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* This cartoon marks the official debut of [[Miss Prissy]], who would appear again in various [[Foghorn Leghorn]] cartoons starting from the [[1951]] short, ''[[Lovelorn Leghorn]]'' until her final appearance in the [[1961]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]] short, ''[[Strangled Eggs]]''. | * This cartoon marks the official debut of [[Miss Prissy]], who would appear again in various [[Foghorn Leghorn]] cartoons starting from the [[1951]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short, ''[[Lovelorn Leghorn]]'', until her final appearance in the [[1961]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]] short, ''[[Strangled Eggs]]''. | ||
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| An Egg Scramble | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | May 27, 1950 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Phil DeLara Rod Scribner J.C. Melendez Emery Hawkins Charles McKimson |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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An Egg Scramble is the three hundred and twentieth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 27, 1950. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.
When Porky Pig orders Miss Prissy to lay an egg, the other hens play a practical joke on her by writing her name on one of the other hen's eggs. But when Miss Prissy thinks she really did lay an egg, she wants to keep it. However, Porky sells her egg to the market, prompting Miss Prissy to go on a while egg chase to get it back.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Porky: Well, well, well... You WERE P-P-Prissy's egg all along, weren't you?
Prissy Jr: Heheheheheheheehhe... Yeaaaaahhhhhuuuuuuus...
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- Miss Prissy's egg (an egg with Miss Prissy's name on it)
- Tear gas bomb
Vehicles
- Egg delivery truck
- Police cars
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Cornett Wood
- Backgrounds: Richard H. Thomas
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 27, 1950 in theatres shown with the film, Colt .45.
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun of 'scrambled eggs'.
- The working title was Scrambled Yeggs, which was also a pun of 'scrambled eggs'.
- The House maiden who appeared in this short strongly resembles Marsha in the later 1954 Merrie Melodies Robert McKimson-directed short, Wild Wife.
Legacy
- This cartoon marks the official debut of Miss Prissy, who would appear again in various Foghorn Leghorn cartoons starting from the 1951 Looney Tunes short, Lovelorn Leghorn, until her final appearance in the 1961 Merrie Melodies short, Strangled Eggs.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.
