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Miss Prissy
Miss Prissy
Warner Bros. Cartoons character
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); June Foray (1959–1987); Julie Bennett (1961); Nancy Wible (1980); Tress MacNeille (2000); Grey DeLisle (2011); Laurie Fraser (2014); Eric Bauza (2018); Candi Milo (2023–present)
In-universe information
Species	Hen
Gender	Female
Significant other	Foghorn Leghorn
Children	Egghead Jr. (son)
Nationality	American

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Miss Prissy is a fictional character in Warner Bros. cartoons. She is typically described as an old spinster hen, thinner than the other hens in the chicken coop, wearing a blue bonnet and wire-rimmed glasses. She is often mocked by the other hens, who describe her as "old square britches".^[4]

History

Miss Prissy's first appearance was in the short An Egg Scramble (1950), the only cartoon featuring her and Porky 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 on Foghorn Leghorn. In Lovelorn Leghorn (1951), she is set on finding a husband, and in Of Rice and Hen (1953), she is looking to have children. However in Little 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 both Little Boy Boo and Strangled 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 cartoon The Yolk's on You (1980).

Later appearances

Miss Prissy (voiced by Tress MacNeille) appears in the film Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000) as part of the team of birds following Tweety's journey around the world. Miss Prissy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) appears in The Looney Tunes Show episode "The Foghorn Leghorn Story", where she played Mama Leghorn in Foghorn Leghorn's movie about him. She returned in the Looney Tunes Cartoons episode "Feather of the Bride" voiced by Candi Milo.

References

^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-1970. BearManor Media. p. 170. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
^ "Looney Tunes Dash". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
^ "Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
^ Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 211. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[1] Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-1970. BearManor Media. p. 170. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.

[Looney_Tunes_Dash-2] "Looney Tunes Dash". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2020-10-24.

[World_of_Mayhem-3] "Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 2023-09-08.

[4] Rovin, Jeff (1991). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals. Prentice Hall Press. p. 179. ISBN 0-13-275561-0. Retrieved 8 April 2020.

[5] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 211. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

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+{{short description|Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character}}
+{{Other uses}}
 {{Infobox character
 | name    = Miss Prissy
-| series  = [[Looney Tunes]]
+| series  = [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]]
 | alias   =
-| image   =
+| image   = Miss Prissy.png
 | caption =
-| first   = ''[[An Egg Scramble]]''
+| first   = ''[[Let It Be Me (1936 film)|Let It Be Me]]'' (1936) (as Emily the Chicken)<br>''[[An Egg Scramble]]'' (1950) (as Miss Prissy)
-| creator = [[Robert McKimson]]
+| creator = [[Friz Freleng]] (prototype)<br>[[Robert McKimson]] (official)
+| voice   = [[Bernice Hansen]] (1936)<br>[[Elvia Allman]] (1938)<br>[[Mel Blanc]] (1950)<br>[[Bea Benaderet]] (1950–1955)<br>Marian Richman (1954)<ref>{{Cite book |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, 1930-1970 |last=Scott |first=Keith |isbn=979-8-88771-010-5|page=170|year=2022|publisher=BearManor Media }}</ref><br>[[June Foray]] (1959–1987)<br>[[Julie Bennett]] (1961)<br>Nancy Wible (1980)<br>[[Tress MacNeille]] (2000)<br>[[Grey DeLisle]] (2011)<br>Laurie Fraser (2014)<ref name="Looney Tunes Dash">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Looney-Tunes-Dash/|title=Looney Tunes Dash|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2020-10-24}}</ref><br>[[Eric Bauza]] (2018)<ref name="World of Mayhem">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Looney-Tunes-World-of-Mayhem/|title=Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem|website=Behind The Voice Actors|language=en-US|access-date=2023-09-08}}</ref><br>[[Candi Milo]] (2023–present)
-| voice   = [[Bea Benaderet]] (1951-1961)<br>Nancy Wible (1980)<br>[[Grey DeLisle]] (2013)
-| species = [[Chicken]]
+| species = [[Chicken|Hen]]
-| gender  = [[Female]]
+| gender = Female
-| significantother = [[Foghorn Leghorn]]
+| significant_other = [[Foghorn Leghorn]]
-| nationality = [[United States|American]]
+| children = [[Egghead Jr.]] (son)
+| nationality = [[United States|American]]
 }}
-'''Miss Prissy''' is a character in ''[[Looney Tunes]]''.
+'''Miss Prissy''' is a fictional character in [[Warner Bros.]] cartoons. She is typically described as an old [[spinster]] [[Chicken|hen]], thinner than the other hens in the chicken coop, wearing a blue [[bonnet (headgear)|bonnet]] and wire-rimmed glasses. She is often mocked by the other hens, who describe her as "old square britches".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rovin |first1=Jeff |title=The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals |date=1991 |publisher=Prentice Hall Press |isbn=0-13-275561-0 |access-date=8 April 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi |url-access=registration |page=[https://archive.org/details/illustratedencyc00rovi/page/179 179]}}</ref>
 ==History==
+Miss Prissy's first appearance was in the short ''[[An Egg Scramble]]'' (1950), the only cartoon featuring her and [[Porky 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.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=211}}</ref>
-Miss Prissy (also called '''Prissy''') is typically described as an old spinster [[Chicken|hen]], thinner than the other hens in the chicken coop, wearing a blue [[bonnet (headgear)|bonnet]] and wire-rimmed glasses. She is often mocked by the other hens, who describe her as "old square britches".
+Her next appearances are centered on [[Foghorn Leghorn]]. In ''[[Lovelorn Leghorn]]'' (1951), she is set on finding a husband, and in ''[[Of Rice and Hen]]'' (1953), she is looking to have children. However in ''[[Little 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 both ''Little Boy Boo'' and ''[[Strangled 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.
-Her first appearance was in the 1950 short ''[[An Egg Scramble]]'', the only cartoon featuring her and [[Porky 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).
+Miss Prissy also appeared in the cartoon ''[[The Yolk's on You]]'' (1980).
-Her next appearances are centered around [[Foghorn Leghorn]]. In ''[[Lovelorn Leghorn]]'' (1951), she is set on finding a husband and in ''[[Of Rice and Hen]]'' (1953) she is looking to have children. However, in ''[[Little Boy Boo]]'' (1954) she is depicted as a widow with a child [[Egghead, Jr. (Looney Tunes)|Egghead Jr.]] and with a much more extensive vocabulary in long sounding words than her trademark "yeeesss." ''[[A Broken Leghorn]]'' (1959) and ''[[Strangled Eggs]]'' (1961), featuring [[Henery Hawk]]. In these shorts, it is usually Foghorn who is pursuing Prissy for his own selfish needs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://petcaretips.net/miss-prissy.html|title=Miss Prissy the widow chickeness who was in love with Foghorn|publisher=Petcaretips.net|date= |accessdate=2011-08-30}}{{better source|date=March 2014}}</ref>
-Miss Prissy also appeared in the 1980 cartoon ''[[The Yolk's on You]]''.
 ==Later appearances==
-Miss Prissy appears in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' episode "The Foghorn Leghorn Story" voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]]. She played Mama Leghorn in Foghorn Leghorn's movie called "The Foghorn Leghorn Story."
+Miss Prissy (voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]]) appears in the film ''[[Tweety's High-Flying Adventure]]'' (2000) as part of the team of birds following [[Tweety]]'s journey around the world. Miss Prissy (voiced by [[Grey DeLisle]]) appears in ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' episode "The Foghorn Leghorn Story", where she played Mama Leghorn in Foghorn Leghorn's movie about him. She returned in the ''[[Looney Tunes Cartoons]]'' episode "Feather of the Bride" voiced by [[Candi Milo]].
-==Trivia==
-* A prototype of Miss Prissy named Emily appeared in ''[[Let It Be Me (1936 film)|Let It Be Me]]'' (1936) and ''A Star is Hatched'' (1938).
-{{Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies}}
 ==References==
 {{Reflist}}
+{{Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies}}
-==External links==
-# {{IMDb character|0121320|Miss Prissy}}
+{{Miss Prissy in animation}}
 [[Category:Looney Tunes characters]]
 [[Category:Fictional chickens]]
-[[Category:Fictional characters introduced in 1950]]
+[[Category:Anthropomorphic chickens]]
+[[Category:Film characters introduced in 1950]]
+[[Category:Characters created by Friz Freleng]]
+[[Category:Female characters in animated films]]
+[[Category:Animated characters introduced in 1950]]

v t e Miss Prissy in animation
Short films	An Egg Scramble (1950) Lovelorn Leghorn (1951) Of Rice and Hen (1953) Little Boy Boo (1954) Feather Dusted (1955) A Broken Leghorn (1959) Strangled Eggs (1961) The Yolk's on You (1980) Carrotblanca (1995; cameo)
Feature films	Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983) Space Jam (1996; cameo) Tweety's High-Flying Adventure (2000) Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas (2006; cameo)