Lumber Jerks

Lumber Jerks is a 1955 Looney Tunes short directed by I. Freleng.
== Title ==
The title is a play on "lumberjacks."
== Plot ==
While moving into a new tree, the Gophers find that the bulk of it has been cut down and taken away. They locate what they assume to be their tree amidst a batch of logs in the river, awaiting transport to a lumber mill. The two begin rowing their home back to the forest, but their plan is thwarted as not only are they going the wrong way, but the current overtakes them, sending them over a waterfall. With tremendous effort, the gophers manage to row back up the falls, but the exertion exhausts them and they fall asleep.
While sleeping, they are conveyed to the mill and taken inside. They are awakened by a saw slicing into their log; they become aware of the bizarre machinery and machinations designed to turn trees into artificial fireplace logs, toothpicks, and furniture. Indeed, the gophers assume their home will be transformed into furniture and, after failing to prevent this, they venture outside and witness various pieces being loaded into a truck.
They decide to siphon the gas out of the truck. The Goofy Gopher who sucks it through a rubber hose turns green in the process; the vehicle drives from the factory, hose still attached, leaving a trail of fuel which the two follow. Eventually, they see walking toward them two mill workers who were manning the truck. The gophers hide in the woods while the men walk by, carrying a jerry can. One of the men says "Are you sure you filled up before we left?" The other says "Yeah, I'm sure we filled up before we left".
With the truck unguarded, Mac and Tosh unload their furniture and stack it on top of the stump where their tree used to be. They sit in front of a TV discussing how much nicer their home is now, and comment that it will be even better once they install electricity.
== Availability ==
Lt sgff.jpg|(1985) VHS Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies
Ags4h4sertyj5t.jpg|(1996) VHS Looney Tunes Collection - Speedy Gonzales
LT Golden Collection 1.jpg|(2003) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1, Disc Four (1998 THIS VERSION, without dubbed notice)
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection 1.jpg|(2003) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 1, Disc 2 (1998 THIS VERSION, without dubbed notice)
lt cas2.jpg|(2004) DVD Looney Tunes Collection All Stars Volume 2
lt cas12.jpg|(2004) DVD Looney Tunes Collection All Stars Volumes 1 & 2, Disc 2
LooneyTunes CenterStageV2.jpg|(2014) DVD Looney Tunes Center Stage Volume 2
lt spotlight v1-3.jpg|(2018) DVD Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volumes 1-3 Repack
=== Streaming ===
Lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App (2017 - ) (1998 THIS VERSION, without dubbed notice, low-pitched audio)
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2022) (restored, low-pitched audio)
Lt max.jpg|Max (2024 - ) (restored, low-pitched audio)
File:Lt itunes.jpg|iTunes (-) (restored, low-pitched audio)
== Censorship ==
* On ABC and The WB, the scene of one of the Goofy Gophers siphoning gasoline out of the furniture delivery truck and getting sick after swallowing some by mistake was cut (so as not to inspire any copycat incidents).http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-k-l.aspx
== Notes ==
* This is the last Looney Tunes short to use the 1946–55 opening and ending renditions of "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down".
** Though released earlier, "Sahara Hare" (1955) was the first Looney Tunes short to use the 1955–64 opening and ending renditions.
* This is also Friz Freleng's last Goofy Gophers cartoon; the next two, "Gopher Broke" (1958) and "Tease for Two" (1965), were both directed by Robert McKimson.
* This short was used in the special Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes.
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
== External links ==
* "Lumber Jerks" at the SFX Resource
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Shorts
Category:1955
Category:Goofy Gophers Cartoons
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons written by Warren Foster
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons with effects animated by Harry Love
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn