The Squawkin' Hawk

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The Squawkin' Hawk was a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon short produced by Leon Schlesinger, directed by Chuck Jones, and released to theatres by Warner Bros. It features the first appearance of Henery Hawk.

Henery Hawk (who is called "Junior" in this cartoon) wants a chicken for dinner, which his mother refuses to give him, insisting he eat a worm, which he refuses, much to the worm's relief. Henery sneaks out his house at bedtime, then goes to the chickenhouse and soon finds a rooster and his hen, Hazel, who has a panic reaction at the sound of the words "chicken hawk". He soon is sent home when his mom found out. He is again told to eat a worm and again Henery refuses and said "I want Chicken", at which point the worm gives him a big kiss on the cheek.