Walky Talky Hawky
Walky Talky Hawky | |
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | August 31, 1946 |
Run time | 8:18 |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Producer(s) | Eddie Selzer |
Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling |
Story by | Warren Foster |
Animation | Richard Bickenbach Arthur Davis Don Williams Cal Dalton |
Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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Walky Hawky Talky is the two hundred and sixty-fifth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 31, 1946. It was written by Michael Maltese and directed by Robert McKimson.
A chickenhawk by the name of Henry is sent by his father to find a chicken. During his hunt, he comes across a blabbering rooster, who tricks him into thinking that a dog is a chicken.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Foghorn: You lose somethin', I say, you lose somethin', kid?
Henery: I'm a chickenhawk. I'm after my first chicken!
Foghorn: A chicken, eh? Well, I'm a horse, I say, I'm a horse myself! But I've seen a chick-, I SAY I've seen a chicken around here-, Pay attention sonny, somewhere.
Foghorn: Well, there's the foxy chicken. We'll just have, I SAY we just have to outsmart him!
Barnyard Dawg: Hubba, hubba, hubba! I'm no chicken! That's a chicken!
Foghorn: Don't you call m-, I say, don't you call me a chicken! You chicken!
Henery: Hubba, hubba, hubba, hubba!
Henery: One of those things, someone, I say, one of those things has got to be a chicken.
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Henery's residence
- Farm
- United States
Objects
- Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies Comics
- Esquire magazine
- Watermelon
- Wooden plank
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
After McKimson was promoted as a director in late 1944, Foster developed a story about a large rooster, a barnyard dog and the inclusion of Henery Hawk; the latter of which was originated by Chuck Jones for The Squawkin' Hawk.[1]
Foghorn himself was directly inspired by Senator Claghorn, a radio character played by Kenny Delmar known for his "southern-fried" banters, and catchphrases such as "That's a joke, son!". The rooster's voice was also inspired by another character, known simply as The Sheriff, from the 1930s radio program Blue Monday Jamboree; although in a later interview, McKimson had likely misremembered the connection and referred to Claghorn as the personality basis for Foghorn.[1] While Foghorn actually preceded Claghorn in his debut,[Note 1] the influence of the latter's personality was more pronounced in Foghorn in the cartoons following this short, particularly in his voice.
Filming
The dialogue was recorded on January 13, 1945.[1]
It was copyrighted in 1946 (MCMXLVI).
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: June 22, 1946 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the words "walkie-talkie" and hawk".
- Foghorn's voice sounds more harsher in this short, resembling more on Yosemite Sam.
- Henery's line, line, "so round, so firm, so easy on fully packed," is a reference to a tagline for Lucky Strike cigarettes in the 1940s.
Errors
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.
- November 14, 2006: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 on DVD.
- August 12, 2014: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 on Blu-ray.
Footnotes
- ↑ Senator Claghorn debuted in The Fred Allen Show in October 7, 1945, roughly a year after the film's premiere.
References
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- Films
- 1946
- Barnyard Dawg theatrical shorts
- Directed by Robert McKimson
- Foghorn Leghorn series
- Foghorn Leghorn theatrical shorts
- Henery Hawk theatrical shorts
- Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)
- Theatrical shorts
- Warner Bros. Cartoons
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- Written by Warren Foster