"Hook, Line and Stinker", directed by Chuck Jones, is unfortunately not one of the better cartoons in the Road Runner/Coyote series. The reason for that is because once a gag occurs in this cartoon, we often do not see the aftermath (i.e., what happens to the Coyote after his devices backfire). The only gag of real merit in this cartoon involves a grand piano, and in this case, we DO see how the Coyote ends up, and it is quite funny!
One other footnote for "Hook, Line and Stinker": Although the music score by John Seely is not that great, there is one theme that he uses several times in this cartoon that actually became the theme song for the "Dennis the Menace" live-action television series in the early sixties.
One other footnote for "Hook, Line and Stinker": Although the music score by John Seely is not that great, there is one theme that he uses several times in this cartoon that actually became the theme song for the "Dennis the Menace" live-action television series in the early sixties.