Hook, Line and Stinker

This is about the Looney Tunes short. For the Looney Tunes Cartoons episode, see "Hook Line and Stinker!"

Hook, Line and Stinker
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	October 11, 1958
Run time	5:53
Starring	Paul Julian
Producer(s)	John W. Burton
Music composed by	John Seely
Story by	Michael Maltese
Director(s)	Chuck Jones
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Hook, Line and Stinker is the three hundred and eighty-eighth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on October 11, 1958. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by John W. Burton and directed by Chuck Jones.

Wile E. pulls out all the tricks to try and catch a Road Runner, including a complex Rube Goldberg contraption.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Road Runner	Paul Julian
Wile E. Coyote	N/A
Mouse	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Southwest desert
      • Railroad Crossing

Organizations

Acme

Objects

• Washtub
• Dynamite stick
• Sledgehammer
• Acme Bird Seed
• Balloon swing with harpoon
• Dynamite bundle
• Detonator
• Grand piano
• Big Bowl of Bird Seed
• Bullseye target pad
• Rube Goldberg contraption

Music

Due to Milt Franklyn's participation in a musicians' strike during the short's production, John Seely – who was not much of a music composer – provided stock music for this short. He would continue to provide five more shorts before Franklyn returned to his position.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: October 11, 1958 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a play on "hook, line and sinker." You're welcome.
• The MPAA number is 18942.
• This is the shortest Road Runner & Wile E. short produced during the golden age.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6
  • Stars of Space Jam