They are based on the Universal's popular live-action Ma and Pa Kettle film series.
Maw and Paw are a married couple who live with their children and dog in a rural part of the US.
Their pet pig Milford appears to be the most educated and therefore the brightest in the family.
A well-known running gag in the cartoons involves Paw stepping on a loose lumber of their house, causing his nose to get stuck in the hole of that wood as it flips.
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