Strangled Eggs (1961) watch online HD

. . . "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of one-track minds." Warner Bros.' animation department apparently took up this precept as their Modus Operandi big time. For instance, the Blue Bonnet Hen--previously known as "Widow Hen" and "Miss Prissy" (a.k.a., "Square Pants" to Foghorn Leghorn)--is consolidated into "Spinster Hen Miss Prissy" here. If there is such a thing as virgin hens, Miss Prissy fits the bill, as her only known egg was chick-napped and planted down under her rump by that flagrant mischief maker, the big white rooster Foghorn. The Warner script division tries to incorporate two or three Southernisms into each Looney Tune or Merrie Melody featuring Mr. Leghorn. Perversely enough for a kids' cartoon, two of Leghorn's STRANGLED EGGS Bon Mots concern HUMAN female strippers, to whit: 1) "bare as a Cooch Dancer," and 2) "I've got this boy as fidgety as a Bubble Dancer with a slow leak." Cocka-Doodle-Doo!

Foghorn's out of food and winter's coming so he decides to court Miss Prissy to get food. But everybody's favorite little chicken hawk, Henery, shows up to spoil those plans. The last Foghorn Leghorn short to feature both Miss Prissy and Henery Hawk, two wonderful supporting characters that don't often get their due. It's a very funny short with several amusing gags and likable characters. Your time is always well-spent with a cartoon featuring these three. Wonderful voicework from Julie Bennett and the incomparable Mel Blanc. Good music and nice, colorful animation. You never know what kind of quality you'll get from a Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies short from the 1960s but, thankfully, this one is very enjoyable.

Foghorn Leghorn cartoons are always fun and Strangled Eggs is no exception. The animation is not as vibrant and the pace not as snappy as others in the Foghorn Leghorn series, and for Foghorn it's more talky than you usually are accustomed to with him and his cartoons. There is still much to like though, because the music is very upbeat and catchy enhancing the action and gags wonderfully. While there is more dialogue than usual, it is very amusing and witty stuff Henery's line about smelling chicken(in the summary) and Foghorn's final line being the standouts, and the gags are well-timed and clever, especially the cauldron "what's cooking?" and the egg grenade gags. Henery, sounding like a mix of Tweety(without the speech impediment) and Speedy Gonzales, is not as strong as he is when he is teamed with Foghorn and Barnyard Dog, but he is a good foil for Foghorn, who as usual steals the show. Mel Blanc doesn't disappoint, and Julie Bennett makes the most of her small role as Miss Prissy.

In conclusion, decent and fun but not one of Foghorn's very best moments. 7/10 Bethany Cox