
Foghorn Leghorn Rambling / Speech Pattern Parodies
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Foghorn Leghorn Rambling is a series of memes parodying and mimicking the way that the Looney Tunes rooster character Foghorn Leghorn speaks, which itself is a parody of Southern politicians, specifically the 1940s radio character Senator Claghorn. The character's speech patterns, which often contain the phrase "boy, I say boy," and heavy use of the word "boy," became the subject of memes throughout the 2010s and 2020s. In 2024, a meme trend began on X / Twitter known as Foghorn Leghorn Rambling to Anime Characters in which Leghorn is depicted rambling to anime characters.
Origin
Foghorn Leghorn's voice is purportedly inspired directly by the character Senator Claghorn, a southern politician, from The Fred Allen Show, a radio show that aired in the 1940s (Senator Claghorn shown below, top, Foghorn Leghorn compilation, bottom).[1]
While it's unclear when Foghorn Leghorn's speech patterns first became the subject of memes, online examples date back to as early as April 24th, 2010.[2] Memes parodying the way Foghorn Leghorn speaks became increasingly popularized throughout the 2010s, often in the way of image macros (examples from 2012 and 2013 shown below).


Spread
On April 12th, 2021, X[3] user @nflstreet4 posted a meme in which Foghorn Leghorn rants to a character from the anime Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro, garnering over 50,000 likes in three years (shown below).
On April 20th, 2024, X[4] user @Nicchiban_ recreated the meme, garnering over 37,000 likes in two days. On April 21st, X[5] user @JenukiDa quote-reposted the post, writing, "can we please make it a trend to have foghorn leghorn ramble to random anime characters please," garnering over 39,000 likes and 5,000 reposts in two days. It was reposted to /r/animecirclejerk[8] that day, garnering over 1,200 upvotes in two days.

The post inspired further examples of memes in which Foghorn Leghorn rants to anime characters. On April 22nd, X[6] user @Aca_Studios posted a version in which Foghorn Leghorn rambles to Vegeta from Dragon Ball, garnering over 59,000 likes in a day (shown below, left). On the same day, X[7] user @Jesse_Burg posted a version referencing Evangelion, garnering over 27,000 likes in a day (shown below, right).


Eric Bauza Readings
On April 22nd and 23rd, 2024, Eric Bauza, a Looney Toons voice actor who has voiced Foghorn Leghorn, performed several readings of some popular anime parodies, including Dragon Ball and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End parodies (shown below).
🐓 https://t.co/9QzDwKlf77 pic.twitter.com/mA8qYJbway
— Eric Bauza (@bauzilla) April 23, 2024
🐓 https://t.co/XkIhuRrDgp pic.twitter.com/C6i1ZWYlOf
— Eric Bauza (@bauzilla) April 23, 2024
Various Examples






Related Memes
Son, I Say Son, Turn That Lynyrd Skynyrd Up
Son, I Say Son, Turn That Lynyrd Skynyrd Up refers to an exploitable featuring cartoon character Foghorn Leghorn with a Confederate flag telling the viewer to turn the volume up when the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd comes on. It was made on the website Pic Collage by an unknown user. After being shared ironically on Tumblr in 2015, the Cursed Boomer Image was recaptioned by meme creators and shitposters on iFunny and Instagram who inserted their own references like other musicians.

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External References
[1] Cartoon Brew – The Secret Origin of Foghorn Leghorn
[3] X – nflstreet4
[4] X – Nicchiban_
[6] X – Aca_Studios
[7] X – Jesse_Burg
[8] Reddit – animecirclejerk
Top Comments
Ganondward
Apr 22, 2024 at 05:35PM EDT
PrivateerMan
Apr 23, 2024 at 03:48AM EDT