Hippety Hopper (film)

Hippety Hopper is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert McKimson and written by Warren Foster.[2] The short was released on November 19, 1949, and stars Sylvester the Cat and Hippety Hopper.[3]

This article is about the film. For the Looney Tunes character, see Hippety Hopper.
Hippety Hopper
Directed byRobert McKimson
Produced byEddie Selzer
(uncredited)
Story byWarren Foster[1]
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl Stalling
Milt Franklyn
(uncredited)
Animation byJohn Carey
Phil De Lara
Charles McKimson
Pete Burness
Manny Gould (uncredited)
Layouts byCornett Wood
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
November 19, 1949 (USA)
Running time
7 minutes 7 seconds
LanguageEnglish

Plot

A mouse attempts suicide, but is stopped by a kangaroo. The mouse makes a deal with the kangaroo, that he will be released if the kangaroo terrorizes Sylvester. He does so by making it look as if vitamins have enlarged the mouse. Sylvester attempts to defeat the mouse, but loses and is attacked by a bulldog. The bulldog tries to fight the kangaroo but the mouse bites the bulldog on the foot and the kangaroo kicks the bulldog out of the house. The bulldog and Sylvester leave the house and go ballet dancing.

Availability

Hippety Hopper has been released on the DVD collections Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 and Looney Tunes Super Stars' Sylvester and Hippety Hopper: Marsupial Mayhem.

References
  1. Beck, Jerry (1991). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety. New York: Henry Holt and Co. p. 100. ISBN 0-8050-1644-9.
  2. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 204. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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