A Broken Leghorn

19591959
GG
6m

On Old MacDonald's farm, an egg hatches in slow-witted hen Miss Prissy's nest, and out of the shell comes a baby rooster. Fearing he will be replaced by the kid rooster and sent to be slaugh... Read allOn Old MacDonald's farm, an egg hatches in slow-witted hen Miss Prissy's nest, and out of the shell comes a baby rooster. Fearing he will be replaced by the kid rooster and sent to be slaughtered, Foghorn Leghorn plots to do away with the little tyke.On Old MacDonald's farm, an egg hatches in slow-witted hen Miss Prissy's nest, and out of the shell comes a baby rooster. Fearing he will be replaced by the kid rooster and sent to be slaughtered, Foghorn Leghorn plots to do away with the little tyke.

6.9/10

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Director
- Robert McKimson
Writer
- Warren Foster(story)
Stars
- Mel Blanc(voice)
- June Foray(voice)

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Mel Blanc

June Foray

Miss Prissyas Miss Prissy
(voice)
(uncredited)
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miss prissy the hen character animal character name in title three word title foghorn leghorn character cartoon rooster 33 more

Trivia
The young cockerel sounds a bit like Tweety bird but looks more like Henry Hawk (and acts like him, too).

Quotes
Foghorn Leghorn: That boy's so dumb, he thinks a Mexican border pays rent.

Connections
Featured in Behind the Tunes: Southern Pride Chicken (2003)

Soundtracks
Gwine to Rune All Night
(uncredited)
aka "De Camptown Races"
Music by Stephen Foster

Top review

Decent Short

Broken Leghorn, A (1959)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Old McDonald's Farm is the setting for this Merrie Melodies short, which features the ugly Prissy delivering a baby rooster who wants to steal Foghorn Leghorn's job. This is a pretty good short with some jokes that work extremely well and others that fall flat on their face. To me the best sequence in the film is the "why the chicken crossed the road" because of the rather violent thing that happens to Foghorn. I won't spoil what happens to him but when it does you can't help but feel his pain. Other jokes like the shotgun don't work but overall this is a mildly entertaining film.

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