Henhouse Henery

Henhouse Henery
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	July 2, 1949
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Warren Foster
Animation	Manny Gould John Carey Charles McKimson Pete Burness Phil DeLara
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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Henhouse Henery is the two hundred and fifty-sixth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on July 2, 1949. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Robert McKimson.

Foghorn plays pranks on Barnyard Dawg as usual, but when Henery Hawk goes hunting for chickens, Foghorn tricks him into going after different barnyard animals who are considered to be chickens in disguise.

Memorable quotes

Henery: I don't want, I SAY, I don't want a smart chicken... I want HIM! Oh, doo-dah-day!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Foghorn Leghorn	Mel Blanc
Barnyard Dawg	Mel Blanc
Henery Hawk	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Farmyard
    • Lumber workshop

Objects

• Hammer
• Ladder
• Fake "Fire Escape" sign
• Small haystack
• Gunpowder canister
• Match
• Ball
• Clown mask stick
• Rope limit sign
• Can of green paint
• Club
• Color pallet
• Fake painted opened gate
• Wooden plank
• Axe
• Wooden bat
• Rope snare and whiplash tree
• Corn
• Camouflaged pitfall trap

Production

Filming

The short was copyrighted in 1949 (MCMXLIX).

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Song

• "Camptown Races" - Mel Blanc

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: July 2, 1949

Behind the scenes

• It was shown alongside the feature film The Fountainhead.
• It is the first Foghorn Leghorn short to feature the song "Camptown Races", which would be associated with the Foghorn character. Only three other shorts after this one don't use this song: A Fractured Leghorn, Of Rice and Hen and Banty Raids.

Legacy

• Some clips from this cartoon would be used in the 1958 Merrie Melodies cartoon Feather Bluster.