Sniffles Takes a Trip

Sniffles Takes a Trip
Directed by	Charles M. Jones
Story by	Dave Monahan
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Animation by	Phil Monroe
Color process	Color
Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures[2]
Release date	May 11, 1940 (1940-05-11)[1]
Running time	8:21[2]
Language	English

Sniffles Takes a Trip is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.^[3] The short was released on May 22, 1940, and stars Sniffles the mouse.^[4]

Plot

Sniffles goes into the countryside hoping to enjoy nature there and escape city life.^[5] 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.^[6]
• Uncredited editor: Treg Brown
• Uncredited orchestrator: Milt Franklyn^[2]
• 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 - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6, Disc 1 - Bonus Feature (USA 1995 Turner print)
• Blu-Ray/DVD – Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection, Disc 1 (restored)
• Streaming - HBO Max

References

1. "Sniffles Takes a Trip (1940): Notes". The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved September 20, 2021.^{[dead link‍]}
2. "Sniffles Takes a Trip (1940): Main". The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved September 20, 2021.^{[dead link‍]}
3. 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.
4. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 136. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
5. Piotr Borowiec (1998). Animated Short Films: A Critical Index to Theatrical Cartoons. Scarecrow Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-8108-3503-0.
6. Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voice Of The Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 41. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.

External links

• Sniffles Takes a Trip at IMDb