Leghorn Swoggled (1951) User Reviews

"I'm a rootin' tootin' chicken hawk!"

[utgard14 · 7/10 · 1 October 2015]

Henery Hawk's never-ending quest to catch a chicken continues in this funny short directed by Bob McKimson. Henery, now using a lasso as he thinks he's a cowboy or something (which is too cute), tries and fails to rope Foghorn Leghorn. The dejected chicken hawk believes he's "too teeny to catch chickens." Barnyard Dog steps in and promises to help Henery nab the rooster in exchange for a bone, which leads to amusing interactions between the adorable Henery and a funny cat and mouse, as well as blowhard Foghorn sticking his nose in where it doesn't belong. The incomparable Mel Blanc handles a variety of voices in this one and does a masterful job. The music is lively and cheerful. The animation is crisp with lush colors. I don't think you can go wrong with a cartoon that has Henery Hawk. This one's funny and cute with likable characters and nice animation.

one feather washes the other

[lee_eisenberg · 7/10 · 19 June 2007]

I would call "Leghorn Swoggled" one of the more mind-boggling (but no less funny) Foghorn Leghorn cartoons, as Henery Hawk wants to catch a chicken, but has to do a favor for Barnyard Dog, a cat, and a mouse. Foggy tries to give him advice every step of the way, but guess what ends up happening! Even if the process leading up to the real action gets a little whacked out, it's all worth it just for the final gag. Why does FL have to suffer so much? Who knows. Maybe his blustery, impetuous attitude gets the better of him like Daffy Duck's does him. Really hilarious. As this cartoon is not yet available on DVD (that I know of), you can watch it on YouTube.

Warner Bros. urgently warns us of America's looming danger of being completely Hornswoggled . . .

[oscaralbert · 7/10 · 25 November 2017]

. . . with this klaxon alarm sounded back in the 1900s by its Animated Shorts Seers division (aka, The Looney Tuners). Warner's prognosticators Non Pareil carefully predict ALL the ins and outs of Red Commie KGB Chief Vlad "The Mad Russian" Putin's takeover of the U.S. Government, through co-opting the historically corrupt Pedophiliac Machine-Gunning Racist Repug Party (aka, The Goopers) with the help of his Machurian Candidate Stalking Horse, current White House Sock-Puppet-in-Chief Don Juan Rump. From Kushner, Flynn and Gates to Beauregard Sessions and Roy Jones, they're all here, portrayed in livid color. Their entire macabre Dance of Death, as they plot with Putin to murder millions of Americans on ObamaCare, Social Security, Medicaid, Veteran's Aid, Medicare, Planned Parenthood, and in Labor Union Witness Protection Programs, shows up as LEGHORN SWOGGLED illustrates America's path down the Road to Perdition step-by-step. Note that at 1:45 Leghorn (Rump) is hung, and at 5:38 Barnyard Dog meets his own Noosing. Obviously, Warner Bros. Warners are informing us that the wholesale execution of the entire lot of Putin's Red Commie Fellow Traveling Quisling Fifth Columnist Traitors for High Treason is our ONLY HOPE for Salvation!

Foghorn fans will have a lot of fun watching Leghorn Swoggled

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 20 April 2013]

Admittedly Leghorn Swoggled is one of those cartoons where you are not surprised by what goes on or by the outcome. Regardless of that, you cannot help being drawn in by its effortless sense of fun and charm. The animation is vibrant and crisp, all three characters are drawn well and there isn't any detail that looks noticeably neglected. The music matches the cartoon's energy brilliant, with orchestration that is jaunty and really beautiful to listen to. Leghorn Swoggled also manages to be hilarious. The gags are not too rushed or drawn out and make their mark, particularly like the camera that punches Barnyard. Though I am not sure why almost every Foghorn cartoon has Foghorn whacking Barnyard Dog's bottom with an object to rile him up, I know why he does it but does he always have to do it that way? The dialogue is deliciously witty, there is much joy to be had in his repetition and crazy similes, though Leghorn Swoggled shows that his dialogue can still be funny without a huge amount of either. "Kid don't stop so much he'll get his tongue sun burned" always raises a laugh, and I love how there is so much truth, back then and now" in "ya gotta be a magician to keep a kid's attention more than two minutes nowadays". Leghorn Swoggled also manages to teach something of one good turn deserves another while managing to get some entertainment out of it. Henery doesn't suffer from being too annoying and has great chemistry with Foghorn, while Barnyard manages to do cunning and being the butt of the joke very well. Foghorn steals the show though, everything about him as usual is a riot to watch. Mel Blanc's vocals are faultless. All in all, lots of fun and Foghorn fans will find it a treat. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Toward the end of Bob McKimson's "hot" streak....

[nnwahler · 10/10 · 23 June 2023]

When Clampett's head animator at Warner's, Bob McKimson, was promoted to the position of director, he almost immediately started knocking out one outstanding cartoon after another . (McKimson had inherited Frank Tashlin's unit upon that director's resignation).

McKimson's unbroken streak of quality, lasting from 1946-1951, was due in large part to writer Warren Foster (who afterward began writing for Freleng) and layout man Cornett Wood (a Disney veteran). Foster's witty scripts and solid story strucure, and Wood's matchless background settings, were McKimson's handy ace.

This team produced consistent Foggy classics like "The Leghorn Blows at Midnight" and "A Fractured Leghorn," as well as the present cartoon. For reviews revealing the film's whole plot, I turn you over to the other reviews here.

I'll give you this review for...

[griffin84 · 7 November 2003]

This is one of the funnier Foghorn Leghorn cartoons, who seems to come across as annoying in some of his later shots. Henry Hawk wants nothing more than to catch a chicken, and Barnyard Dog has agreed to help... if Henry will get him a bone. Henry then stumbles across a cat who says that he can find him a bone... for a fish. He then sees a small mouse, who agrees to get him a fish... for a piece of cheese! Well, if you want a little, give a little (or a lot in this case!). Foghorn follows Hawky, watches him distribute the goods, but wonders why he didn't get anything. He comes up to Hawky and Barnyard Dog, who just got his bone, and asks for his present. "I've got something coming to me, and I want it right now!" Well, Foghorn gets what's coming towards him alright, as Barnyard hits him upside the head with the bone and hands Henry Hawk the chicken he promised him!

Everything really falls into play as Henry gets what he wants, proving in a rather comical sense that one good turn always deserves another!