Foghorn Leghorn

Foghorn Leghorn is an animated chicken appearing in numerous Warner Brothers cartoons. He first appeared in 1946 in a Henery Hawk film entitled Walky Talky Hawky.

His voice was created by actor Mel Blanc, heavily patterned after the character of Senator Claghorn, a blustering southern politician who was a regular character on the Fred Allen radio show. Senator Claghorn was created and voiced by radio comedian Kenny Delmar[?]. Foghorn Leghorn also used a number of Claghorn's catch phrases, like "That's a joke, son". The references to Senator Claghorn was obvious to much of the audience when the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons first premiered.

A leghorn is a breed of chicken, and foghorn describes the character's piercing, monotonous voice.

All of the motion picture Foghorn Leghorn cartoons were directed by Robert McKimson.

External Link

Short wav file of Fred Allen and Senator Claghorn (http://www.earthstation1.com/pgs/radio/dos-cleghrn2.wav.html)

		Foghorn Leghorn
		Foghorn Leghorn is an animated chicken appearing in numerous Warner Brothers cartoons. He first appeared in 1946 in a Henery Hawk film entitled Walky Talky Hawky. His voice was created by actor Mel Blanc, heavily patterned after the character of Senator Claghorn, a blustering southern politician who was a regular character on the Fred Allen radio show. Senator Claghorn was created and voiced by radio comedian Kenny Delmar[?]. Foghorn Leghorn also used a number of Claghorn's catch phrases, like "That's a joke, son". The references to Senator Claghorn was obvious to much of the audience when the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons first premiered. A leghorn is a breed of chicken, and foghorn describes the character's piercing, monotonous voice. All of the motion picture Foghorn Leghorn cartoons were directed by Robert McKimson. External Link Short wav file of Fred Allen and Senator Claghorn (http://www.earthstation1.com/pgs/radio/dos-cleghrn2.wav.html)
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