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A Hitch in Time

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Airdate:
1955

Series:

United States Army Shorts

Production Number:
1382

Crew

Video A
Video B

A Hitch in Time is a 1955 cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Warner Brothers for the United States Air Force to promote re-enlistment.

Title

The title is a play on the saying "a stitch in time saves nine."

Plot

An airman is looking forward to completing his tour of duty and becoming a civilian. A gremlin sergeant ("Grogan, technical gremlin first class") accompanies him on the way to the discharge office, ostensibly to ensure the airman doesn't decide to re-enlist. The gremlin then presents a series of arguments that superficially suggest that civilian life is better, but cumulatively favor re-enlistment. At the end, the airman re-enlists.

Availability

Notes

This short is similar to "90 Day Wondering".
This is the only Chuck Jones cartoon to have Gerry Chiniquy as an animator, who still did animation with Friz Freleng.
As this short was created for the United States government, it was never copyrighted, thus it is in the public domain in the United States.

Gallery

↑ (3 October 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 (in en). BearManor Media, page 178.

[1] (3 October 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 (in en). BearManor Media, page 178.

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+{{Shorts
-{{Stub}}[[File:Hitch_time.jpg|thumb]]
+|name = A Hitch in Time
-'''A Hitch In Time''' is a 1955 cartoon directed by [[Chuck Jones]], produced by [[Warner Brothers]] for the United States Air Force to promote re-enlistment.
+|previous =[[So Much for So Little]]
+|next = [[90 Day Wondering]]
+|image = Screenshot 2021-04-08 at 10.07.53.png
+|airdate = 1955
+|prodno = 1382
+|series = [[United States Army Shorts]]
+|voice = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Robert C. Bruce]] (uncredited)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Scott |first1=Keith |title=Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 |date=3 October 2022 |page=178 |publisher=BearManor Media |language=en}}</ref>
+|director = [[Chuck Jones|Charles M. Jones]]
+|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]]
+|writer = [[Chuck Jones|Charles M. Jones]]
+|animators = [[Ken Harris]]<br>[[Gerry Chiniquy]]<br>[[Ben Washam]]<br>[[Abe Levitow]]<br>[[Richard Thompson]]
+|layout = [[Ernie Nordli|Ernest Nordli]]
+|background = [[Philip DeGuard]]
+|editor = [[Treg Brown]]
+|musician = [[Milt Franklyn]]
+|video = <gallery>
+LOONEY TUNES (Looney Toons)- A Hitch in Time (1955) -ULTRA HD 4K Cartoons- -1382-|Video A
+Warner Brothers - A Hitch in Time - 1955 - HD (1080p)|Video B
+</gallery>
+}}
+'''A Hitch in Time''' is a 1955 cartoon directed by [[Chuck Jones]] and produced by [[Warner Brothers]] for the United States Air Force to promote re-enlistment.
+== Title ==
+The title is a play on the saying "a stitch in time saves nine."
 == Plot ==
-An airman is looking forward to completing his tour of duty and becoming a civilian. A gremlin sergeant ("Grogan, technical gremlin first class") accompanies him on the way to the discharge office, ostensibly to ensure the airman doesn't decide to re-enlist. The gremlin then presents a series of arguments that superficially suggest that civilian life is better, but cumulatively favour re-enlistment. At the end, the airman re-enlists.
+An airman is looking forward to completing his tour of duty and becoming a civilian. A gremlin sergeant ("Grogan, technical gremlin first class") accompanies him on the way to the discharge office, ostensibly to ensure the airman doesn't decide to re-enlist. The gremlin then presents a series of arguments that superficially suggest that civilian life is better, but cumulatively favor re-enlistment. At the end, the airman re-enlists.
-== Video ==
+== Availability ==
+<gallery>
-[[File:LOONEY TUNES A Hitch in Time (1955) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)|centre|thumb|480x480px]]
+LA0AzTVqL. SL500 AA300 .jpg|(2011) Blu-ray <br/>''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1]]'', Disc Three (restored)
+</gallery>
 == Notes ==
-This short is similar to [[90 Day Wondering]].
+* This short is similar to "[[90 Day Wondering]]".
+* This is the only Chuck Jones cartoon to have Gerry Chiniquy as an animator, who still did animation with [[Friz Freleng]].
+* As this short was created for the United States government, it was never copyrighted, thus it is in the [[List of Warner Bros. cartoons that are currently in the public domain in the United States|public domain in the United States]].
+== Gallery ==
+<gallery>
+File:Hitch time.jpg|Title card (low quality)
+</gallery>
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Hitch in Time, A}}
 [[Category:1955]]
+[[Category:Shorts]]
 [[Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones]]
 [[Category:Cartoons written by Chuck Jones]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Ken Harris]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Gerry Chiniquy]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Ben Washam]]
 [[Category:Cartoons animated by Abe Levitow]]
 [[Category:Cartoons animated by Richard Thompson]]
+[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]]
 [[Category:Cartoons with layouts by Ernest Nordli]]
 [[Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Philip DeGuard]]
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 [[Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown]]
 [[Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn]]
-[[Category:Characters voiced by Mel Blanc]]
 [[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]]
+[[Category:Cartoons that contain excerpts from "Powerhouse"]]
+[[Category:Public domain films]]