Pongo may refer to:

Places

Pongo (geography) A ''pongo'' is a term used in the Peruvian Spanish dialect for 'canyon'. It is derived from either Quechua language, Quechua ''puncu'' or the Aymara language, Aymara ''ponco'', meaning 'door' or 'gate.' See: * The Pongo de Manseriche: a gorge in no ...

, canyon or narrow gorge in the Upper Amazon * Pongo River (disambiguation), several rivers or estuaries in Africa * Pongo, Kentucky, an unincorporated community * Pongo, Longleng, village in Longleng district of Nagaland State, India

People

Tom 'Pongo' Waring Thomas Waring (12 October 1906 – 20 December 1980) was an English professional association association football, footballer. Nicknamed "Pongo" after a famous cartoon of the time called Pongo the Pup, Waring is one of Aston Villa F.C., Aston ...

(1906–1980), English footballer *

Joe Cantillon Joseph D. Cantillon (August 19, 1861 – January 31, 1930), nicknamed "Pongo Joe", was an American manager and umpire in Major League Baseball during the first decade of the 20th century. He also was a longtime manager in minor league baseball. ...

("Pongo Joe", 1861–1930), U.S. manager in American Major League Baseball * Pongo (musician) Angolan-Portuguese musician

Animals

* ''Pongo'' (genus), the orangutans * Pongo, chimpanzee, star attraction in 1884 at the Zoological Park in

Walton, Liverpool Walton is an area of Liverpool, in Merseyside, England, north of Anfield (suburb), Anfield and east of Bootle and Orrell Park. Historic counties of England, Historically in Lancashire, it is largely residential, with a diverse population. Hist ...

Fictional characters

Pongo Twistleton The following is an incomplete list of fictional characters featured in the books and stories of P. G. Wodehouse, by series, in alphabetical order by series name. Due to overlap between the various classifications of Wodehouse's work, some char ...

, book character from P. G. Wodehouse's Uncle Fred stories from the 1930s to 1960s * Janice "Pongo" Footrot, comics character from Murray Ball's strip ''

Footrot Flats ''Footrot Flats'', a comic strip by New Zealanders , New Zealand cartoonist Murray Ball, ran from 1976 to 1994 in newspapers (unpublished strips continued to appear in book form until 2000). Altogether there are 27 numbered books (collecting th ...

'' (1975–1994) * Pongo the Pirate, puppet character from Gerry Anderson's TV series ''

Torchy the Battery Boy ''Torchy the Battery Boy'' is a British children's puppet television series, the second to be produced by AP Films (APF), which first aired on the ITV network between 1959 and 1961. Created and written by author Roberta Leigh, it had music by ...

'' (1958–1959) * "Pongo" Banks, antagonist of the 1979 Alan Clarke film '' Scum'' * Pongo, assistant to Johhny Gan (Bobby Lee) on ''Mad TV'' (season 12) * Pongo, puppet from

Rooster Teeth Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC was an American entertainment company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman, Rooster Teeth was a subsidiary o ...

short films

Fictional animals

* Pongo, male Dalmatian dog character in ''

The Hundred and One Dalmatians ''The Hundred and One Dalmatians'' is a 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith about the kidnapping of a family of Dalmatian puppies. It was originally serialized in ''Woman's Day'' as ''The Great Dog Robbery'', and details the adventures of t ...

'', 1956 children's novel by Dodie Smith, and other adaptations: ** ''

One Hundred and One Dalmatians ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (also known as ''101 Dalmatians'') is a 1961 American Animated film, animated adventure film, adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions with distribution by Buena Vista Distribution. Adapted fr ...

'', 1961 animated film by Walt Disney ** ''101 Dalmatians'' (1996 film), a live-action film by Walt Disney Pictures * Pongo, pampered pet dragon in the British children's television series ''

A Rubovian Legend ''A Rubovian Legend'' is a British marionette children's television series created by Gordon Murray. It centres around a fictional kingdom ruled by King Rufus XIV and Queen Caroline, assisted by Albert Weatherspoon and the Lord Chamberlain. The ...

'' (1955), created by Gordon Murray * Pongo, the Dragon, character since 2001 in U.S. animated children's show ''Oswald'' * Pongo, Dalmatian dog character in the 2011 American television series ''

Once Upon A Time "Once upon a time" is a stock phrase used to introduce a narrative of past events, typically in fairy tales and folk tales. It has been used in some form since at least 1380 in storytelling in the English language and has started many narrative ...

'' * Pongo, dog character of Billy The Kid in the D. C. Thomson 1970s British comics ''

Cracker Cracker, crackers or The Crackers may refer to: Animals * ''Hamadryas'' (butterfly), or crackers, a genus of brush-footed butterflies * '' Sparodon'', a monotypic genus whose species is sometimes known as "Cracker" Arts and entertainment Films ...

'' * Pongo, circus chimpanzee (who plays a role in the plot) in Enid Blyton's 5th Famous Five book, ''

Five Go Off in a Caravan ''Five Go Off In A Caravan'' is the fifth book in the Famous Five series by the British author, Enid Blyton and published by Hodder and Stoughton. The book includes a circus boy character named Nobby, whose name was changed to Ned when publish ...

'' (1946) * Pongo, a sentient, featureless mound incapable of feeling or emotion resembling a dog. From the sketch “Pongo” on the American comedy series

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Fictional places

* Checkpoint Pongo, a border post of the Concavity near Methuen, Massachusetts, in the American novel ''