Pullet Surprise

Not to be confused with Pulitzer Prize.

Pullet Surprise is a 1997 Looney Tunes short released in theaters with Cats Don't Dance. It was produced by Chuck Jones Film Productions.^[1][2] It is notable for being the first theatrical released Foghorn Leghorn short since Banty Raids in 1963.^[3] and the first one directed by someone else after Robert McKimson's death.

Pullet Surprise
Promotional poster
Directed by	Darrell Van Citters
Story by	Stephen Fossati Darrell Van Citters Dean Wellins
Produced by	Chuck Jones Linda Jones Clough Stephen A. Fossati
Starring	Frank Gorshin Stan Freberg
Edited by	Julie Ann Lau
Music by	Cameron Patrick Dominick Certo J. Eric Schmidt
Animation by	Tom Decker Patrick Gleeson Dean Wellins Duane Gretsky Bill Snelgrove Claude Raynes Greg Whittaker Warren O'Neill Herman Sharaf Cory Wilson Joe Achorn Edy Benjamin Munir Bhatti John Hinshelwood Martin Hopkins Maurice Noble
Layouts by	Bob Givens
Backgrounds by	Jill Petrilak
Production companies	Warner Bros. Family Entertainment Warner Bros. Animation Chuck Jones Film Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	March 26, 1997 (1997-03-26)
Running time	6:54
Language	English

Plot

Pete Puma attempts to steal from Foghorn Leghorn's henhouse. Foghorn outwits Pete by sending him on wild goose chases for exotic chickens, including a Venezuelan Racing Chicken and an Irish Wrestling Chicken. Despite Foghorn's tricks, Pete manages to snatch a chicken. Foghorn retaliates by tricking Pete into a trap, but is ultimately defeated by a real Irish Wrestling Chicken.