11 Facts About Foghorn Leghorn

1.

Foghorn Leghorn is a cartoon rooster who appears in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and films from Warner Bros.

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Foghorn Leghorn was created by Robert McKimson, and starred in 29 cartoons from 1946 to 1964 in the golden age of American animation.

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3.

Foghorn Leghorn was directly inspired by the character of Senator Claghorn, a blustery Southern politician played by Kenny Delmar on Fred Allen's popular 1940s radio show.

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Physically, Foghorn Leghorn is depicted as a very large rooster with a Southern accent; he is easily the tallest of all the regular Looney Tunes characters.

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Foghorn Leghorn has a bombastic and somewhat unrefined personality, and shows a penchant for mischief.

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Foghorn Leghorn often fancied himself a mentor figure to the smaller and younger characters he encountered, particularly Henery Hawk, tossing off bits of self-styled sagacity interjected with phrases like "Pay attention, son", or "Look at me when I'm talkin' to ya, boy", both of which borrowed heavily from Senator Claghorn's vernacular.

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7.

The final theatrical film in which the "Camptown" is scored for Foghorn Leghorn is Mother Was a Rooster.

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8.

Many of Foghorn Leghorn's cartoons involve his perennial prank war with Barnyard Dawg, though it is never revealed how or why their feud started in the first place.

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9.

Foghorn Leghorn is often the initial aggressor, but unlike most of the other Looney Tunes rivalries, Foghorn Leghorn pranks Dawg out of sheer self-amusement and Dawg is usually the one with the winning hand in nearly every short they appear together, although both lost in Walky Talky Hawky, Of Rice and Hen, and Mother Was a Rooster.

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Foghorn Leghorn then pulls Dawg up by his tail and uses the plank to give him a whacking on his rear, at which point the angered Dawg chases after Foghorn Leghorn barking, but can only go as far as the rope to which he is tied, which either yanks him back or stops him.

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11.

Foghorn Leghorn was joined in a few episodes by a weasel called "Bill" who initially attempted to eat him but ended up joining forces to outwit the aforementioned canine.

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