A scientist invents the portable hole, only to have a thief steal his samples to go on a crime spree.A scientist invents the portable hole, only to have a thief steal his samples to go on a crime spree.A scientist invents the portable hole, only to have a thief steal his samples to go on a crime spree.
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Bea Benaderet
- Mrs. Gertrude Calculus
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Robert C. Bruce
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThis cartoon was produced during the brief shutdown of Warner Bros.'s animation department in 1953. Since Robert McKimson had no crew at the time, he decided to animate the whole cartoon himself. McKimson considered this one of his best cartoons.
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Calvin Q. Calculus: I invented the portable hole for the good of humanity. But let us all hope it will never be used for evil purposes.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Bugs Bunny Show: Prison to Prison (1961)
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Where can I buy one of those holes?!
I love how DVDs of classic Warner Brothers films include some nice extras. With many of the 1930s, 40s and 50s films I've seen from them, they include at least a couple short films from the same year as the feature film--usually a live action one and a cartoon. "The Hole Idea" is a cartoon from 1955 included with another 1955 release, "Pete Kelly's Blues".
This Looney Tunes cartoon does not include any of the stock characters but is about Professor Calculus--the inventor of the portable hole. In this bit of fantasy, you can pick up this hole and use it to hide things, improve your golf game or give you a place to hide when the nagging wife is running amok. Unfortunately, a sinister green-skinned baddie steals this hole and uses it to start a crime wave. The cartoon is quite clever--and quite creative. I especially loved the final scene!! I enjoyed "The Hole Idea" very much and my only reservation is that the art style is indicative of the changes in the cartoon industry at that time--employing cheaper animation (particularly the backgrounds). Still, it's a lot of fun.
This Looney Tunes cartoon does not include any of the stock characters but is about Professor Calculus--the inventor of the portable hole. In this bit of fantasy, you can pick up this hole and use it to hide things, improve your golf game or give you a place to hide when the nagging wife is running amok. Unfortunately, a sinister green-skinned baddie steals this hole and uses it to start a crime wave. The cartoon is quite clever--and quite creative. I especially loved the final scene!! I enjoyed "The Hole Idea" very much and my only reservation is that the art style is indicative of the changes in the cartoon industry at that time--employing cheaper animation (particularly the backgrounds). Still, it's a lot of fun.
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- planktonrules
- Nov 9, 2010
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- Волшебные дырки
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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