Thumb Fun
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{{Infobox film
|name=Thumb Fun
|image=ThumbFunTC.png
|caption=
|director=Robert McKimson
|story=Tedd Pierce
|animator=Rod Scribner
Phil DeLara
Charles McKimson
Bob Wickersham
Keith Darling{{cite web |title=Robert McKimson Directors Lead Sheet Porky Pig Daffy 'THUMB FUN' 1952 cartoon {{!}} #1941966932 |url=https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/robert-mckimson-directors-lead-sheet-1941966932 |website=Worthpoint |access-date=31 December 2020 |language=en}}
|background_artist=Richard H. Thomas
|layout_artist=Peter Alvarado
|starring=Mel Blanc
|music=Carl Stalling
|producer=Edward Selzer
|distributor=Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
|studio=Warner Bros. Cartoons
|released= {{Film date|1952|03|01}}
|color_process=Technicolor
|runtime=7:23
|language=English
}}
Thumb Fun is a 1952 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=233}} The cartoon was released on March 1, 1952, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/70/mode/2up |pages=70–72}}
Plot
Daffy Duck decides to hitchhike south but struggles to catch a ride. He tricks Porky Pig into giving him a lift by painting a fake hole in the road. Porky protests since there's no room left in the trunk, but Daffy dismisses him and shoves his entire luggage into the back. Porky is amazed that all of Daffy's luggage was able to fit in the trunk and opens it, causing all the luggage to shoot out at him.
Along the way, they encounter a small car tailgating them, leading Daffy to forcefully brake Porky's car so he can confront the driver. Much to his surprise, the driver is tall and menacing and leaves Daffy to comically grovel like a dog to avoid confrontation; subsequently, the driver takes it out on Porky by slamming his fist onto the pig's head.
Later, Daffy gets impatient and wants Porky to speed up the car, although Porky refuses because he does not want to get in trouble for speeding. Ignoring him, Daffy steps on the pedal and causes the car to accelerate. His reckless driving gets them into trouble with the law and they are pulled over by a highway cop. Daffy decides to trick the cop by opening the trunk, despite Porky trying to stop him. After getting launched by the duck's luggage, the cop apprehends the duo. At the courthouse Porky gets let off by paying a small fine, but Daffy's antics lead to another hefty fine.
Now fed up, Porky seeks revenge by gifting Daffy a present. He tosses the item quickly into the crowded trunk, tricking the duck into launching himself with his own luggage upon opening it. A victorious Porky leaves in his car as Daffy opens his gift: a hitchhiker's thumb. Daffy naively uses the thumb, to no avail as the season passes into winter. The cartoon ends with a freezing Daffy nursing his bruised thumb, a victim of his own folly.
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|45236}}
{{Daffy Duck in animation}}
{{Porky Pig in animation}}
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Category:1950s Warner Bros. animated short films
Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
Category:Films directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Films scored by Carl Stalling
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:Films about hitchhiking
Category:American films about revenge
Category:English-language short films
Category:1952 animated short films
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