Difference between revisions of "A Broken Leghorn"

A Broken Leghorn
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	September 26, 1959
Starring	Mel Blanc; June Foray
Producer(s)	John W. Burton
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Animation	Ted Bonnicksen; Warren Batchelder; Tom Ray; George Grandpré
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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Revision as of 16:16, 24 June 2024

A Broken Leghorn is the four hundred and first Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 26, 1959. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by John W. Burton and directed by Robert McKimson.

Foghorn Leghorn helps out Miss Prissy by swapping one of the other hen's eggs. But when he soon realizes that the egg he swapped was in fact a rooster's egg, a new rooster chick had been born and willing to take over Foghorn's career. Not wanting lose his job, Foghorn decides to help Prissy's rooster hatchling learn all the basics of being a rooster, unaware that he is really going to eliminate him.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Foghorn: Well, when, I say, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go.

Organizations

Acme
- Acme Poultry Co.

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Old McDonald's farm

Objects

Rooster's egg
Ball
Dynamite stick
Corn on the cov
Shotgun
Acme Land Mines
Pickaxe

Vehicles

Acme Poultry Co. truck

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: September 26, 1959 in theatres

Behind the scenes

The title is a pun on "a broken leg."

You're Welcome.

After only two to three cartoons in which Miss Prissy has a more extensive vocabulary than her trademark catchphrase "Yeeeesss", Little Boy Boo and Feather Dusted, this cartoon returns to her only saying "Yes" as in her earliest appearances, An Egg Scramble, Lovelorn Leghorn, and Of Rice and Hen.
Interestingly, Little Boy Boo also depicts Foghorn pursuing Prissy for his own selfish needs. Foghorn would do this again one last time in the 1961 short Strangled Eggs.
This marks the only theatrical short where Foghorn is aware of what is happening among the hens that Prissy lives with.
As of this date, it was the last Looney Tunes cartoon that was written by Warren Foster, before leaving to John Sutherland Productions in 1957.

Errors

Extended credits showing a missing missing "Layouts" tag.

Robert Gribbroek is erroneously listed with the other animators in the credits, instead of specifying who made the layouts for the short.

Home availability

In the United States:
- October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
- November 30th, 2010: Warner Home Media releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn and Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth on DVD.

References

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 '''''A Broken Leghorn''''' is the four hundred and first ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[September 26]], [[1959]]. It was written by [[Warren Foster]], produced by [[John W. Burton]] and directed by [[Robert McKimson]].
-On Old McDonald's Farm, Foghorn Leghorn helps out Miss Prissy by swapping one of the other hen's eggs. But when he soon realizes that the egg he swapped was in fact a rooster's egg, a new rooster chick had been born and willing to take over Foghorn's career. Not wanting lose his job, Foghorn decides to help Prissy's rooster hatchling learn all the basics of being a rooster, unaware that he is really going to eliminate him!
+Foghorn Leghorn helps out Miss Prissy by swapping one of the other hen's eggs. But when he soon realizes that the egg he swapped was in fact a rooster's egg, a new rooster chick had been born and willing to take over Foghorn's career. Not wanting lose his job, Foghorn decides to help Prissy's rooster hatchling learn all the basics of being a rooster, unaware that he is really going to eliminate him.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
-'''Foghorn:''' Well, when, ah say, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go.
+'''Foghorn:''' Well, when, I say, when ya gotta go, ya gotta go.
+==Organizations==
+* [[Acme]]
+** [[Acme Poultry Co.]]
 ==Locations==
-*[[Earth]]
+* [[Earth]]
-**[[United States]]
+** [[United States]]
-***Old McDonald's Farm
+*** [[Old McDonald's farm]]
-==Organizations==
-*[[Acme]]
-**[[Acme Poultry Co.]]
 ==Objects==
-*Rooster's egg
+* Rooster's egg
-*Ball
+* Ball
-*Dynamite Stick
+* Dynamite stick
-*Corn on the Cob
+* Corn on the cov
-*Shotgun
+* Shotgun
-*[[Acme Land Mines]]
+* [[Acme Land Mines]]
-*Pickaxe
+* Pickaxe
 ==Vehicles==
-* Acme Poultry Co. Truck
+* Acme Poultry Co. truck
 ==Production==
 ===Development===
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The title is a pun of 'a broken leg'.
+* The title is a pun on "a broken leg."
-* After only two to three cartoons in which Miss Prissy had a more extensive vocabulary than her trademark catchphrase "Yeeeesss", ''[[Little Boy Boo]]'' ([[1954]]) and ''[[Feather Dusted]]'' ([[1955]]), this cartoon returns to [[Miss Prissy]] only saying her trademark "Yeeeesss" as in her earliest appearances, ''[[An Egg Scramble]]'' ([[1950]]), ''[[Lovelorn Leghorn]]'' ([[1951]]), and ''[[Of Rice and Hen]]'' ([[1953]]). Interestingly, ''Little Boy Boo'' also depicts Foghorn pursuing Prissy for his own selfish needs. Foghorn would do this again one last time in ''[[Strangled Eggs]]'' ([[1961]]).
+You're Welcome.
-* This cartoon marks the only time where Foghorn is aware of what is happening among the hens that Miss Prissy lives with.
+* After only two to three cartoons in which Miss Prissy has a more extensive vocabulary than her trademark catchphrase "Yeeeesss", ''[[Little Boy Boo]]'' and ''[[Feather Dusted]]'', this cartoon returns to her only saying "Yes" as in her earliest appearances, ''[[An Egg Scramble]]'', ''[[Lovelorn Leghorn]]'', and ''[[Of Rice and Hen]]''.
-* As of this date, it was the last ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon that was written by [[Warren Foster]] before he left for John Sutherland Productions in 1957.
+* Interestingly, ''Little Boy Boo'' also depicts Foghorn pursuing Prissy for his own selfish needs. Foghorn would do this again one last time in the [[1961]] short ''[[Strangled Eggs]]''.
+* This  marks the only theatrical short where Foghorn is aware of what is happening among the hens that Prissy lives with.
+* As of this date, it was the last ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon that was written by Warren Foster, before leaving to John Sutherland Productions in [[1957]].
 ==Errors==
-[[File:A Broken Leghorn Messed Up Credits.png|200px|thumb|right|alt=Extended Credits|Extended Credits from ''A Broken Leghorn''. showing that the 'Layouts' credit tag is missing.]]
+[[File:A Broken Leghorn Messed Up Credits.png|200px|thumb|right|Extended credits showing a missing missing "Layouts" tag.]]
-When [[Don Foster]] made the title sequence for this cartoon, he erroneously lists [[Robert Gribbroek]] with the other animators instead of specifying who made the layouts for this cartoon.
+* [[Robert Gribbroek]] is erroneously listed with the other animators in the credits, instead of specifying who made the layouts for the short.
 ==Home availability==
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 ** [[November 30th]], [[2010]]: [[Warner Home Media]] releases ''[[Looney Tunes Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn and Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth]]'' on DVD.
+==References==
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 [[Category:Directed by Robert McKimson]]