Porco had those Zoobooks about big cats and the Tiger Poster which he thought made him the coolest kid in the cul-de-sac.
EXACTLY THIS!!!!!!!!!
Okay maybe I'm projecting, but I'm now imagining him being super into shows like Big Cat Diaries. And pretending to go on safaris out in their backyard. Just tiny Poko in his lil khaki outfit, pretending to be on a mission to observe the behaviors of his stuffed lion and other animals. 😭
He's so into it, that his parents end up getting him one of those lil jeeps to ride around in!
Side note, I actually had one of these as a kiddo back in the 90s and had so much fun! ((miss them middle class kid days))
Some of the Zoobooks are passed onto him from Marcel, who was also into them. But Pock just takes the interest to a whole new level. Even before he's old enough to actually read them himself, he's always just staring at the pictures. OH! And the idea of lil Marcel and him sitting out in the grass while Marcel reads all the facts to him in the books!
And no matter how many times he's read them aloud before, if Poko wants to "read" Zoobooks with his big brother, then Marcel is gonna read Zoobooks with him! Eventually Porco's memorized the words, and knows all the facts, even before he technically can read.
Dude I just love their sibling relationship so much!! Like I'm sure they probably have some knock down drag out fights- because what siblings dont- but for the most part everything is so chill cause Marcel is just, a really kind and patient kid.
Also had the thought that The Lion King actually solidifies their bond even more once Porco is old enough to reeeally understand the dynamics of Scar being Mufasa's brother. And he's so shocked and appalled! Porco has seen this movie at least 100 times but this time, when Mufasa is clinging onto the rock and cries out, "Scar! Brother! Help me!"
Porco's eyes get soooooo big and he whips his head to look over at Marcel --who at this point doesn't aaaaalways watch the movie with him anymore, but will sometimes-- and then back at the screen as Scar sinks in his claws and responds "Long. Live. The King." And Porco gasps and shouts, no, at the screen just like Simba and then scrambles to grab the remote and pause the movie, just staring at Marcel--
"He let his brother die??"
Marcel is doing his best not to laugh that this is all finally kicking in for Porco, "Yep. He was really jealous and wanted to be King himself."
Porco is horrified. And big ol tears start filling up his eyes cause he's a kid with lots of strong emotions okay! "I'd never do that to you!"
And then he's moving in to give Marcel a hug, who obviously accepts, and reassures Porco that he also, would never let him fall off a mountain either. 🥺
