Fox-Terror

Fox-Terror is a 1957 Merrie Melodies short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Title ==
The title is a play on "fox terrier," a breed of dog.
== Plot ==
A Fox scampers away from the henhouse when a young rooster rings the alarm bell. Barnyard Dawg arrives, but sees no fox, so he thinks the rooster just rang the bell because he wanted a drink of water. When he sees Foghorn Leghorn leave to go fishing, the fox disguises himself and suggests that he go hunting instead, and bring the dog with him. Foggy likes this idea, so he grabs a shotgun and ties a rope around Dawg's neck and drags him away. The fox heads for the henhouse, but the young rooster rings the alarm again. Dawg runs back, dragging Foghorn behind him, but again the fox scampers away. Dawg only sees the rooster ringing the bell and presumes he's just thirsty again.
The fox pretends to be a quiz show host and urges Foghorn to press a buzzer. However, the button is wired to a firecracker in Dawg's mouth. When it blows, the dog retaliates and presses the button again to detonate a cracker in the bird's beak. Meanwhile, the fox returns to the henhouse. The young rooster pulls the alarm, and the fox flees. Dawg arrives and, seeing no fox, dumps a whole bucket of water on the little rooster.
The fox unpacks a "Magic Folding Box" and lures Dawg into it with a bone. When the dog is inside, the fox folds the box into a tiny package, then disguises himself as a swami and sells it as a "lucky charm" to Foghorn, who is on his way to go fishing again. Foghorn throws it over his shoulder for luck, and it lands in the well. Dawg emerges battered and bruised, and he folds Foghorn into a tiny package and throws him into the well.
The young rooster pull the alarm again. Having had enough, Dawg plans to hit him with a mallet. However, the young rooster beat him to it, as he hits Dawg in the head as payback for dumping water on him earlier and for not listening to his warnings.
Dawg and Foghorn realize the fox has been tricking them with disguises, so they give him a taste of his own medicine. Foghorn and Dawg disguise themselves as horseback riders to outsmart the fox, ending with the fox getting blasted by pistols from the two and immediately running off. "I say we fixed that fox, and that's only the beginning." However, the young rooster doesn't think so, and flips the racing sheet to reveal "The End".
== Censorship ==
The now-defunct WB channel edited out the scene when Foghorn and the barnyard dog spinning and shooting their respective duel guns at the fox.http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-e-f.aspx
== Availability ==
SuperStars Foghorn.jpg|(2010) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth (restored)
Lt ss3p.jpg|(2013) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars 3-Pack, Disc 2
Lt ssfm.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Super Stars Family Multi-Feature, Disc 2
=== Streaming ===
Lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App ( - ) (restored)
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2022) (restored)
Lt itunes.jpg|iTunes ( - ) (restored)
== Notes ==
* This was the last cartoon to be reissued in the Blue Ribbon program to lose its original rings. Unlike most reissues during this time, the original ending title was kept.
* This is one of the few Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg cartoons where both win at the end, along with "The High and the Flighty" and "Crowing Pains".
* "Fox-Terror" is one of the three Robert McKimson-directed shorts to have Michael Maltese as writer. It is one of the only two Foghorn Leghorn cartoons which Maltese ever wrote, the other one being "Weasel While You Work".
* On the Boomerang app, this cartoon's title doesn't have the hyphen, it uses a space instead.
* The original opening rings are known to exist, however they were discovered after the cartoon was restored, so the restoration available on streaming services uses the Blue Ribbon rings.
== Gallery ==
Fox-Terror Thunderbean Original Opening Titles 1.png|Original opening rings
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== References ==
Category:Foghorn Leghorn Cartoons
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:1957
Category:Shorts
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Barnyard Dawg Cartoons
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese
Category:Cartoons animated by Keith Darling
Category:Cartoons animated by George Grandpré
Category:Cartoons animated by Ted Bonnicksen
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Bob Majors
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer