Anchor Cow

"Anchor Cow" is an episode from Back at the Barnyard from Season 2.

Synopsis

When news anchor Hilly Burford is crushed covering a giant cheese curd that Otis made, the animals fill in for him on the news. They turn out to be a huge hit and replace Hilly, but Otis doesn't want them to replace him so they try to convince Hilly to get back to his job.

Voice cast

• Chris Hardwick as Otis
• Jeffrey Garcia as Pip
• Cam Clarke as Freddy
• Rob Paulsen as Peck
• Tino Insana as Pig
• Leigh-Allyn Baker as Abby
• Wanda Sykes as Bessy
• John DiMaggio as Hilly Burford

Recap

Coming soon!

Trivia

• The episode makes various frequent references to the 2004 comedy film, "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy"
  • The episode's title alone is a clear reference changing "Anchor-man" to "Anchor-Cow"
  • Otis' human disguise also bears resemblance to Ron Burgundy, the film series' main protagonist
  • When signing off the air, Abby & Otis state "Stay sassy, farmland!" which references a quote from the movie's main character, Ron Burgundy, "Stay classy, San Francisco!"
  • This is the second reference to the comedian Will Ferrell's characters, the first being Hilly Burford's characterization

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