Punch Trunk

Punch Trunk
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	December 12, 1953
Run time	6:45
Starring	Mel Blanc Robert C. Bruce Marian Richman
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Lloyd Vaughan Ken Harries Ben Washam
Director(s)	Charles M. Jones
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Punch Trunk three hundred and twenty-fifth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on December 12, 1953. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Chuck Jones.

A 5-inch elephant roams around the city, causing an effect among citizens to wreck havoc and mistake it for a hallucination.

Memorable quotes

Mental hospital worker: Steady now, lad. Easy does it.
Homeowner: But I did! I did see an elephant at my birdbath!
Mental hospital worker: Sure, sure, I know. I keep a giraffe in mine.

Marsha: Genevive, what are you doing up?
Genevieve: There's an elephant in my dollhouse, mommy.
Marsha: Ugh, too much television...

Drunken man: You're late! You used to be pink.

Dr. Cameron: Ladies and gentlemen, this mythical elephant is simply a product of our troubled times. Too much anxiety, too much worry, pressures. It is quite obvious for the order line that such a thing as this tiny elephant could not possibly exist...
Mr. Pratt: Ladies and gentlemen, the opinions of this speaker do not necessarily reflect those of this station.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Narrator (voice only)	Robert C. Bruce
Teeny	N/A
Cargo worker	N/A
Homeowner	Mel Blanc
Mental hospital worker	Mel Blanc
Housewife	Marian Richman
Man with glasses	N/A
Genevieve	Marian Richman
Marsha	Marian Richman
John	Mel Blanc
Drunken man	Mel Blanc
Psychiatrist	Mel Blanc
Patient	Marian Richman
Mr. Pratt	Robert C. Bruce
Dr. Robert Bruce Cameron	Mel Blanc

Organizations

• Acme Importers
• Daily News

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Canal Street
      • Pier 38
      • #12 North Highland
      • Housewife's home
      • Glasses store
      • Poultry King
      • John and Marsha's residence
      • Bar
      • Circus
      • Psychiatrist's office
      • Skyscraper

Objects

• Birdbath
• Daily News newspaper

Vehicles

• S.S. Maltese

Production

Development

The working title of the short was "Little Doubt."

Filming

The film was copyrighted in 1952 (MCMLII).

Music

The score was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Crew credits

• Layouts: Maurice Noble
• Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard

Behind the scenes

• The title is a play on "punch drunk." You're welcome.
• The MPAA certificate number is 15578.
• The names of Genevieve's parents, John and Marsha, are a reference to the 1951 Stan Freberg song of the same name.
• The drunken man's comment to Teeny that he "used to be pink" is a reference to "seeing pink elephants."
• During the scene where a crowd watches the television broadcast, there is a banner that reads "Foster Television," a reference to writer Warren Foster.
• Mr. Pratt's name is a reference to animator Hawley Pratt, while Dr. Robert Bruce Cameron is named after actor Robert C. Bruce, whose middle name is Cameron.

Legacy

• Teeny makes a cameo in Unnatural History.
• Some of the footage from this cartoon was used in the final compilation movie, Daffy Duck's Quackbusters, but retooled in certain scenes to reflect its narrative.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 21, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 on DVD.
  • October 21, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 6 on DVD.
  • March 12, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 on DVD.