Hippety Hopper Record

Hippety Hopper had his own record as well. He was played by Mel Blanc in an Australian accent. The plot in the record is the same as the cartoons especially Hop Look and Listen.


Here is the record:




Here is the cover:

Here is another cover:

They kind of botched this record cover and added Woody Woodpecker later and Tweety and Sylvester. What really botched it is Sylvester's blue fur.

Hippety Hopper Collectibles Part 3

When Looney Tunes Super Stars DVDs were released, all of the Hoppety Hooper cartoons were released on DVD and so where all of the Sylvester Jr. cartoons.


Hippety Hopper Silver Bell

























Hippety Hopper Articulated Figure (note it's in Spanish directions)

Hippety Hopper Collectibles part 2

One of the many Pepsi glasses featured Hippety winning a match with Sylvester.

Here is an Australian Weeties cereal card.

Here is an official Hippety Hopper action ring.

Here is a Hippety Hopper cereal cut out card. 

Hippety Hopper Collectibles Part 1

Here are a couple of Hippety Hopper collectibles. The record will be a separate post.

The first is a Hippety Hopper gumball clad. This came as a prize.


Here is a Carosello decanter.



















Here is are two collectible figures. The second was made in Italy.

Hippety Hopper: History Behind the Giant Boxing Mouse

There isn't much to tell about Hippety's history. Hippety Hopper, often spelled Hippity, was a boxing baby kangaroo that was often mistaken by Sylvester as a giant mouse. The premise was the same in most of the shorts. Sylvester would be looking for a mouse and would find Hippety thinking he was a giant mouse. No one else around him would see the kangaroo and they would think Sylvester is afraid of a small mouse.
Hippety appeared in 14 theatrical cartoons including a cameo with Bugs Bunny in Bushy Hare. Many memorable Looney Tunes moments came out of them including Sylvester Jr. and Benny (who is a parody of Of Mice and Men and called Sylvester George). Warren Foster came up with the idea of Hippety and liked it so much that he used it again. Bob McKimson designed Hippety with big ears and a mouse like snout. McKimson directed all the Hippety Hopper cartoons.
Hanna-Barbera used the premise quite a lot. It wasn't actually stealing because Warren Foster wrote for Hanna-Barbera. Many cartoons feature a boxing kangaroo. There was a Snagglepuss and a Pixie and Dixie where they fight against a baby kangaroo. The same premise and the same writer, Warren Foster.

These cartoons were shown a lot on TV. There was a record produced about Hippety in which he speaks. Mel Blanc plays him with an Australian Accent. In the opening of The Bugs Bunny Show, Hippety is the third character seen in the line of characters walking right behind Speedy Gonzales and in front of Yosemite Sam. Hippety also appeared in many comic books and merchandise which will be coming up on this blog.



Credits and Sources:
Devon Baxter
Yowp
Thad Komorowski
Mark Kausler
Matt Hunter

Stan Lee and Bob Clampett

I've been very busy guys sorry. Hippety Hopper's history is going to be a two month part series. The first ever. Anyways. I'd like to make my own tribute to Stan Lee by sharing some great Stan Lee moments with other royalty.

Here is an interview with Bob Clampett and Stan Lee (Courtesy of Jerry Beck)

Hippety Hopper

This is the next series for the month of November is Hippety Hopper: The story of the bouncing boxer that was. This is on Hippety Hopper of course. I will also be including reviews as well as collectibles, etc.