<Tr> <Th> Nationality </Th> <Td> American </Td> </Tr> <P> Foghorn J. Leghorn is a fictional character that has appeared in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons for Warner Bros. Pictures . He was created by Robert McKimson and writer Warren Foster, and starred in 28 cartoons from 1946 to 1963 in the Golden Age of American Animation . All 28 of these cartoons were directed by McKimson . </P> <P> The character of Foghorn Leghorn was directly inspired by the popular character of Senator Claghorn, a blustery Southern politician played by Kenny Delmar who was a regular character on The Fred Allen Show, a popular radio show of the 1940s . The rooster adopted many of Claghorn's catch phrases, such as "That's a joke, ah say, that's a joke, son ." Delmar had based the character of Claghorn upon a Texas rancher who was fond of saying this . </P> <P> A leghorn is a breed of chicken, and foghorn describes the character's loud, overbearing voice . </P>

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