August 31, 1946 –
Warner Bros. introduced Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg, when the Merrie Melodies cartoon Walky Talky Hawky, (directed by Robert McKimson,) premiered on this date.
Foghorn Leghorn was closely based on Sen. Claghorn, a blustery, windbag Southern politician on radio’s The Fred Allen Show -played by Allen’s announcer Kenny Delmar – whose trademark lines included, “Somebody, Ah say, somebody knocked,” “That’s a joke, son,” and “Pay attention, boy!“.
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