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Foghorn Leghorn Rambling / Speech Pattern Parodies

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Added Apr 22, 2024 at 04:48PM EDT by Phillip Hamilton.

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About

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).


Pay attention to me kid! Im not just talkin' to hear my head roar THATS ALOKE SON! YOU MISSED ITI FLE RIGHT BY memegenerator.ne

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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.


☆★ゆい★☆ @nflstreet4 BOY, I SAY BOY, WHAT'S THE SENSE OF LETTING THAT WOMAN OVER THERE PUSH YOU INTO THE RIVER AND GETTING YOUR SHIRT AND BRITCHES WET. BOY YOU OUTTA HAVE SOME SELF RESPECT--PICK YOUR HEAD UP BOY--AND TELL THAT NAGATORO THAT YOU AIN'T PUTTING UP WITH HER PERPOSTRIOUS BEHAVIOR ANYMORE 12:12 AM Apr 12, 2021

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).


Aca Studios @Aca_Studios BOY, I SAY, BOY WHAT DID I TELL YOU? DO NOT LET CELL REACH HIS PERFECT FORM! LOOK AT YOU NOW BOY COVERED IN MORE DIRT THAN THE DESERT. YOUR BRUISES GOT BRUISES! BOY ABOUT AS SHARP AS A BOWLIN' BALL. BOY JUST COULDN'T HELP HIMSELF, NOW THE BOY CAN'T HELP A FLY. Jenuki Uwow!!! @JenukiDa⚫ Apr 21 can we please make it a trend to have foghorn leghorn ramble to random anime characters please x.com/Nicchiban_/sta... Jesse Burgener @Jesse Burg ... BOY I SAY BOY YA CAN'T KEEP GOIN' THROUGH LIFE THINKIN YA AIN'T WORTHY OF LOVE! PEOPLE ARE SOCIAL CREATURES, Y'SEE? YA GOTTA HAVE A LITTLE CONFIDENCE IN YERSELF, SHINJI! LEARN TO LET PEOPLE IN, YA HEAR? 8:55 PM - Apr 21, 2024 - 595.4K Views

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).



Various Examples


Daniel Galleghost @BeanWalrus I say I say I say he's a gooner, son, he's a poivoit, the boy's got an eggplant emoji where his brain oughta be. I say the boy's crankin' off 10:53 AM - Apr 16, 2024 78.7K Views ... wyatt dunkin @WyattDuncan "We had a good thing, boy! We had the chicken man, we had a lab, it all ran like clockwork, son! Boy's gotta mouth like a cannon, always shootin' it off. You're like a stick of dynamite, son. Can't resist blowing it up! I say- I say, your pride and ego got the better of you, son! 11:30 AM Apr 22, 2024 - 660K Views IL NEIGE Il Neige @ilneigeYT NOW SEE HERE, BOY! WHATCHA GOTTA UNDERSTAND IS THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF ONE'S BIRTH ARE IRRELEVANT. SEE, YOU BEEN GIVIN' A GIFT, BOY. AND THAT GIFT IS CALLED LIFE. NOW, WHAT YOU DO WITH THAT GIFT? WELL THAT RIGHT THERE DETERMINES WHO YA ARE, BOY! 11 11 0 111 Jenuki Uwow!!! @JenukiDa Apr 21 can we please make it a trend to have foghorn leghorn ramble to random anime characters please x.com/Nicchiban_/sta... Joseph Esposito @JespoVoices BOY, I SAY BOY, YOU KEEP KICKIN' THE BEHIND OF THAT GOOD FOR NOTHIN' HOMOCULOUS! HE THINKS HE'S THE LORD ABOVE BUT HE'S NOTHIN' BUT A SHAM WHO TOOK THAT BROTHER OF YOURS FROM YA! PUT HIM 6 FEET UNDER! NO, 12 FEET UNDER! BETTER YET, RETURN HIM TO THE NOTHIN' HE IS! Atomik @Atomik VR ... I SAY, I SAY LASS, I TOLD YOU THAT WAS A MIMIC YET YOU DIDN'T LISTEN--THAT SPELL IS 99 PERCENT ACCURATE AND THAT ONE PERCENT CHANCE THERE'S A GRIMOIR IS LIKE FINDING A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK--NOW LOOK AT YOURSELF, YOU'RE GETTING EATEN ALIVE ALL BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LISTEN WHAT I SAY Philip Draco @PhilipDraco NOW LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE, I SAID LOOK WHAT YOU DONE NOW BOY! YOU CAME ALL THIS WAY, ALL THIS WAY, AND YOU FAILED JUST FOR A PIECE OF PAPER, I SAID A PIECE OF PAPER BOY! NO WONDER YOUR MADE OF RUBBER, CAUSE YOUR BRAIN DON'T GOT A SINGLE WRINKLE TO THINK WITH.

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.


Son, I say son, Turn that Lynyrd Skynyrd up!!!! PicCOLLAGE

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External References

[1] Cartoon Brew – The Secret Origin of Foghorn Leghorn

[2] KYM – C--- Slap

[3] X – nflstreet4

[4] X – Nicchiban_

[5] X – JenukiDa

[6] X – Aca_Studios

[7] X – Jesse_Burg

[8] Reddit – animecirclejerk

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Boi, ah say, boi, this 'ere's a right fine meme. A classic, son! Better than all the muckus and ruckus of today's good-for-nothin' inner-net. Amidst all the Tick-tocks and the wo-jacks, and who knows what'n else.

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