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| Little Boy Boo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Gladys Holland (uncredited)[1] |
| Edited by | Treg Brown[2] |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Herman Cohen Rod Scribner Phil de Lara Charles McKimson |
| Layouts by | Robert Givens |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes[2] |
| Language | English |
Little Boy Boo is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Robert McKimson.[3] The cartoon was released on June 5, 1954, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy and Egghead Jr. in his debut appearance.[4]
The cartoon was one of several in the Foghorn Leghorn series utilizing the theme of Foghorn attempting to woo the widowed Miss Prissy by babysitting her gifted son (Egghead, Jr.). The title is a play on the nursery rhyme "Little Boy Blue".
Plot
[edit]Fearful of a freezing winter, Foghorn Leghorn attempts to woo Miss Prissy to gain access to her warm cottage. Miss Prissy agrees on the condition that he prove he can be a good father to her bookish and intellectual son Egghead Jr. Foghorn attempts to teach Jr. how to play games such as baseball and hide-and-seek, but Jr. outshines Foghorn in every activity by using advanced scientific calculations.
Later, Jr. is experimenting with a chemistry set. Mistaking a volatile chemical mixture for soda, Foghorn shakes it, causing an explosion that leaves him in a full-body cast. Foghorn returns Jr. home and breaks off his engagement with Miss Prissy, declaring, "I've got my bandages to keep me warm!"
Voice Cast
[edit]- Mel Blanc voices Foghorn Leghorn, Egghead Jr.
- Gladys Holland voices Miss Prissy[1]
- Additional Voices are provided by Bea Benaderet[2]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Robert McKimson's "Little Boy Boo" (1954)". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
- 1 2 3 Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 204. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
- ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 262. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 81–82. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.