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Sniffles Takes a Trip
Blue Ribbon reissue title card
Directed byCharles Jones
Story byDave Monahan
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMargaret Hill-Talbot (uncredited)[1]
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byPhilip Monroe
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • May 11, 1940 (1940-05-11)
Running time
8 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Sniffles Takes a Trip is a 1940 American animated comedy short film directed by Charles Jones.[2] The short was released on May 11, 1940. It is part of the Merrie Melodies series and the third cartoon to feature Sniffles. It was re-released as a "Blue Ribbon" reissue in 1953, rendering the original film and credits lost.[3][4]

Plot

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Sniffles joyfully walks across train tracks in order to find peace and quiet in the countryside, away from the city. He walks into Country Meadows, which promises the peace and quiet he had sought. He excitedly settles down and uses his binoculars to spot the fauna and flora, only to find a particularly furious fly in front of him.

Sniffles sets up a hammock and prepares to sleep. A woodpecker pecks one of the trees the hammock is hanged on, causing him to be shaken uncomfortably. He then accidentally hangs the hammock on a stork's legs. The stork is annoyed and attempts to drown Sniffles by walking into water. Sniffles realizes he is underwater and climbs on the stork, only to be scared by its stare. He falls into the water and confuses a frog for an alligator.

At night, Sniffles starts a fire, only to be startled by the silhouettes of birds, insects. and trees. He finally realizes that he had it better in the city and quickly returns to its comfort.

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References

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  1. ↑ (3 October 2022) Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2 (in en). BearManor Media, page 82.
  2. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 102. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
  4. ↑ Piotr Borowiec (1998). Animated Short Films: A Critical Index to Theatrical Cartoons. Scarecrow Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-8108-3503-0.
  5. ↑ "Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 6". DVD Talk. Archived from the original on June 1, 2026. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
  6. ↑ "Mouse Chronicles coming to DVD and Blu-ray". May 9, 2012. Retrieved July 16, 2026.
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