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Foghorn Leghorn is an anthropomorphic rooster who appears in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and films from Warner Bros. Animation. He was created by Robert McKimson, and starred in 29 cartoons from 1946 to 1964 in the golden age of American animation. [1] All 29 of these cartoons were directed by McKimson. [2]
On his way to find a chicken, Henery is intercepted by Foghorn and his insufferable wordplay. Finally, the chicken hawk walks away and comes upon Barnyard Dawg's house, which, due to his father's false stories about chickens, he assumes is a "chicken's cave". He takes a hammer, hits the sleeping dog over the head, and proceeds to haul his prize ...
The cartoon was released on September 24, 1960, and features Foghorn Leghorn. [2] The cartoon is also the second and final cartoon to feature the buzzards (who are referred to as chicken hawks in this short), "Pappy" and "Elvis," the first being the Bugs Bunny cartoon, "Backwoods Bunny," released a year earlier.
McKimson's comic equation of rooster plus board plus dog's butt may lack the poetic elegance of comic-strip artist George Herriman's mouse plus brick plus Krazy Kat's head. However, the merry brutality worked well enough to ensure seventeen years of constant laughs — and in the case of Walky Talky Hawky , an Academy Award nomination."
The Leghorn Blows at Midnight is a 1950 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. [1] The cartoon was released on May 6, 1950, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg. [2] The title is a play upon the 1945 Jack Benny film The Horn Blows at Midnight. [3]
'The Flintstones' (1960-1966) An animated, prehistoric take on "The Honeymooners," this show ran in prime time (a first for an animated series) with its catchy theme song for most of the '60s.
Foghorn Leghorn, as usual, sneaks up on the Barnyard Dawg, lifts his tail and spanks him with a wooden board; when the chase begins, Foghorn leads Dawg over a well, which Dawg—when his rope reaches its limit—falls into, taking his kennel with him. After Dawg bails all the water out following this, he sneaks up on Foghorn and attacks him ...
Chickens and dogs aren't the most natural pairing. Although they surely do live together from time to time. Just take the testy way that a chicken named Popcorn reacted to its dog brother.