Bedtime for Sniffles

Bedtime for Sniffles is a 1940 Merrie Melodies short directed by Charles Jones.
== Plot ==
In his little sardine can house, Sniffles tries to stay awake and wait up to see Santa on Christmas Eve. Sniffles is sweeping up and singing "Jingle Bells" while he waits for Santa. In just an hour, Santa will be here. He makes a cup of Haxwell Mouse Coffee and reads Good Mousekeeping magazine while he waits, only to have it all go to waste, as he falls asleep anyway.
== Availability ==
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Viddy-Oh! For Kids VHS 1.jpg|(1986) VHS Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: The Best of Bugs Bunny and Friends
Sniffles-the-mouse---sniffles-and-the-bookworm-7469l.jpg|(1989) VHS Sniffles the Mouse Sniffles and the Bookworm
Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-2-F.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 2, Side 10, Variations on a Theme
LTCE VOL 2 RUNNING AMUCK.jpg|(1999) VHS Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 2: Running Amuck (1995 USA Turner Dubbed Version)
L.T.M.C..jpg|(2012) DVD Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection, Disc 1
lt mouse chronicles blu.jpg|(2012) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection, Disc 1
=== Streaming ===
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== Notes ==
* The Blue Ribbon reissue uses the 1945–55 opening Merrie Melodies cue, then proceeds to audio holding the original film.
* While the USA Turner dubbed version replaces the original 1939–41 Merrie Melodies ending music cue with the 1941–55 ending music cue, the EU Turner dubbed version retains the original ending music cue.
* Sniffles has a "Monahan" brand clock, a reference to writer Dave Monahan.
* The yawning boy with the candle that appears in Sniffles’ book is the Fisk Tire Boy, a mascot for Fisk Tires in the 1940s.
* As late as 2008, a 35mm print of this short with its original titles was known to exist. Despite this, the short was restored with the Blue Ribbon titles instead.https://blueribbonblues.neocities.org/checklist.html
* The sign-off of radio station KFWB references the Los Angeles radio station Warner Bros. founded that was sold in 1950.
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:1940
Category:Sniffles Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons animated by Rudy Larriva
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Paul Julian
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:Cartoons with missing Leon Schlesinger credits
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
Category:Christmas Specials