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Miss Prissy is a fictional character in Warner Bros. cartoons. She is typically described as an old spinster hen , thinner than the other hens in the chicken coop, wearing a blue bonnet and wire-rimmed glasses.
Miss Prissy trained in classical ballet from the age of four, and was a cheerleader at school. She began to be called "Miss Prissy" because school-mates in " The Valley " [ clarification needed ] were surprised that a girl from her " South Central " [ clarification needed ] background was a ballet dancer and "so girly". [ 1 ]
Butterfly McQueen (born Thelma McQueen; January 8, 1911 – December 22, 1995) was an American actress.Originally a dancer, McQueen first appeared in films as Prissy in Gone with the Wind (1939).
The cartoon was released on November 14, 1953, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy and the Barnyard Dawg. [2] The title is a play on John Steinbeck's 1937 novel Of Mice and Men. Foghorn Leghorn as usual is voiced by Mel Blanc, while an uncredited Bea Benaderet voicing all of the female hens.
The only child of Miss Prissy, a widow hen, Egghead Jr. was bookish and never talked (though he mumbled when he counted playing hide-and-seek with Foghorn in Little Boy Boo). Egghead Jr. has the strange ability to accomplish virtually anything, simply by writing out physics theorems, then performing the action proposed thereby.
The cartoon was released on June 5, 1954, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy and Egghead Jr. [4] The cartoon was one of several in the Foghorn Leghorn series utilizing the theme of Foghorn attempting to woo the widowed Miss Prissy by babysitting her gifted son (Egghead, Jr.).
Strangled Eggs is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Robert McKimson. [1] The cartoon was released on March 18, 1961, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk and Miss Prissy. [2]
Rize is an American documentary film by David LaChapelle, starring Lil' C, Tommy the Clown and Miss Prissy. It documents the culture and competition surrounding two dance forms, clowning and krumping. [3] It released in 2005.