

The following characters appear most frequently ( group picture ): Henery Hawk - a young chickenhawk who usually is seen looking for a chicken to eat, but doesn't know what a chicken looks like. Henery's career actually predates the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons with the 1942 cartoon The Squawkin' Hawk . What's more, Foghorn's career began as a supporting role for Henery in Walky, Talky Hawky . Due to the popularity of the rooster, Foghorn was kept as a lead character of his own. Mel Blanc supplied the voice for Henery.

- a young chickenhawk who usually is seen looking for a chicken to eat, but doesn't know what a chicken looks like. Henery's career actually predates the Foghorn Leghorn cartoons with the 1942 cartoon . What's more, Foghorn's career began as a supporting role for Henery in . Due to the popularity of the rooster, Foghorn was kept as a lead character of his own. Mel Blanc supplied the voice for Henery. Barnyard Dawg - the guard dog for the barnyard who usually spends a good portion of the cartoon at either the giving or receiving end of a practical joke involving Foghorn. Although his job is to protect the chickens, he frequently takes an active role enabling Foghorn's pursuers to catch him. Mel Blanc supplied the voice for Dawg. There is some confusion and debate about the name of this character. For one thing, Foghorn never calls him by any name other than "Dawg" or "B'rer Dawg". His first Foghorn cartoon appearance was in the first one, Walky Talky Hawky in 1946, but the next year he appeared as "Mandrake" in the cartoon One Meat Brawl (which featured Porky Pig and Grover Groundhog). He appeared also as Elmer's dog (called Rover) in Don't Axe Me (1958). There are model sheets which list his name as either "Barnyard Dawg", "Barnyard Dog" or "Dawg". And finally, he was called George P. Dog during appearances on the Bugs Bunny Show.

- the guard dog for the barnyard who usually spends a good portion of the cartoon at either the giving or receiving end of a practical joke involving Foghorn. Although his job is to protect the chickens, he frequently takes an active role enabling Foghorn's pursuers to catch him. Mel Blanc supplied the voice for Dawg. There is some confusion and debate about the name of this character. For one thing, Foghorn never calls him by any name other than "Dawg" or "B'rer Dawg". His first Foghorn cartoon appearance was in the first one, in 1946, but the next year he appeared as "Mandrake" in the cartoon (which featured Porky Pig and Grover Groundhog). He appeared also as Elmer's dog (called Rover) in (1958). There are model sheets which list his name as either "Barnyard Dawg", "Barnyard Dog" or "Dawg". And finally, he was called George P. Dog during appearances on the Bugs Bunny Show. Miss Prissy - a spinster hen with (usually) a limited vocabulary who is sometimes after Foghorn for her husband (e.g. Lovelorn Leghorn ), and other times Foghorn woos her to get into her warm henhouse for the winter (e.g. Strangled Eggs, Little Boy Boo ). Miss Prissy's voice is not always the same - her voice was most often supplied by Bea Benaderet, but was voiced by June Foray in A Broken Leghorn , Julie Bennett or June Foray in Strangled Eggs (I'm not certain which one) and by Nancy Wible in The Yolk's on You . Some believe that the Miss Prissy character was inspired by another lovesick chicken named Emily who had appeared in three earlier WB cartoons.

- a spinster hen with (usually) a limited vocabulary who is sometimes after Foghorn for her husband (e.g. ), and other times Foghorn woos her to get into her warm henhouse for the winter (e.g. ). Miss Prissy's voice is not always the same - her voice was most often supplied by Bea Benaderet, but was voiced by June Foray in , Julie Bennett or June Foray in (I'm not certain which one) and by Nancy Wible in . Some believe that the Miss Prissy character was inspired by another lovesick chicken named Emily who had appeared in three earlier WB cartoons. Egghead Jr. - the silent son of Miss Prissy and the brainiest chicken in the yard. The identity of the youngster's dad is never revealed, but is presumably a rooster named Egghead (after all, he is called "Egghead Junior"). It is firmly established that he is not Foghorn's son. Foghorn often finds himself trying to teach him the bespeckled lad something only to have Egghead Jr. devise an incredible solution.

- the silent son of Miss Prissy and the brainiest chicken in the yard. The identity of the youngster's dad is never revealed, but is presumably a rooster named Egghead (after all, he is called "Egghead Junior"). It is firmly established that he is not Foghorn's son. Foghorn often finds himself trying to teach him the bespeckled lad something only to have Egghead Jr. devise an incredible solution. Weasel (unnamed) - a hyperactive rascal who wonders into the chickenyard when hungry. He is a bit like the Tazmanian Devil character, even making a Taz-like spinning sound when trying to chew on Foggy's leg. But poor weasel is less formidible than Taz, primarily due to his size. He has even less of a vocabulary than Taz, consisting primarily of slurping, panting, and the occasional high-speed "yeah yeah yeah". Taz and Weasel were both created by the same person, Robert McKimson, with the "little lint-pickin' weasel" appearing first. So Weasel was almost certainly a major inspiration for the little Devil. I've seen claims that some time after the last Foghorn cartoon was made, Warner Bros. gave him the name of "Willie Weasel" but I haven't seen this confirmed by an official source. Some other characters include: Pappy and Elvis - a father and son combo who are called chickenhawks in Dixie Fryer but who appeared as buzzards a year earlier when opposite Bugs Bunny in another McKimson cartoon, Backwoods Bunny . The two were voiced by Daws Butler.

- a father and son combo who are called chickenhawks in but who appeared as buzzards a year earlier when opposite Bugs Bunny in another McKimson cartoon, . The two were voiced by Rhode Island Red - Foghorn Leghorn's old college chum who drops by unexpectedly in Raw! Raw! Rooster! . Red was voiced by Daws Butler. There are some clips from Red on the sounds page, including Here's Red!

- Foghorn Leghorn's old college chum who drops by unexpectedly in . Red was voiced by There are some clips from Red on the sounds page, including (unnamed) Barnyard Cat - a black and white cat (no red nose like Sylvester) who appears with Foggy in A Fractured Leghorn (1950) and Leghorn Swoggled (1951) (and without Foggy in It's Hummer Time ). He is probably remembered best for his role in the first of these as the cat who fights with Foggy over a worm and only has one line in the cartoon. I have seen some cartoon fans refer to this cat as "McKimson's cat".

- a black and white cat (no red nose like Sylvester) who appears with Foggy in (1950) and (1951) (and without Foggy in ). He is probably remembered best for his role in the first of these as the cat who fights with Foggy over a and only in the cartoon. I have seen some cartoon fans refer to this cat as "McKimson's cat". Kid Banty - a banty rooster who appeared in Sock A Doodle Doo. He was introduced as the "pinfeather weight boxing champion". Anytime the little guy hears a bell, he comes out punching at whoever is nearby.