This article is about the character. For the film, see The Foghorn Leghorn.
Fictional character
Foghorn Leghorn
Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies character
First appearance
Walky Talky Hawky (August 31, 1946; 77 years ago (1946-08-31))
Created by
Robert McKimson
Voiced by
Mel Blanc (1946–1989)
Jeff Bergman (1990–1993, 2002–2004, 2011–present)
Greg Burson (1990–2003)
Joe Alaskey (1993, 2000, 2006)
Frank Gorshin (1996–1997)
Bill Farmer (1996, 2000, 2008)
Billy West (1998–1999)
Jeff Bennett (2000–2011, 2018)
Scott McNeil (Baby Looney Tunes; 2004–2005)
Maurice LaMarche (2007)
Eric Bauza (2018, 2021–present)
(see below)
In-universe information
Species
Chicken
Gender
Male
Family
Harold Leghorn (father; deceased)
Unnamed grandson
Significant other
Miss Prissy
Relatives
Mr. Loghorn
Nationality
American
Foghorn Leghorn is an anthropomorphic rooster who appears in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and films from Warner Bros. Animation. He was created by Robert McKimson, and starred in 29 cartoons from 1946 to 1964 in the golden age of American animation.[1] All 29 of these cartoons were directed by McKimson.[2]
Foghorn Leghorn's first appearance was in the 1946 Henery Hawk short Walky Talky Hawky.[3] Foghorn's voice was created and originally performed by Mel Blanc and was later performed by Jeff Bergman, Joe Alaskey, Greg Burson, Frank Gorshin, Jeff Bennett, Bill Farmer, and Eric Bauza.
^Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). Plume. pp. 258–259. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 170. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
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is in Walky Talky Hawky (1946), which also features the characters FoghornLeghorn and Barnyard Dawg in their first cartoon roles. The last Warner Brothers...
he is a friend and the archenemy of FoghornLeghorn. He was created by Robert McKimson, who also created Foghorn, and was voiced by Mel Blanc. Dawg also...
characters') entire filmography featured. Looney Tunes Super Stars' FoghornLeghorn & Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth was released on November 30, 2010. Unlike...
of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester the Cat, Yosemite Sam, FoghornLeghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, and numerous other characters from the Looney...
it's embarrassing. Her next appearances are centered on FoghornLeghorn. In Lovelorn Leghorn (1951), she is set on finding a husband, and in Of Rice and...
31, 1946, and features Henery Hawk and FoghornLeghorn. This is the first appearance of both FoghornLeghorn and the Barnyard Dawg. Henery Hawk discusses...
released on September 16, 1950, and features FoghornLeghorn. That is one of few Foghorn cartoons where Leghorn is not put at odds with Henery Hawk and/or...
September 26, 1959, and features FoghornLeghorn and Miss Prissy. The voices are performed by Mel Blanc. FoghornLeghorn takes pity on Miss Prissy, whom...
Bunny, as well as several characters (including Sylvester the Cat and FoghornLeghorn) in animated TV specials and newer animated series such as Tiny Toon...
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Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and FoghornLeghorn. He went into detail on the characters' roles in the series, explaining Foghorn would occupy as Acme Looniversity's...
famous parody is the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated character FoghornLeghorn. The Claghorn character also appeared in other media. Delmar played...
friendship with Porky Pig. Other Looney Tunes characters, like Elmer Fudd, FoghornLeghorn, and Sylvester and Tweety, have less prominent roles but still partake...
features FoghornLeghorn, Miss Prissy and Egghead Jr. The cartoon was one of several in the FoghornLeghorn series utilizing the theme of Foghorn attempting...
provided the voice of Daffy Duck and FoghornLeghorn in the 1996 Looney Tunes short Superior Duck as well as voicing Foghorn and Yosemite Sam in 1997's Pullet...
and features FoghornLeghorn, Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg. The cartoon's plot is similar to Henhouse Henery (1949) and The Leghorn Blows at Midnight...
with other major Looney Tunes protagonists such as Bugs Bunny and FoghornLeghorn, Tweety was not given a complete character arc, instead embodying the...
sequence set at Marvin Acme's funeral, whose attendees included Eddie, FoghornLeghorn, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Tom and Jerry, Heckle and Jeckle, Chip...
Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on May 6, 1950, and features FoghornLeghorn, Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg. The title is a play upon the 1945...
decisions caused by its CEO Daffy Duck (who succeeded the previous CEO FoghornLeghorn who retired) where he went with the "Proceed as Planned" choice instead...
Marvin the Martian, Tasmanian Devil, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, and FoghornLeghorn on various Warner Bros. animated television series, films, toys, and...
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