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It's Hummer Time

Directed By:		Robert McKimson
Produced By:		Eddie Selzer (uncredited)
Released:		July 22, 1950
Series:		Looney Tunes
Story:		Warren Foster
Animation:		Rod Scribner J.C. Melendez Charles McKimson Phil DeLara John Carey Harry Love (effects animation)
Layouts:		Cornett Wood
Backgrounds:		Richard H. Thomas
Film Editor:		Treg Brown (uncredited)
Voiced By:		Mel Blanc
Music:		Carl Stalling
Starring:		Hector the Bulldog Hummingbird The Supreme Cat Bee
Preceded By:		8 Ball Bunny
Succeeded By:		Golden Yeggs

It's Hummer Time is a 1950 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.

Plot

A hummingbird is chased back and forth by a Tuxedo cat. Eventually the bird finds itself in the position of a sleeping Bulldog, who punishes the cat every time he tries to hurt the bird.

The punishments the cat received are:

The Fence - The bulldog pulled the tuxedo cat through a hole in the fence.
Happy Birthday - The tuxedo cat was hit with a birthday cake with dynamite sticks instead of candles.
The Rain Pipe - The tuxedo cat gets pulled through a rain pipe (ala The Fence), and then he hits it with a bat.
The Thinker - The tuxedo cat got thrown into a cement mixing machine and got turned into a mock-up of The Thinker.
The Works - This chronicles every punishment used (aside from Happy Birthday). The hummingbird took advantage of that and tied the tuxedo cat & bulldog together, having both of them go through everything. When they ended up in the cement mixer, the hummingbird turned them into statues for a bird bath.

Availability

(1999) VHS - Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 13: Comic Cat-Tastrophies
(2008) DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6, Disc 4 (restored)
(2015) DVD - Montana

Notes

A followup cartoon called "Early to Bet" was created around a year later.

External Links

"It’s Hummer Time" at CartoonsTV

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 |name = It's Hummer Time
 |image = 08-itshummertime.jpg
 |Director = [[Robert McKimson]]
-|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]]
+|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited)
 |airdate = July 22, 1950
 |series = [[Looney Tunes]]
 |Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]
-|Starring = [[Hector the Bulldog]]<br>Hummingbird<br>Cat<br>Bee
+|Starring = [[Hector the Bulldog]]<br>Hummingbird<br>[[The Supreme Cat]]<br>Bee
 |previous = [[8 Ball Bunny]]
 |next = [[Golden Yeggs]]
-|video = [[File:It's Hummer Time|250px|center]]
+|video = [[File:It's Hummer Time|280px|center]]
+|Writer = [[Warren Foster]]
-}}'''It's Hummer Time '''is a 1950 [[Looney Tunes]] cartoon directed by [[Robert McKimson]].
+|Animators = [[Rod Scribner]]<br>[[Bill Melendez|J.C. Melendez]]<br>[[Charles McKimson]]<br>[[Phil DeLara]]<br>[[John Carey]]<br>[[Harry Love]] (effects animation)
+|Layout-artist = [[Cornett Wood]]
+|Background-artist = [[Richard H. Thomas]]
+|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited)
+|Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
+}}
+'''It's Hummer Time''' is a [[1950]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short directed by [[Robert McKimson]].
-==Plot==
+== Plot ==
-A hummingbird is chased back and fourth by a Tuxedo cat. Eventually the bird finds itself in the position of a sleeping Bulldog, who punishes the cat every time he tries to hurt the bird.
+A hummingbird is chased back and forth by a Tuxedo cat. Eventually the bird finds itself in the position of a sleeping Bulldog, who punishes the cat every time he tries to hurt the bird.
 The punishments the cat received are:
-*'''The Fence''' - The bulldog pulled the tuxedo cat through a hole in the fence.
+* The Fence - The bulldog pulled the tuxedo cat through a hole in the fence.
-*'''Happy Birthday''' - The tuxedo cat was hit with a birthday cake with dynamite sticks instead of candles.
+* Happy Birthday - The tuxedo cat was hit with a birthday cake with dynamite sticks instead of candles.
-*'''The Rain Pipe''' - The tuxedo cat gets pulled through a rain pipe (ala The Fence), and then he hits it with a bat.
+* The Rain Pipe - The tuxedo cat gets pulled through a rain pipe (ala The Fence), and then he hits it with a bat.
-*'''The Thinker''' - The tuxedo cat got thrown into a cement mixing machine and got turned into a mock-up of The Thinker.
+* The Thinker - The tuxedo cat got thrown into a cement mixing machine and got turned into a mock-up of The Thinker.
-*'''The Works''' - This chronicles every punishment used in this cartoon (except Happy Birthday). The hummingbird took advantage of that and tied the tuxedo cat & bulldog together, having both of them go through everything. When they ended up in the cement mixer, the hummingbird turned them into statues for a bird bath before the cartoon ends.
+* The Works - This chronicles every punishment used (aside from Happy Birthday). The hummingbird took advantage of that and tied the tuxedo cat & bulldog together, having both of them go through everything. When they ended up in the cement mixer, the hummingbird turned them into statues for a bird bath.
-==Trivia==
+== Availability ==
+* (1999) VHS - ''[[Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition]]'' Volume 13: Comic Cat-Tastrophies
-A follow up cartoon called ''[[Early to Bet]]'' was later created around a year later.
+* (2008) DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6]]'', Disc 4 (restored)
+* (2015) DVD - ''Montana''
+== Notes ==
+* A followup cartoon called "[[Early to Bet]]" was created around a year later.
+== External Links ==
+* "[http://www.cartoonstv.net/its-hummer-time/ It’s Hummer Time]" at [http://www.cartoonstv.net/ CartoonsTV]
+{{-}}
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 [[Category:Blue Ribbon reissues]]
 [[Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Rod Scribner]]
 [[Category:Cartoons animated by Bill Melendez]]
 [[Category:Cartoons animated by Charles McKimson]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by Phil DeLara]]
-[[Category:Cartoons animated by John Carey]]
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+[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]]
+[[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]]
+[[Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist]]

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