The High and the Flighty

The High and the Flighty is a 1956 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson and written by Tedd Pierce.[2] The short was released on February 18, 1956, and stars Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg.[3]

The High and the Flightly
Directed by	Robert McKimson
Produced by	Edward Selzer (uncredited)
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Starring	Mel Blanc
Music by	Carl Stalling
Animation by	Tedd Bonnicksen Russ Dyson Keith Darling George Grandpre (uncredited)[1]
Layouts by	Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds by	Richard H. Thomas
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	February 18, 1956
Running time	6:36
Language	English

The title is a parody of the 1954 Warner Bros. Pictures film The High and the Mighty starring John Wayne.

Plot

Foghorn Leghorn comes out and lets out a Tarzan-type yell (and then coughing at the end), and starts bouncing a ball.

Daffy Duck is a traveling salesman for the Ace Novelty Company of Walla Walla, Washington, when he witnesses Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dog in one of their familiar alternating scraps (Foghorn is seen awakening the dog by lifting him up by the tail and repeatedly slapping his rear end with a board which causes the dog to chase him. The dog goes in pursuit, but reaches a painted white line with a sign that reads "Rope Limit" which causes the dog to be jerked to a stop by the rope around his neck. Foghorn yells "AHH SHADDUP!!!" then takes a rubber ball and stuffs it in the dog's mouth, then punctures the ball with a needle causing the dog to fly away. As Foghorn leaves he walks past a wooden tower with a sign the reads "Don't Look Up". Foghorn naturally looks up and sees the dog perched on the tower holding a watermelon which the dog releases, causing it to break over Foghorn's head. The dog's prank prompts Foghorn to contemplate "massive retaliation" against him). Daffy enters with his traveling salesman suitcase of novelty joke items and offers to help Foghorn get back at the dog by selling him a trick bone that is spring-loaded.

As the prank works, Daffy then intervenes to help the dog retaliate against Foghorn with a gift-wrapped corn-on-the-cob that is connected to an electrical wire. Naturally, as Foghorn wants to get back at the dog with an even bigger prank, Daffy sells him something called the Chattanooga Choo-Choo where Foghorn carries the corn-cob pipe in his mouth for a smoke effect. He uses a prop steam train to try and hit the dog. This ends up backfiring on Foghorn however, as the dog sees through the trick. He lifts up his doghouse so that Foghorn misses, causing the rooster to leave the yard through an open gate and end up on a railroad track, getting hit by a real train. To make up for the Chattanooga Choo-Choo, Daffy offers to sell Foghorn an elaborate prank called the Pipe Full Of Fun Kit Number 7, which Foghorn purchases. As Foghorn is setting up the trap, he sees the dog setting up the same trap to use against him. Both of them realize that Daffy has been playing them against each other (and enriching himself in the process). Daffy overhears Foghorn and the dog joining forces to go after him and attempts to flee, but instead falls victim to the Pipe Full O' Fun Kit, whereas Foghorn says "You know, there might, I say, there just might be a market for bottled duck.".

See also

• List of American films of 1956

References

1. https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/wb-cartoon-directors-lead-sheet-high-1944989026
2. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 282. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
3. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

• The High and the Flighty at The Big Cartoon DataBase
• The High and the Flighty at IMDb