Sniffles Takes a Trip explained

Director:	Charles M. Jones
Producer:	Leon Schlesinger
Story:	Dave Monahan
Animator:	Phil Monroe
Studio:	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributor:	Warner Bros. Pictures
Color Process:	Color
Runtime:	8:21
Language:	English

Sniffles Takes a Trip is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.^[1] The short was released on May 22, 1940, and stars Sniffles the mouse.^[2]

Plot

Sniffles goes into the countryside hoping to enjoy nature there and escape city life.^[3] He finds that the countryside is very scary and gets lost. Sniffles manages to escape as he much prefers the city over the countryside.

Cast and crew

The voice of Sniffles has been attributed to Margaret Hill-Talbot.^[4]
Uncredited editor: Treg Brown
Uncredited orchestrator: Milt Franklyn^[5]
Uncredited layout artist: John McGrew
Uncredited background artist: Paul Julian

Home Media

Laserdisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 1, Side 5 - Chuck Jones
DVD - , Disc 1 - Bonus Feature (USA 1995 Turner print)
Blu-Ray/DVD – , Disc 1 (restored)
Streaming - HBO Max

Notes and References

Book: Beck . Jerry . Friedwald . Will . Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons . 1989 . Henry Holt and Co . 0-8050-0894-2 . 102.
Book: Lenburg . Jeff . The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . 1999 . Checkmark Books . 0-8160-3831-7 . 6 June 2020 . 136.
Book: Piotr Borowiec. Animated Short Films: A Critical Index to Theatrical Cartoons. 1998. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-3503-0. 152.
Book: Scott, Keith . Cartoon Voice Of The Golden Age, 1930-70 . BearManor Media . 2022 . 979-8-88771-010-5 . 41.
Web site: Sniffles Takes a Trip (1940): Main . . 20 September 2021 .