Thumb Fun

Thumb Fun
Thumb Fun
Directed by	Robert McKimson
Story by	Tedd Pierce
Produced by	Edward Selzer
Starring	Mel Blanc
Music by	Carl Stalling
Animation by	Rod Scribner; Phil DeLara; Charles McKimson; Bob Wickersham; Keith Darling
Layouts by	Peter Alvarado
Backgrounds by	Richard H. Thomas
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	March 1, 1952;
Running time	7:23
Language	English

Thumb Fun is a 1952 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.^[2] The cartoon was released on March 1, 1952, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.^[3]

Plot

Daffy decides to hitchhike south but struggles to catch a ride. He tricks Porky into giving him a lift by painting a fake hole in the road. Along the way, they encounter a menacing driver, leading Daffy to comically grovel to avoid confrontation.

Daffy's reckless driving gets them into trouble with the law, resulting in a fine. Despite Porky's warnings, Daffy's antics lead to another hefty fine. Fed up, Porky seeks revenge by tricking Daffy into launching himself with his own luggage.

Later, Porky gifts Daffy a hitchhiker's thumb, which Daffy naively uses in vain. The cartoon ends with Daffy nursing his bruised thumb, a victim of his own folly.

References

^ "Robert McKimson Directors Lead Sheet Porky Pig Daffy 'THUMB FUN' 1952 cartoon | #1941966932". Worthpoint. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 233. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

Thumb Fun at IMDb

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[1] "Robert McKimson Directors Lead Sheet Porky Pig Daffy 'THUMB FUN' 1952 cartoon | #1941966932". Worthpoint. Retrieved 31 December 2020.

[Beck-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. 233. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[3] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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