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Mother Was a Rooster (1962)

Mother Was a Rooster poster
Directed by
Robert McKimson
Genre
animation, comedy, family
Country
United States
Runtime
6 min
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Foghorn Leghorn the rooster and the Barnyard Dawg get into a series of comedic conflicts. A mix-up involving a chicken egg leads to misunderstandings and gags.

slapstickplayfulzanyfast-pacedwhimsicalcomedicanimated

What happens

Mother Was a Rooster is a 1962 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on October 20, 1962, and features Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg. The voices are performed by Mel Blanc. It is the last-released cartoon scored by Milt Franklyn; Bill Lava would take over as composer for Looney Tunes cartoons starting with Good Noose until the cartoon department's closure in 1969. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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