Miss Prissy is a

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cartoons. She is typically described as an old

spinster ''Spinster'' is a term referring to an unmarried woman who is older than what is perceived as the prime age range during which women usually marry. It can also indicate that a woman is considered unlikely to ever marry. The term originally den ...

hen Hen commonly refers to a female animal: a female chicken, other gallinaceous bird, any type of bird in general, or a lobster. It is also a slang term for a woman. Hen or Hens may also refer to: Places Norway *Hen, Buskerud, a village in Ringer ...

, thinner than the other hens in the chicken coop, wearing a blue

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and wire-rimmed glasses. She is often mocked by the other hens, who describe her as "old square britches".

History

Miss Prissy's first appearance was in the 1950 short ''

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'', the only cartoon featuring her and

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together, in which the other hens are making fun of the fact that she cannot lay an egg, because she thinks it's embarrassing. Her next appearances are centered on

Foghorn Leghorn Foghorn Leghorn is a cartoon rooster who appears in ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoons and films from Warner Bros. Animation. He was created by Robert McKimson, and starred in 29 cartoons from 1946 to 1964 in the golden age of A ...

. In ''

Lovelorn Leghorn ''Lovelorn Leghorn'' is a 1951 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on September 8, 1951, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy and the Barnyard Dawg. Plot Miss Prissy is trying to land ...

'' (1951), she is set on finding a husband, and in ''

Of Rice and Hen ''Of Rice and Hen'' is a 1953 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on November 14, 1953, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy and the Barnyard Dawg. The title is a play on John St ...

'' (1953), she is looking to have children. However, in ''

Little Boy Boo ''Little Boy Boo'' is a 1954 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on June 5, 1954, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Miss Prissy and Egghead Jr. The cartoon was one of several in the Fogho ...

'' (1954) she is depicted as a widow with a child, Egghead Jr., and with a much more extensive vocabulary in long sounding words other than her trademark "yeeesss." ''

A Broken Leghorn ''A Broken Leghorn'' is a 1959 Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on September 26, 1959, and features Foghorn Leghorn and Miss Prissy. The voices are performed by Mel Blanc. Plot F ...

'' (1959) and ''

Strangled Eggs ''Strangled Eggs'' is a Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon short directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon was released on March 18, 1961, and features Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk and Miss Prissy. The voices are performed by Mel Blanc Mel ...

'' (1961) feature

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, and in these shorts, it is usually Foghorn who is pursuing Prissy for his own selfish needs. He does, however, show an unusual sympathy for her emotional vulnerability. Miss Prissy also appeared in the 1980 cartoon ''

The Yolk's on You ''The Yolk's on You'' is a 1980 non-theatrical Easter special and ''Looney Tunes'' animated cartoon short film starring Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat, and Foghorn Leghorn. It is part of the special ''Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-citement'' and is a rar ...

''.

Later appearances

Miss Prissy appears in ''

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'' episode "The Foghorn Leghorn Story" voiced by

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. She played Mama Leghorn in Foghorn Leghorn's movie called "The Foghorn Leghorn Story."

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{{Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Looney Tunes characters Fictional chickens Film characters introduced in 1950