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3'''Hop, Look and Listen''' is a 1948 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short directed by Creator/RobertMcKimson and starring [[WesternAnimation/SylvesterTheCatAndTweetyBird Sylvester]] alongside Hippety Hopper in his first appearance.
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5While his mother is sleeping, Hippety Hopper sneaks away from home at the zoo and hops around town. At the same time, Sylvester is fishing for mice, but finds the ones in the [[MouseHole hole]] too small for his liking and hopes for something bigger.
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7When Hopper comes around to Sylvester's house, the cat inadvertently reels him in and mistakes him for a king-sized mouse. Feeling this is more than he bargained for, Sylvester freaks and runs - only to be forced to re-enter and fight the "giant mouse" by a bulldog whose disgusted with Sylvester's apparent cowardice.
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11* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Sylvester complains about the mice in the mouse hole, saying he'd like something bigger. When Hopper shows up and Sylvester mistakes him for a giant mouse, he believes he got more than he bargained for.
12* ImpairmentShot: When the bulldog puts glasses on Sylvester, a shot from Sylvester's point of view shows the dog heavily distorted.
13* MouseHole: We first see Sylvester fishing a mouse out of a mouse hole.
14* NoMoreForMe: After seeing Hopper and his mother, the bulldog tells Sylvester that "its time to get on the water wagon", which means getting sober (the opposite of OffTheWagon). However, [[LiteralMetaphor he takes it literally and they get on an actual water wagon]].
15* PunBasedTitle: It wouldn't be the only play on "stop, look, and listen."
16* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: After mistaking Hippety and his mother for a giant ''two-headed'' mouse, the bulldog packs his bags, ''including his doghouse'' before he and Sylvester leave on a water truck.
17* UnknownRival: Hopper has no idea Sylvester is trying to kill him; he just thinks the pussycat wants to play.

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