| Miss Prissy | |
|---|---|
| Warner Bros. Cartoons character | |
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| First appearance | Let It Be Me (1936) (as Emily the Chicken) An Egg Scramble (1950) (as Miss Prissy) |
| Created by | Friz Freleng (prototype) Robert McKimson (official) |
| Voiced by | Bernice Hansen (1936) Elvia Allman (1938) Mel Blanc (1950) Bea Benaderet (1950–1955) Marian Richman (1954)[1] June Foray (1959–1987) Julie Bennett (1961) Nancy Wible (1980) Tress MacNeille (2000) Grey DeLisle (2011) Laurie Fraser (2014)[2] Eric Bauza (2018)[3] Candi Milo (2023–present) |
| In-universe information | |
| Species | Hen |
| Gender | Female |
| Significantother | Foghorn Leghorn |
| Children | Egghead Jr. (son) |
| Nationality | American |
Miss Prissy is a fictional character inWarner Bros. cartoons. She is typically described as an oldspinsterhen, thinner than the other hens in the chicken coop, wearing a bluebonnet and wire-rimmed glasses. She is often mocked by the other hens, who describe her as "old square britches".[4]
Miss Prissy's first appearance was in the shortAn Egg Scramble (1950), the only cartoon featuring her andPorky Pig together, in which the other hens are making fun of the fact that she cannot lay an egg, because she thinks it's embarrassing.[5]
Her next appearances are centered onFoghorn Leghorn. InLovelorn Leghorn (1951), she is set on finding a husband, and inOf Rice and Hen (1953), she is looking to have children. However inLittle Boy Boo (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." Foghorn is typically portrayed as resisting her romantic overtures, although bothLittle Boy Boo andStrangled Eggs (1961) depict him as the one pursuing Prissy for his own selfish needs. However, he does show an unusual sympathy for her emotional vulnerability.
Miss Prissy also appeared in the cartoonThe Yolk's on You (1980).
Miss Prissy (voiced byTress MacNeille) appears in the filmTweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000) as part of the team of birds followingTweety's journey around the world. Miss Prissy (voiced byGrey DeLisle) appears inThe Looney Tunes Show episode "The Foghorn Leghorn Story", where she played Mama Leghorn in Foghorn Leghorn's movie about him. She returned in theLooney Tunes Cartoons episode "Feather of the Bride" voiced byCandi Milo.
