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The Best Foghorn Leghorn Quotes From 'Looney Tunes'

Henry Adams

Updated April 15, 2025 59.4K views 25 items

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The best Foghorn Leghorn quotes prove what a great character the Looney Tunes rooster is, even if he was a later addition to the cast. While other members were developed in the 1930s, he made his first appearance in the 1946 cartoon Walky Talky Hawky. He went on to appear in dozens of other cartoons and was distinctly recognizable from his strong southern drawl and his proclivity for throwing "I say" in the middle of his sentences. His speech is so unique, and that's part of the reason why there have been so many good Foghorn Leghorn quotes over the years.

Which Forhorn simile do you like the best? There's the classic, "He’s about as sharp as a bowling ball." Or there's the backhanded compliment of, "Nice boy, but he’s got more nerve than a bum tooth." He's had a lot of great sayings, and many of them are so fun, you may just find yourself incorporating them into your everyday speech, too.

But when it comes right down to it, what are the best Foghorn Leghorn quotes ever? That's up to you to decide with your votes.

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Bowling Ball
Foghorn Leghorn: He’s about as sharp as a bowling ball.

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Unwarranted Attack
Foghorn Leghorn: Now who’s, I say who’s responsible for this unwarranted attack on my person!

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Some Days
Foghorn Leghorn: Some days, it don't pay to get outta bed!

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Strong as an Ox
Foghorn Leghorn: That boy’s as strong as an ox, and just about as smart.

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Pay Attention
Foghorn Leghorn: Pay attention to me boy! I’m not just talkin’ to hear my head roar.

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You Could Hear a Caterpillar
Foghorn Leghorn: It’s sure, I say it’s sure quiet around here, you could hear a caterpillar sneakin’ across a moss bed in tennis shoes.

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Like a Tattoo
Foghorn Leghorn: That, I say that boy’s just like a tattoo, gets under your skin.

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You Bother Me
Foghorn Leghorn: Go, I say go away boy, you bother me.

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Hand Grenade
Foghorn Leghorn: That dog’s as subtle as a hand grenade in a barrel of oat meal.

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More Nerve
Foghorn Leghorn: Nice boy, but he’s got more nerve than a bum tooth.

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Nudist
Foghorn Leghorn: That woman's as cold as a nudist on an iceberg.

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12
Feather in a Whirlwind
Foghorn Leghorn: This boy’s more mixed up than a feather in a whirlwind.

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13
Lookee Here
Foghorn Leghorn: Now, look, I say, lookee here, son...

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14
Used Tea Bag
Foghorn Leghorn: His muscles are as soggy as a used tea bag.

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15
Spank You
Foghorn Leghorn: Now cut that out boy, or I'll spank you where your feathers are thinnest.

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16
G.I.
Foghorn Leghorn: That dog, I say that dog, is strictly G.I. - Gibbering Idiot, that is.

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17
Couple of Skeletons
Foghorn Leghorn: This boy’s making more noise than a couple of skeletons throwin’ a fit on a tin roof.

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18
I Made a Funny
Foghorn Leghorn: I made a funny, son and you’re not laughin’.

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19
Sack of Wet Mice
Foghorn Leghorn: Nice girl, but about as sharp as a sack of wet mice.

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20
Lower
Foghorn Leghorn: That dog, I say that dog is lower than a snake full of buckshot.

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21
Two n' Two Together
Foghorn Leghorn: Speakin' of figures, I put two n' two together and come up with a four-legged smart-aleck mutt!

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Smart Boy
Foghorn Leghorn: Smart boy. Got a mind like a steel trap - full of mice.

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23
Screwball
Foghorn Leghorn: The screwball in the back pocket!

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24
Sodi-Pop
Foghorn Leghorn: Hey, whatcha making there boy? Looks like sodi-pop. Hyuk yuk! Watch it fizz!!

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Venice, Italy
Foghorn Leghorn: Looks like our fine feathered friend is heading into Venician territory... of Venice, Italy, that is.

215 votes
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