StepfordSmiler: Jim behaves like the stereotypical cheerful TV host, while horrible things are happening to him. As the series goes on, it becomes harder and harder for him to keep up the facade, [[spoiler:and eventually he completely breaks down in episode seven]].
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Jim gets addicted to Donuz Qan (Pig's blood), however, he vehemently denies it.
* VillainProtagonist: Jim, an incredibly neglectful husband and disruptive and unfriendly guest, [[spoiler: who Skypes into his niece's funeral and describes himself as attempting to "enjoy" it. He gets better in the last episode.]]
* WasOnceAMan: [[spoiler: By the end of episode 6, Jim has lost enough of his human parts for his body to appear to all tests to be more pig than man. By the final episode, doctors have apparently deemed that he's genetically a pig that somewhat resembles a human, rather than the other way around.]]

''Porkin' Across America'' is a satirical video series, parodying vapid food tourism shows such as ''Series/DinersDriveInsAndDives'', produced by Website/TheOnion in 2012, following their news anchor Jim Haggerty as he takes a trip across the United States while his life falls down around him.

* [[spoiler: WasOnceAMan: By the end of episode 6, Jim has lost enough of his human parts for his body to appear to all tests to be more pig than man. By the final episode, doctors have apparently deemed that he's genetically a pig that somewhat resembles a human, rather than the other way around.]]

''Porkin' Across America'' is a satirical video series, parodying vapid food tourism shows such as ''Series/Diners,DriveInsAndDives'', produced by Website/TheOnion in 2012, following their news anchor Jim Haggerty as he takes a trip across the United States while his life falls down around him.

Porkin' Across America is a satirical video series, parodying vapid food tourism shows such as "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives", produced by Website/TheOnion in 2012, following their news anchor Jim Haggerty as he takes a trip across the United States while his life falls down around him.

!!!Porkin's Across America has a whole hog-load of these tropes:

* HorrorComedy: Starts off as a black comedy, but eventually becomes Horror-dominant. Yes, really.

* [[spoiler: WasOnceAMan: By the end of episode 6, Jim has lost enough of his human parts for his body to appear to all tests to be more pig than man. By the final episode, doctors have apparently deemed that he's genetically a pig that somewhat resembles a human, rather than the other way around.]]

* VillainProtagonist: Jim, an incredibly neglectful husband and disruptive and unfriendly guest, [[spoiler: who Skypes into his niece's funeral and describes himself as attempting to "enjoy" it. He gets better in the last episode.]]

* SoundtrackDissonance: Typical upbeat background music punctuates the series just like it would on real food tourism show, even during some rather disturbing moments like [[spoiler:Jim's human heart and organs appearing inside a hospital garbage pail]].