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* This is the first cartoon which [[Miss Prissy]] had a more extensive vocabulary than her trademark catchphrase, "Ye-eeesss." Only one more cartoon has Miss Prissy speaking this way, ''[[Feather Dusted]]'' ([[1955]]). | * This is the first cartoon which [[Miss Prissy]] had a more extensive vocabulary than her trademark catchphrase, "Ye-eeesss." Only one more cartoon has Miss Prissy speaking this way, ''[[Feather Dusted]]'' ([[1955]]). | ||
* As opposed to ''[[Lovelorn Leghorn]]'' ([[1951]]) and ''[[Of Rice and Hen]]'' ([[1953]]), in which Foghorn had no interest in Prissy at all, this is the first cartoon where Foghorn pursues Prissy for selfish reasons. This would happen again in ''[[A Broken Leghorn]]'' ([[1959]]) and ''[[Strangled Eggs]]'' (1961). | * As opposed to ''[[Lovelorn Leghorn]]'' ([[1951]]) and ''[[Of Rice and Hen]]'' ([[1953]]), in which Foghorn had no interest in Prissy at all, this is the first cartoon where Foghorn pursues Prissy for selfish reasons. This would happen again in ''[[A Broken Leghorn]]'' ([[1959]]) and ''[[Strangled Eggs]]'' (1961). | ||
* This cartoon marks the first featherless scene of Foghorn Leghorn, before ''[[The High and the Flighty]]'', ''[[Crockett-Doodle-Do]]'' and ''[[The Dixie Fryer]]'', two of which were made in [[1960]]. | * This cartoon marks the first featherless scene of Foghorn Leghorn, before ''[[The High and the Flighty]]'' ([[1956]]), ''[[Crockett-Doodle-Do]]'' and ''[[The Dixie Fryer]]'', two of which were made in [[1960]]. | ||
==Legacy== | ==Legacy== | ||
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| Little Boy Boo | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | June 5, 1954 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Marian Richman |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | Herman Cohen Rod Scribner Phil DeLara Charles McKimson |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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Little Boy Boo is the three hundred and thirty-sixth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on June 5, 1954. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.
With the coldest winter coming up soon, Foghorn Leghorn decides to woo Miss Prissy and plead her to help keep him warm. Miss Prissy decides to have him be a father figure to her son, Eggbert, in order to prove his worthiness as her mate.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Foghorn: Here's ya lil' boy back, widow! The deal's off!
Prissy: But you said you needed my love to keep you warm.
Foghorn: Madame, ah don't need your love! I've got, ah say, I've got my bandages to keep me warm!
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- Barnyard Newspaper
- Bouqet of Flowers
- Box of Chocolates (Present)
- Paper airplanes
- Bookshelf
- Book stack
- "Splitting the Fourth Dimension" book
- Baseball
- Bat
- Pepper shaker
- Diagram for a 'Strike One' plan
- Paper airplane
- Paper jet plane
- Feed Box
- Shovel
- Equation Sheet on how to find Foghorn
- Tiny-Tot Chemical Set (Harmless)
- Vial of Explosive Substance
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: June 5, 1954 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on the Nursery Rhyme, 'Little Boy Blue'.
- This is the first cartoon which Miss Prissy had a more extensive vocabulary than her trademark catchphrase, "Ye-eeesss." Only one more cartoon has Miss Prissy speaking this way, Feather Dusted (1955).
- As opposed to Lovelorn Leghorn (1951) and Of Rice and Hen (1953), in which Foghorn had no interest in Prissy at all, this is the first cartoon where Foghorn pursues Prissy for selfish reasons. This would happen again in A Broken Leghorn (1959) and Strangled Eggs (1961).
- This cartoon marks the first featherless scene of Foghorn Leghorn, before The High and the Flighty (1956), Crockett-Doodle-Do and The Dixie Fryer, two of which were made in 1960.
Legacy
- This cartoon marks the debut of Eggbert, who would appear in two more Merrie Melodies shorts: Feather Dusted (1955) and Crockett-Doodle-Do (1960).
- This cartoon was used in the TV Specials: Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies and Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports.
Home availability
- In the United States:
References
Categories:
- Films
- 1954
- Directed by Robert McKimson
- Foghorn Leghorn series
- Foghorn Leghorn theatrical shorts
- Foghorn and Eggbert series
- Foghorn and Miss Prissy series
- Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)
- Miss Prissy theatrical shorts
- Miss Prissy series
- Eggbert theatrical shorts
- Eggbert series
- Warner Bros. Cartoons
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Written by Tedd Pierce
