Leghorn Swoggled

Leghorn Swoggled is a 1950 Foghorn Leghorn cartoon, directed by Robert McKimson and released by Warner Bros. in 1951. The cartoon also features Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg, and has a plot that is similar to Henhouse Henery (1949) and The Leghorn Blows at Midnight (1950).

Plot

The story begins with the Dawg inviting Foghorn to see a total eclipse for free. Foghorn takes the bait, stating "That's the way I like 'em, totally free." In order to view the eclipse, Foghorn must place his head through a hole in a fence. He does this and the Dawg smashes a pumpkin over Foghorn's head. Foghorn vows revenge, and sets up a prank by pouring a bucket of water over the Dawg, luring him around a tree, and then punching the Dawg with a trick camera. Next, Henery is seen walking on the top of a fence with a rope, and when he sees Foghorn he lassos him around the neck. Foghorn chases Henery away by threatening to "spank him where the feathers are thinnest" if he persists in his pursuit. Dejected, Henery encounters the Dawg, who promises to help him catch Foghorn in exchange for a bone. Henery then sees a cat (which appears to be the same cat from A Fractured Leghorn) and Henery ask the cat if he knows where to find a bone. The cats says he can help Henery get a bone in exchange for a fish. Henery is then approached by a mouse who has overheard his predicament. The mouse offers to help Henery locate a fish if Henery will retrieve a piece of cheese from a mouse trap in the barn. Foghorn sees Henery attempting to retrieve the cheese and runs over to stop him. Foghorn warns Henery that there is a "right way and a wrong way" to handling the mouse trap, which then snaps on Foghorn. Henery picks up the cheese, sarcastically remarking that Foghorn must have picked the wrong way to handle the trap. Foghorn then resumes the prank that he was planning for the dog, which involves setting up model train tracks which lead to the Dawg's house. Once the tracks are set, Foghorn places a pie on top of the wind up model train and sends it toward the Dawg's house. The pie then hits the Dawg in the face. Henery meanwhile is at a pond trying to catch a fish. Foghorn interrupts and takes over. Foghorn falls in the pond and as he gets out, he hands a fish to Henery. Foghorn then picks up a wooden plank and walks over to the Dawg's house and spanks him. The Dawg starts to chase Foghorn, who has set up a trap with a ladder which causes the dog to be suspended by his rope. Foghorn then places a paintbrush with green paint underneath the Dawg, who swings back and forth over the brush. foghorn then turns his attention to Henery, who based on advice from the cat is digging for a bone. Foghorn takes over once again and digs the hole for Henery, oblivious to the fact that Henery was only looking for a bone instead of trying to dig a hole. Foghorn finds the bone a throws it aside in order to keep digging. Henery takes the bone and places it in a wagon along with the fish and the piece of cheese. Henery then gives the cheese to the mouse, gives the fish to the cat, and, finally, the bone to the dog. Seeing this, Foghorn asks Henery why he did not receive a present. The Dawg knocks Foghorn out cold with the bone, and presents him to Henery. The story concludes with Henery riding the same model train that foghorn used earlier, with the unconscious Foghorn behind him.