Hook, Line and Stinker

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.

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

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.

Home media

• VHS- Auntie Mame (A Night At The Movies issue)
• VHS- Wile. E. Coyote Vs. Road Runner: The Classic Chase
• VHS- Chariots Of Fur
• VHS- The Stars Of Space Jam: Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote
• DVD- Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6^[3]

See also

• Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)

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)

External links

• Hook, Line and Stinker at IMDb