The Foghorn Leghorn (1948)

Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess

A lot of fun.

Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

. . . during the first minute of FOGHORN LEGHORN, Warner Bros. animated short warning to America to be on guard against "America's Grandpa." Just before launching into the latest chapter of his serial killing spree, Grandpops Huxtable--oops, Gramps Hawk, that is--addresses the camera, saying, "You're going to hate me for what I'm about to do, but I am, after all, a Rich Guy--Er, Hawk," as if that should somehow make viewers feel better about this whole sordid episode. Since Warner has more than six minutes left to bring this Miscreant to Justice, most viewers will assume that Grandpops Hawk will get fed his just desserts. This is hardly the case. Grandpa, in fact, disappears with his lifeless victims a few seconds after launching his fatal assault, as local law enforcement--represented by title character FOGHORN LEGHORN and Barnyard Dawg--quibble over issues of jurisdiction and semantics. Ironically, while Warner's warning fell upon deaf ears among scores of women victims in its target audience, the U.S. Gay Community took it more to heart, making the smug villain here synonymous with sexual predation.

Foghorn Leghorn, The (1948) ** 1/2 (out of 4) Henery the Chicken Hawk wants to prove to his father that he's big enough to catch a chicken but the only problem is that he doesn't know what a chicken looks like. Foghorn tries to teach the kid but he's just too stubborn to listen and ends up trying to catch a dog. This is a pretty good short from the Merrie Melodies lot as it contains some minor laughs and some good action. I think what works best is all the action between the dog and Foghorn who keeps getting blamed for everything that happens. Henery is cute enough to work, although I didn't laugh at him too much.

Once again, Henery Hawk is looking for a chicken to catch and once again, he doesn't know what a chicken looks like. When he sees his father looking at Foghorn Leghorn, the father, because he doesn't like his son tagging along, tells him he's not a chicken but a "snook". Supposedly because his ego is deflated, Foghorn keeps trying to convince Henery he really is a chicken. Of course, there's also the Barnyard Dog he has to deal with...Seeing the Southern rooster make some awful puns always gets a smile from me and occasionally even a laugh and it's always great to see him and the Barnyard Dog play tricks on each other. While Henery also provides some amusement, I was glad when he was eventually jettisoned for some other supporting characters like Prissy and her intellectual son. Anyway, The Foghorn Leghorn is another classic from the Robert McKimson unit.

Little chikenhawk Henery longs to proves to his grandfather that he's old enough to catch chickens. Foghorn Leghorn just so happens to be a chicken but Henery thinks he's just a schnook on account of his hear his pop call him that. The cartoon is hilarious and if Robert McKimson just stayed with making Foghorn shorts, and never EVER made a Bugs Bunny cartoon then I would have no beef with the guy at all. This animated short can be found on disc 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1 and features an optional commentary by Micheal Barrier.My Grade: A+