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Thumb Fun

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Thumb Fun
Directed byRobert McKimson
Story byTedd Pierce
Produced byEdward Selzer
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byRod Scribner
Phil DeLara
Charles McKimson
Bob Wickersham
Keith Darling[1]
Layouts byPeter Alvarado
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • March 1, 1952 (1952-03-01)
Running time
7:23
LanguageEnglish

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

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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

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