October 23rd
hippety hopper
Sufferin’ succotash! Hippety Hopper the Kangaroo was introduced on Looney Tunes in the 1948 sketch, “Look, Hop and Listen,” which began a series of Hippety Hopper scenarios that followed the same kind of format: Hippety escaped from a zoo, circus or similar institution and was mistaken for a giant mouse by Sylvester the Cat. Sylvester’s attempts at capturing and eating this giant mouse would result in countless physical scuffles in which Sylvester always got his butt thrown all over the place. Sylvester is repeatedly punched, kicked, juggled, spun and pounced, but being a Looney Tunes character, there’s no way he’s going to let several near-death experiences stop him from trying to catch that rodent. The Hippety/Sylvester cartoons ended in 1964 when Warner Bros. shut down its animation unit, but Hippety Hopper continues to be used in Looney Tunes projects and marketing, including an appearance in the 1996 film, Space Jam.
Thanks Jim!
October 23rd, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Thanks for the info–what a cute little character. It is funny to think what they can all get away with in cartoons….really, to kick, punch, juggle, punch, etc. another character to near death–only in cartoons. Thank goodness cats have nine lives. Later.
October 24th, 2009 at 1:13 am
Now those were good cartoons!! Nothing compared to what kids watch these days!
Hugs!