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Why Is Foghorn Leghorn Rambling To Anime Characters? The Viral Twitter Meme Explained
One of the most iconic Looney Tunes characters, Foghorn Leghorn, has become the star of his own meme on Twitter / X. The meme features Foghorn Leghorn rambling to anime characters in his signature speech pattern and it's been taking over Twitter feeds all week. But how did the meme start and why Foghorn Leghorn? Here's what you need to know.
What Is The 'Foghorn Leghorn Rambling To Anime Characters' Meme?
Back in 2021, an X user posted a meme photoshopping Foghorn Leghorn into a scene from the anime series Please Don't Bully Me, Nagatoro. The post's caption features a spot-on parody of Foghorn's iconic speech pattern, which is based on a southern politician character from the 1940s radio show The Fred Allen Show.
In April 2024, another X user recreated this meme and it went viral, inspiring yet another X user to ask, "can we please make it a trend to have Foghorn Leghorn ramble to random anime characters?" X users decided to make that wish come true and began photoshopping Foghorn Leghorn into all sorts of different anime scenes alongside rants written in the classic Foghorn Leghorn style.
How Is 'Foghorn Leghorn Rambling' Used In Memes?
Before the anime character meme, Foghorn Leghorn's speech pattern was already a fairly popular meme online. Examples of memes parodying Foghorn's speech patterns can be found online as early as 2010, including everything from reaction images to image macros and beyond.
This particular meme involves photoshopping Foghorn Leghorn into an iconic anime scene and writing a caption in his style that references the scene itself, as if Foghorn is talking to a character in the scene. For anime fans, it's fun seeing the iconic Looney Tunes character added to their favorite scenes and for Looney Tunes fans, it's fun seeing a fan-favorite character like Foghorn get some memetic love.
For the full history of Foghorn Leghorn rambling, be sure to check out Know Your Meme's encyclopedia entry for more information.
