Little Boy Boo
1954 film
Little Boy Boo is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on June 5, 1954, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy and Egghead Jr. in his debut appearance.
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".
01Plot
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 takes Jr. away from his reading a book entitled "Splitting The Fourth Dimension," and attempts to teach Jr. how to play games such as baseball and hide-and-seek; however, 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!"
02Voice Cast
- Mel Blanc voices Foghorn Leghorn, Egghead Jr.
- Gladys Holland voices Miss Prissy
- Additional Voices are provided by Bea Benaderet
Sources and credits
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