| Bell Hoppy | |
|---|---|
| Merrie Melodies (Sylvester and Hippety Hopper) series | |
| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation by | Charles McKimson, Herman Cohen, Rod Scribner, Phil DeLara |
| Layouts by | Robert Givens |
| Backgrounds by | Richard Thomas |
| Studio | Warner Bros. |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | April 17, 1954 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Design for Leaving |
| Followed by | No Parking Hare |
Bell Hoppy is an animated Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short starring Sylvester the Cat and Hippety Hopper. It was directed by Robert McKimson.
Sylvester has been "blackballed" out of membership to the Loyal Order of Alley Cats Mouse and Chowder Club again. To gain the long-coveted membership, the Grand Master offers to let the lisping puddy tat place a big bell around the neck of the largest mouse he can find, so the cats can pounce on the mouse when they hear the bell. Just as that's going on, Hippety Hopper escapes from a city zoo truck. It's not long before he encounters the hapless Sylvester. Each attempt to place the bell around Hippety's neck ends with Sylvester wearing the bell (and the cats pounding the poor Sylvester into submission). In the end, Sylvester finally does get the bell around Hippety's neck, but by the time the cats are ready to pounce on the baby kangaroo-mistaken-for-a-giant-mouse, Hippety returns back to the zoo keepers. The oblivious cats end up jumping in front of the city zoo truck, leaving them injured. Taking the opportunity, Sylvester now gets to serve as Loyal Order's Grand Master.