Walky Talky Hawky (1946)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Robert McKimson

Writer:

Warren Foster (writer)

Release Date:

31 August 1946 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Young Henery Hawk's father regretfully admits their family's shame: they hunt and eat chickens. Henery set off to find one...

Plot Keywords:

Foghorn Leghorn | Chicken | Hawk | Rooster | Dog

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Cast

Mel Blanc

...

Foghorn Leghorn / Henery Hawk / Barnyard Dog (voice)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | USA:Approved

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

First appearance of Foghorn Leghorn.

Quotes:

Henery Hawk: Gee, Pop. I don't know what's the matter with me. The trouble's in my tummy. I crave something and I don't know what it is.
Henery's Dad: Well, Henery, you're a big boy now. We'd better have a little talk.
Henery Hawk: Okay, Pop. What do you wanna know?
Henery's Dad: You see, Henery, your mother and I are outcasts. Hated and hunted because of what we are... chicken hawks. And you - you, Henery - you're a chicken hawk too. And like all chicken hawks, you crave to eat... a chicken.
Henery Hawk: Eat a chicken? Is that bad? That's for me. Here chick, chick, chick, chick, chick! Here chick, chick, chick, chick, chick!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Tunes: Southern Pride Chicken (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

California, Here I Come

Neither Henery Nor Foghorn Is Funny In This One

After telling his pop that he has a craving for something and can't figure out what it is, little "Henery" hears the facts of life from his dad. No, nothing to do with the birds and bees, just telling his boy that they are "hated and hunted down" because they are chicken hawks and chicken hawks eat chickens. That's what they do!

"Hey, that's for me," says the little bird. Henery doesn't even know what a chicken looks like, so he goes out looking. Just his luck - the first one he encounters is the huge "Foghorn Leghorn." From that point, this is Foghorn's cartoon, not Henery's. He's loud, he's abrasive, he's obnoxious, but who doesn't love Foghorn?

Along the way, as Foghorn puts on the little guy by telling him the nearby dog is a chicken, we get parody of a cigarette commercial from those days ("round, firm and fully-packed"), but overall I didn't find this a very funny cartoon. I doubt others did either which is probably why Henery never became a star. Foghorn wasn't either, but at least many of us have heard of him.

Henery sounds a little like Bugs. I guess Mel Blanc couldn't disguise his Brooklyn accent enough to make Henery sound different, although he did fine with Foghorn.