| Hobo Bobo | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | Warren Foster[1] |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Stan Freberg (uncredited) |
| Narrated by | Robert C. Bruce (uncredited)[1] |
| Edited by | Treg Brown |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Rod Scribner Richard Bickenbach I. Ellis[2] Uncredited Animators: Fred Abranz Anatole Kirsanoff |
| Layouts by | Cornett Wood |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Technicolor[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hobo Bobo is a 1947Warner Bros.Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed byRobert McKimson.[3] The short was released on May 17, 1947.[4]
The cartoon starsRobert C. Bruce as the narrator, as well the voice ofStan Freberg.
Bobo, a babyIndian elephant, sees a dark future for himself if he should remain inIndia to haul logs with his trunk for the rest of his life. After receiving a letter from his uncle in America, he decides to emigrate there to play on acircusbaseball team. After Bobo's attempts to stow away aboard a ship bound for the United States fail repeatedly, he is advised by themynah bird (better known from theInki series) to paint himself pink. Asseeing pink elephants is the traditionalhallucination of thedrunkard, neither the captain, the crew nor the passengers will acknowledge seeing Bobo, and thus he has the virtual run of the ship for the entire voyage.
When Bobo finally disembarks inNew York City, he is likewise unacknowledged, until a street-cleaning vehicle washes his pink paint off, and the populace panics at the sight of a normal gray baby elephant on the street. The police end up arresting Bobo.
Hauled into court by the police, the judge sentences him to life....at the circus. At the circus, Bobo is promptly engaged by the baseball team as the officialbatboy. Bobo angrily utters his only line in the film "Batboy, shmatboy! I'm still carrying logs!"
Bobo would appear again as a baseball mascot inGone Batty, which was also directed by McKimson, and originally released in 1954, and re-released as aMerrie Melodies Blue Ribbon classic in 1963.
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