Too Hop to Handle

1956
7m

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Sylvester Cat scoffs at his son's idea that a pipe like that of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" could lure mice into their home to catch. But when Junior tries it and Hippety Hopper, the baby ka... Read allSylvester Cat scoffs at his son's idea that a pipe like that of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" could lure mice into their home to catch. But when Junior tries it and Hippety Hopper, the baby kangaroo, comes along, Sylvester believes in the power of the pipe and that Hippety is a gia... Read allSylvester Cat scoffs at his son's idea that a pipe like that of "The Pied Piper of Hamelin" could lure mice into their home to catch. But when Junior tries it and Hippety Hopper, the baby kangaroo, comes along, Sylvester believes in the power of the pipe and that Hippety is a giant mouse. The usual hijinks ensue, with Sylvester landing at the bottom of a well.

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7.1/10

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Mel Blanc

Sylvester
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Director
- Robert McKimson
Writer
- Warren Foster
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8TheLittleSongbird

One of the better Sylvester vs.Hoppity cartoons

I am not a huge fan of this particular series either, though I adore Looney Tunes. Too Hop to Handle is for me one of the better cartoons with Sylvester vs. Hoppity cartoons. I do think the cartoon could've been longer and a little less rushed, but while the story was standard it was entertaining thanks to the good dialogue and the well-thought out gags. The animation is colourful and quite lush compared to some of the other entries of this series, and the music is as infectious as ever. Sylvester takes the laughs well, and Hoppity is cute and doesn't feel like a plot device like he can be. Mel Blanc does a stellar job with the voices. All in all, a good cartoon and one of the better ones featuring these two characters. 8/10 Bethany Cox

7utgard14

"There's no mouse too big for a pussycat!"

A fun short directed by Robert McKimson and starring Sylvester and Hippety Hopper. Hippety receives above-the-title billing here. The plot has Sylvester, Jr. trying to use a pipe to lure mice a la the Pied Piper and instead attracting kangaroo Hippety Hopper, who's once again escaped from the zoo. Sylvester, believing Hippety to be a large mouse, does his best to catch him. Great voice work from Mel Blanc. He was never better, in my opinion, than when doing the exchanges between Sylvester and son. Lively, jaunty music. The animation is very nice, if a little sketchy. The colors are bright and vivid. It's a simple but fun short with lots of laughs and cute, likable characters. Hippety and Junior aren't everybody's cup of tea but they always make me smile.

7lee_eisenberg

on hop of the world

Once again, Sylvester tries to catch baby kangaroo Hippety Hopper, with embarrassing results (for him, that is). Robert McKimson's "Too Hop to Handle" features Sylvester Jr. making a pipe with the aim of attracting mice, only to attract the marsupial. It wasn't until now that I realized that the younger cat's voice sounds like a cross between Daffy and Porky. Then again, Mel Blanc COULD do any voice imaginable.

It's an enjoyable, if not that significant short.

7boblipton

Pied Piper of Kangaroos

This is probably the best of the standard Sylvester vs. Hoppity cartoons. Although I am no particular fan of this series, or, indeed, its director, Robert McKimson (a very competent cartoon director, but compared with his fellow Looney Tunes director, last among equals), the writing on this one is sharp, the gags are good, including the closing one, and the dialogue is funnier than usual.

McKimson, although a fine draftsman -- he did the style sheet for Bugs Bunny -- had begun to shift his cartoon direction towards a sketchier, UPA-style of visuals -- doubtless a largely financial choice as the costs of cartoon production continued to skyrocket while the money available remained flat and demand continued to decline in the face of television's competition.

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Trivia
The 1956 Summer Olympics, held in Melbourne, Australia, piqued curiosity in all things from the area, including kangaroos and other marsupials.

Quotes
Sylvester Jr.: Come on, Pop, go get him! That's the old sthpirit. Show that mouse who's boss. Go get him, Pop. Sic him.
Sylvester: Okay, okay, stop rushing me for Heaven's thake. I'll get him thisth time.