Hobo Bobo
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| Hobo Bobo | |
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| Directed by | Robert McKimson (solely uncredited on the Blue Ribbon reissue) |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
| Narrated by | Robert C. Bruce (uncredited) |
| Animation by | Uncredited character animation on the Blue Ribbon reissue: John Carey Izzy Ellis Manny Gould Charles McKimson Uncredited effects animation: A.C. Gamer |
| Layouts by | Uncredited character and background layout on the Blue Ribbon reissue: Cornett Wood (solely) |
| Backgrounds by | Uncredited background paint on the Blue Ribbon reissue: Richard H. Thomas (solely) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Running time | 7 min |
Hobo Bobo is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short released by Warner Bros. on May 17, 1947, written by Warren Foster (uncredited), directed by Robert McKimson and narrated by Robert C. Bruce with story by Warren Foster, character animation by the quartet, solely uncredited effects animation by A.C. Gamer, solely character and background layout by Cornett Wood and solely background paint by Richard H. Thomas, and Bobo's only line delivered by Stan Freberg.
Plot
Bobo, a baby Indian elephant, sees a dark future for himself if he should remain in India to haul logs with his trunk for the rest of his life. After receiving a letter from his uncle in America, he decides to emigrate there to play on a circus baseball team. After Bobo's attempts to stow away aboard a ship bound for the United States fail repeatedly, he is advised by the mynah bird (better known from the Inki series) to paint himself pink. As seeing pink elephants is the traditional hallucination of the drunkard, neither the captain, the crew nor the passengers will acknowledge seeing Bobo, and thus he has the virtual run of the ship for the entire voyage.
When Bobo finally disembarks in New York City, he is likewise unacknowledged, until a street-cleaning vehicle washes his pink paint off, and the populace panics at the sight of a normal gray baby elephant on the street. The police end up arresting Bobo.
Hauled into court by the police, the judge sentences him to life....at the circus. At the circus, Bobo is promptly engaged by the baseball team as the official batboy. Bobo angrily utters his only line in the film "Batboy, shmatboy! I'm still carrying logs!"
Sequel
The sequel to this cartoon Gone Batty was originally released in 1954, and re-released as a Merrie Melodies Blue Ribbon classic in 1963.
External links
- Big Cartoon Database article at [1].
- Internet Movie Database article at [2].
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