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An Egg Scramble
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 orders a chicken named 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 Prissy thinks she really did lay an egg, Porky decides to send it to market, leading her to protect it at all costs.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Porky: Eh-P-P-P-P-Prissy?
Prissy: Yeeesss?
Porky: Wh-wh-why wouldn't you lay an egg? Why, why, why, why, why!?
(Prissy whispers on Porky's ear)
Porky: Embarrassing!?
Prissy: Yes?
Porky: Th-th-there's nothing embarrassing about a hen laying an egg. And you better lay one or it's your neck. Y-you understand?
Prissy: Yes...
Porky: (to audience) I'll g-give her the old needle once in the while... He-he-he-he-he-he...

Police officer: C'mon down here, Pretty Boy. We've got you surrounded.
Pretty Boy: Go on, you blue-coated schmoes!
Police officer: Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will never hurt us!
(a fight breaks between the officers and Pretty Boy)
Prissy: Goodness, that nice man! Fighting to protect my egg.

Porky: Well, well, well... You WERE P-P-Prissy's egg all along, weren't you?
Prissy's daughter: Yeeesss...

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Porky Pig	Mel Blanc
Agnes	Bea Benaderet Mel Blanc (clucking)
Pauline	Bea Benaderet Mel Blanc (clucking)
Miriam	Bea Benaderet Mel Blanc
Prissy	Bea Benaderet Mel Blanc (clucking)
Daphne	Bea Benaderet
Housewife	Bea Benaderet
Police officer #1	Mel Blanc
Pretty Boy Bagle	Mel Blanc
Police officer #2 (voice only)	Mel Blanc
Prissy's daughter	Mel Blanc

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Porky's farm
  - Pretty Boy Bagle's hideout

Objects

Miss Prissy's egg
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

Behind the scenes

It was originally shown alongside the Western film Colt .45
The title is a pun on "scrambled eggs".
The working title was "Scrambled Yeggs", which was also a pun on "scrambled eggs".
The housewife who appeared in this short strongly resembles Marsha in the late 1954 Robert McKimson short, Wild Wife.
Prissy's voice fluctuates between Bea Benaderet and Mel Blanc depending on the scene; Benarderet for some of the lines, and Blanc for her clucks and some lines near the end of the short.

Legacy

Miss Prissy would appear again in various Foghorn Leghorn cartoons, starting from the 1951 short, Lovelorn Leghorn, and up until her final classical appearance in 1961's Strangled Eggs.

Home availability

In the United States:
- October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.

References

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 '''''An Egg Scramble''''' is the three hundred and twentieth ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|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.
+When Porky orders a chicken named 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 Prissy thinks she really did lay an egg, Porky decides to send it to market, leading her to protect it at all costs.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
+'''Porky:''' Eh-P-P-P-P-Prissy?<br>
+'''Prissy:''' Yeeesss?<br>
+'''Porky:''' Wh-wh-why wouldn't you lay an egg? Why, why, why, why, why!?<br>
+(''Prissy whispers on Porky's ear'')<br>
+'''Porky:''' Embarrassing!?<br>
+'''Prissy:''' Yes?<br>
+'''Porky:''' Th-th-there's nothing embarrassing about a hen laying an egg. And you better lay one or it's your neck. Y-you understand?<br>
+'''Prissy:''' Yes...<br>
+'''Porky:''' (''to audience'') I'll g-give her the old needle once in the while... He-he-he-he-he-he...
+'''Police officer:''' C'mon down here, Pretty Boy. We've got you surrounded.<br>
+'''Pretty Boy:''' Go on, you blue-coated schmoes!<br>
+'''Police officer:''' Sticks and stones may break our bones, but names will never hurt us!<br>
+(''a fight breaks between the officers and Pretty Boy'')<br>
+'''Prissy:''' Goodness, that nice man! Fighting to protect my egg.
 '''Porky:''' Well, well, well... You WERE P-P-Prissy's egg all along, weren't you?<br>
-'''Prissy Jr:''' Heheheheheheheehhe... Yeaaaaahhhhhuuuuuuus...
+'''Prissy's daughter:''' Yeeesss...
 ==Characters==
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Miss Prissy]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Agnes (An Egg Scrambles)|Agnes]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc<br>[[Bea Benaderet]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Bea Benaderet]]<br />Mel Blanc (clucking)
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Pauline]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet<br />Mel Blanc (clucking)
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Miriam]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet<br />Mel Blanc
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Miss Prissy|Prissy]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet<br />Mel Blanc (clucking)
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Daphne]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes characters|Housewife]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Bea Benaderet
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes characters|Police officer #1]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"|[[Pretty Boy Bagle]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes characters|Police officer #2]] (voice only)
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Prissy Jr.]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes characters|Prissy's daughter]]
-|style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
 ==Locations==
-*[[Earth]]
+* [[Earth]]
-**[[United States]]
+** [[United States]]
+*** Porky's farm
+*** Pretty Boy Bagle's hideout
 ==Objects==
-*Miss Prissy's egg (an egg with Miss Prissy's name on it)
+* Miss Prissy's egg
-*Tear gas bomb
+* Tear gas bomb
 ==Vehicles==
-*Egg delivery truck
+* Egg delivery truck
-*Police cars
+* Police cars
 ==Production==
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 Dates are in order of release:
-* United States: May 27, 1950 in theatres shown with the film, ''Colt .45''.
+* United States: May 27, 1950
 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The title is a pun of 'scrambled eggs'.
+* It was originally shown alongside the Western film ''Colt .45''
-* The working title was ''Scrambled Yeggs'', which was also a pun of 'scrambled eggs'.
+* The title is a pun on "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]]''.
+* The working title was "Scrambled Yeggs", which was also a pun on "scrambled eggs".
+* The housewife who appeared in this short strongly resembles [[Marsha]] in the late [[1954]] [[Robert McKimson]] short, ''[[Wild Wife]]''.
+* Prissy's voice fluctuates between [[Bea Benaderet]] and [[Mel Blanc]] depending on the scene; Benarderet for some of the lines, and Blanc for her clucks and some lines near the end of the short.
 ==Legacy==
-* 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 Yolks on You]]''.
+* Miss Prissy would appear again in various [[Foghorn Leghorn]] cartoons, starting from the [[1951]] short, ''[[Lovelorn Leghorn]]'', and up until her final classical appearance in [[1961]]'s ''[[Strangled Eggs]]''.
 ==Home availability==
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 ==References==
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+{{DEFAULTSORT:Egg Scramble, An}}
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