Hippety Hopper (film)

This article is about the cartoon. For the Looney Tunes character, see Hippety Hopper.
Hippety Hopper
Merrie Melodies (Sylvester and Hippety Hopper) series
Directed by Robert McKimson
Produced by Eddie Selzer
(uncredited)
Story by Warren Foster
Voices by Mel Blanc
Music by Carl Stalling
Milt Franklyn
(uncredited)
Animation by John Carey
Phil De Lara
Charles McKimson
Pete Burness
Layouts by Cornett Wood
Backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas
Studio Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s) November 19, 1949 (USA)
Color process Technicolor
Running time 7 minutes 7 seconds
Language English

Hippety Hopper is a Merrie Melodies cartoon. Released to theaters on November 19, 1949, this short is directed by Robert McKimson and written by Warren Foster. This is the 2nd appearance of Hippety Hopper and the short that bears his name.

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 the Cat. 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 leaves 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, with the former unrestored and unremastered with the Blue Ribbon titles and the latter restored and remastered with the original titles.

References

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