Feather Bluster
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Feather Bluster is a 1958 Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...

 animated short starring Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg
Barnyard Dawg
Barnyard Dawg is a Looney Tunes character. An adult anthropomorphic basset hound, he is the archenemy of Foghorn Leghorn. He was created by Robert McKimson, who also created Foghorn and was voiced by Mel Blanc...

. The short is essentially a clip show
Clip show
A clip show is an episode of a television series that consists primarily of excerpts from previous episodes. Most clip shows feature the format of a frame story in which cast members recall past events from past installments of the show, depicted with a clip of the event presented as a flashback. ...

, in that the majority of the footage is reused from earlier cartoons. The plot concerns an elderly Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg
Barnyard Dawg
Barnyard Dawg is a Looney Tunes character. An adult anthropomorphic basset hound, he is the archenemy of Foghorn Leghorn. He was created by Robert McKimson, who also created Foghorn and was voiced by Mel Blanc...

 exchanging old stories during a game of checkers. Their grandsons outside overhear their talk and imitate their old actions. The flashbacks between Foghorn and Dawg use footage from the following cartoons: (in order of appearance)
  • Henhouse Henery
    Henhouse Henery
    Henhouse Henery is a 1949 Foghorn Leghorn cartoon made by Warner Bros. and directed by Robert McKimson featuring Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg.-Plot:The story beginning with Henery Hawk on a quest to catch a chicken...

     (1949): The scene where Dawg runs into the fence that Foghorn painted to make look like an open gate, and when Foghorn runs into a mill to create a baseball bat to use against Dawg. It also makes up the final clip in the cartoon, where Foghorn scares Dawg out of his dog house and proceeds to paint his tongue green.
  • The High and the Flighty
    The High and the Flighty
    The High and the Flighty is a 1955 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon animated short featuring Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, and the Barnyard Dawg. Released in 1956, the cartoon is directed by Robert McKimson...

     (1956): The scene where Foghorn gives Dawg a rigged spring bone.
  • All Fowled Up
    All Fowled Up
    All Fowled Up is a 1954 Foghorn Leghorn animated short film from Warner Bros. released in 1955 and directed by Robert McKimson. The cartoon also features Henery Hawk and the Barnyard Dawg.-Plot:...

    (1955): The scene where Foghorn tries to blow a stick of dynamite through a tube at Dawg, but it backfires.
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