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An Itch in Time (1943)

An Itch in Time poster
Directed by
Bob Clampett
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.1 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A flea bothers Elmer Fudd. Elmer tries to get rid of the flea but keeps failing in silly ways.

sillyspiritedcartoonishfranticclassicwhimsicalfast-paced

What happens

An Itch in Time is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon, directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on December 4, 1943 and features Elmer Fudd. A. Flea would make another appearance in 1947's A Horse Fly Fleas, directed by Robert McKimson, in which the "A" in the flea's name is revealed to stand for "Anthony". This short received a Blue Ribbon reissue on October 30, 1948. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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