''Pullet Surprise'' is a 1997 7-minute ''

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'' short released in theaters with ''

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''. It was produced by

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.Cartoon Characters and Crew for Pullet Surprise.

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. Since this cartoon was produced after the death of legendary Looney Tunes voice artist

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on July 10, 1989, the voice of

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is supplied by

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, while

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reprises his role as

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from the 1952 short, ''

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''. The term "

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" in the title refers to a young female chicken, while the title is a pun on "

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". The short was not included in the DVD release of ''Cats Don't Dance'', though it was included as a bonus feature on the DVD release of ''

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''.

Plot

In the cartoon, Pete Puma is trying to raid the

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Foghorn Leghorn is guarding; Foghorn decides to have some fun with Pete. He tells Pete what he really wants is a Venezuelan Racing Chicken which has unfortunately run back to

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. Pete runs there and back in time. Next, he really wants an

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Chicken, which turns out to be a rope tied to a bull's tail (this bull resembles Toro from ''

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''). When Pete makes off with a chicken, nest and all, Foghorn grabs the chicken, then says Pete's found the rare

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n Disappearing Chicken, and the only way to make it reappear is

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; Pete dances into a hole; Foggy drops an

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on Pete's head ("a whole lotta lumps!"). Foggy walks away, chuckling at his cleverness, when a genuine Irish Wrestling Chicken pins him down ("I'm glad I say I'm glad I didn't show him the Norwegian Exploding Chicken"). During the cartoon, Foghorn tries to convince Pete to go hunting for rabbits to which Pete quickly and frantically declines ("uh-uh! No rabbits!"). This is most likely referencing Pete's previous run in with

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during the cartoon ''

''.

References

External links

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Pullet Surprise on Voice Chasers.
Looney Tunes shorts 1997 short films 1990s American animated films Films directed by Darrell Van Citters 1997 animated films 1997 films Foghorn Leghorn films Films about cougars Warner Bros. Animation animated short films 1990s Warner Bros. animated short films 1990s English-language films {{LooneyTunes-stub