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This is notably the first of many {{Animated Adaptation}}s of Seuss's work, and its combination of the original story with distinctly ''Looney Tunes'' humor, slapstick and character mannerisms makes it unique in that regard.
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This is notably the first of many {{Animated Adaptation}}s of Seuss's Seuss' work, and its combination of the original story with distinctly ''Looney Tunes'' humor, slapstick and character mannerisms makes it unique in that regard.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Horton is pink, something unique to this version.
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* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Horton is pink, something unique to this version. Typically, any time he appears, he’s grey like a normal elephant.
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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A fish caricatured after Creator/PeterLorre appears while Horton and his tree sail in a boat.
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* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: The oddness of a Creator/DrSeuss adaptation done under the banner of [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes another franchise]], rather than as a standalone project.
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* CreatorCameo: Creator/BobClampett voiced the medium-sized hunter.
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* ExtraLongEpisode: The longest ''Looney Tunes'' cartoon in the classic era, running 9 minutes and 50 seconds.
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* SmugSnake: Mayzie is implied to be such when she demands her egg back just when it starts to hatch and she [[AsideComment whispers to the audience]] in a malicious tone "The work is all done, now I want it back! Ha ha!"
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* SmugSnake: Mayzie is implied to be such when she demands her egg back just when it starts to hatch and she [[AsideComment whispers to the audience]] in a malicious tone "The work is all done, now I want it back! Ha ha!"ha!"
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* GreenAroundTheGills: Horton's face turns green at one point from seasickness.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Seuss meets Slapstick.]]
In 1942, Creator/DrSeuss was far from a household name. Also in 1942, the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts were skyrocketing in popularity. Creator/BobClampett had a copy of one of Seuss' books he thought would make for a solid, wacky cartoon. Therefore, in a pairing that might seem bizarre today, he directed a ''Merrie Melodies'' short that is an adaptation of the book ''Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg''.
The plot of this short follows most of the same beats as the original book, with Horton being convinced by a lazy bird named Mayzie to protect her egg. While poor Horton waits for her return, he remains put and protects the egg at all costs, even if it means he is acquiesced to travel the whole world. However, Horton is determined to make his commitment pay off, because [[SurvivalMantra an elephant's faithful, one-hundred percent!]]
This is notably the first of many {{Animated Adaptation}}s of Seuss's work, and its combination of the original story with distinctly ''Looney Tunes'' humor, slapstick and character mannerisms makes it unique in that regard.
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!!The ''Looney Tunes'' adaptation contains examples of:
* AdaptationalJerkass: Mayzie was already a bitch in the original story, but the ''Looney Tunes'' short deliberately increases her SmugSnake behavior.
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Horton is pink, something unique to this version.
* BookEnds: The short begins with Horton merrily strolling through the forest singing "The Hut Sut Song (Hut Sut Raw)" and ends with him doing the same, this time with his child in tow.
* GilliganCut: When the hunters declare they're taking Horton to be a side attraction, he declares they can't make him go, leading to a back in forth between the hunters saying "Oh yes, we can!" and Horton saying "Oh no, you won't!", which ends with:
-->'''Horton:''' Oh, no yo-...Oh, ''yes they '''can'''''. ''[Pan out to reveal the hunters had dug out the tree and were hauling both it and him away]''
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A fish caricatured after Creator/PeterLorre appears while Horton and his tree sail in a boat.
* SeenItAllSuicide: A fish, after seeing Horton sailing away on a ship while still firmly positioned on his tree, says "Now I've seen everything!" and takes a pistol to his head.
* SimpletonVoice: Horton is given one in the short, probably as a means to garner sympathy for his character as a KindheartedSimpleton.
* SmugSnake: Mayzie is implied to be such when she demands her egg back just when it starts to hatch and she [[AsideComment whispers to the audience]] in a malicious tone "The work is all done, now I want it back! Ha ha!"
[[caption-width-right:350:Seuss meets Slapstick.]]
In 1942, Creator/DrSeuss was far from a household name. Also in 1942, the ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts were skyrocketing in popularity. Creator/BobClampett had a copy of one of Seuss' books he thought would make for a solid, wacky cartoon. Therefore, in a pairing that might seem bizarre today, he directed a ''Merrie Melodies'' short that is an adaptation of the book ''Literature/HortonHatchesTheEgg''.
The plot of this short follows most of the same beats as the original book, with Horton being convinced by a lazy bird named Mayzie to protect her egg. While poor Horton waits for her return, he remains put and protects the egg at all costs, even if it means he is acquiesced to travel the whole world. However, Horton is determined to make his commitment pay off, because [[SurvivalMantra an elephant's faithful, one-hundred percent!]]
This is notably the first of many {{Animated Adaptation}}s of Seuss's work, and its combination of the original story with distinctly ''Looney Tunes'' humor, slapstick and character mannerisms makes it unique in that regard.
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!!The ''Looney Tunes'' adaptation contains examples of:
* AdaptationalJerkass: Mayzie was already a bitch in the original story, but the ''Looney Tunes'' short deliberately increases her SmugSnake behavior.
* AmazingTechnicolorWildlife: Horton is pink, something unique to this version.
* BookEnds: The short begins with Horton merrily strolling through the forest singing "The Hut Sut Song (Hut Sut Raw)" and ends with him doing the same, this time with his child in tow.
* GilliganCut: When the hunters declare they're taking Horton to be a side attraction, he declares they can't make him go, leading to a back in forth between the hunters saying "Oh yes, we can!" and Horton saying "Oh no, you won't!", which ends with:
-->'''Horton:''' Oh, no yo-...Oh, ''yes they '''can'''''. ''[Pan out to reveal the hunters had dug out the tree and were hauling both it and him away]''
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: A fish caricatured after Creator/PeterLorre appears while Horton and his tree sail in a boat.
* SeenItAllSuicide: A fish, after seeing Horton sailing away on a ship while still firmly positioned on his tree, says "Now I've seen everything!" and takes a pistol to his head.
* SimpletonVoice: Horton is given one in the short, probably as a means to garner sympathy for his character as a KindheartedSimpleton.
* SmugSnake: Mayzie is implied to be such when she demands her egg back just when it starts to hatch and she [[AsideComment whispers to the audience]] in a malicious tone "The work is all done, now I want it back! Ha ha!"
