Barnyard Dawg – Curious as a Cathy

For the month of April, I am sharing with pencil illustrations of some memorable Looney Tunes cartoon characters, as I join a community of ~~insane~~ inspiring people who take part in the annual A to Z Challenge to connect with others in Blogosphere . I’m certain while I’m figuring out which beloved animated figure I put on paper I will learn the identify of some I had long forgotten and perhaps meet some new ones that didn’t cross my path.

Today I’m sharing with you my illustration of that mischievous, southern blabbermouth, Foghorn Leghorn.

Foghorn Leghorn clobbers George P. Dog often referred to as the Barnyard Dawg

Foghorn Leghorn came onto the Looney Tunes scene in the mid 1940s. Robert McKimson, the creator, inspiration came from Fred Allen’s radio show character, Senator Claghorn, a Southern politician. Foghorn adopted the well known phrases, “I say…” and “That’s a joke, son.” I always wondered why Foghorn talked to everyone as if they were deaf. It turns out, his character’s voice was patterned after a hard-of-hearing West Coast radio character known as The Sheriff from the program Blue Monday Jamboree. I thought “Leghorn” had something to do with Texas but I learned that it’s a particular Italian breed of chicken. Foghorn is mentor to the smaller, younger barnyard critters often giving instructions as seen in The Best of Egghead Jr vs Foghorn Leghorn clip below.

For more education and laughs take a look at this clip from 2016 celebrating 70 Years of Foghorn Leghorn.

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