Hook, Line and Stinker

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Hook, Line and Stinker
Directed by Chuck Jones
Story by Michael Maltese
Produced by John W. Burton
(uncredited)
Starring Paul Julian
(uncredited)
Music byStock music produced, directed, written and composed by:
John Seely (credited) and his composers (uncredited)
Animation byCharacter animation by the trio:
Richard Thompson
Ken Harris
Ben Washam
Effects animation by the solo:
Harry Love (uncredited)
Layouts byPhilip DeGuard
Backgrounds byPhilip DeGuard
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros.
Release date
  • October 11, 1958 (1958-10-11)
(with The Old Man and the Sea)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States

Hook, Line and Stinker is a 1958 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. The title is a pun on the idiom Hook, Line and Sinker. [1] The short was released on October 11, 1958 with The Old Man and the Sea, and stars Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner. [2] When shown on Boomerang USA, this short plays in PAL audio.

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Plot

The familiar chase between Wile E. Coyote (also known as "Famishius-Famishus"), and the Road Runner (or "Burnius-Roadibus), unfolds with its classic slapstick humor.

  1. Coyote sets a trap with a washtub and dynamite, but ends up encased in a tube from the explosion.
  2. Attempting to bash the Road Runner with a sledgehammer, Coyote gets bashed himself due to mishap.
  3. ACME bird seed on railroad tracks leads to Coyote being flattened by a passing train.
  4. Coyote's attempt to catch Road Runner with a harpoon attached to a balloon backfires as he gets struck by lightning.
  5. Dynamite trap backfires as Coyote ends up blown up by his own detonator.
  6. Using a piano suspended by a rope, Coyote's plan fails as he ends up with piano keys for teeth after the piano drops on him.
  7. An intricate Rube Goldberg-style contraption sets off dynamite intended for Road Runner, but Coyote ends up as the unintended target, resulting in a humorous yet familiar conclusion.

Despite his elaborate schemes, Coyote's endeavors always end in comedic failure, leaving him battered and defeated while Road Runner speeds off unscathed.

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References

  1. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 311. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 128–129. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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