This fictional Warner Brother’s character created during the Golden Age of American animation was popular from 1946 to 1963.
He first appeared as a guest for Henery Hawk in the 1946 Warner Brothers cartoon Walky Talky Hawky. Foghorn Leghorn was featured in 28 cartoons and had a variety of funny one-liners and loud, outspoken dialogues.
Popular One-liners
Some popular one-liners said by Foghorn Leghorn include:
- There’s something’ a little yeeeee about a boy that don’t like baseball.
- He’s about as sharp as a bowling ball.
- Any of this getting through that little old blue bonnet of yours.
- Course you know this means war.
- Fortunately, I always carry a spare set of feathers.
- Gal reminds me of the highway between Forth Worth and Dallas – no curves.
- I say that dog is lower than a snake full of buckshot.
- Looks like the boy genius is tryin’ to show me up.
- Nice boy but he’s got more nerve than a bum tooth.
- Now let me know when I come to something that interests you.
- Now looka, I say, looka here.
- Oh, that woman got a mouth like an outboard motor.
- Scared – who me – course I’m not squared.
- Smart boy, got a mind like a steel trap – full of mice.
- That dog’s as subtle as a hand grenade in a barrel of oatmeal.
- This boy’s more mixed up than a feather in a whirlwind.
- What in the name of Jesse James do you suppose that is?
- What in the world’s that hen up to now?
- Who’s responsible for this unwarranted attack on my person?
- You just know I’m gonna do something about this.
- You know, there just might be a market for bottled duck.
- That’s a joke, I say, that’s a joke, son.
