Saddle Silly

Saddle Silly is a 1941 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones.
== Plot ==
A Pony Express rider is sending mail in the Old West. The Phony Express operator sends in his lead horse to take over the messenger's old horse. Throughout the delivery, the rider comes across a hitchhiking Indian who tries to catch a ride on the horse, only to be swept out when his request is ignored.
The messenger winds up falling down a canyon into a pond and nearly skidding off a cliff. After arriving at an Indian territory, the rider has to contest against Moe Hican, an overwatching Indian who wants to get the letter. The messenger however gets cornered by an unfinished warpath, and has to take an alternate route to reach the destination, Fort V-8. When the rider gives out the message, it happens to be the hitchhiking Indian, who holds a sign stating "Thanks for the ride, bud."
== Availability ==
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 4.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 4, Side 7: Wacky Blackouts
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Vol. 3.jpg|(2024) Blu-ray Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 (restored)
=== Streaming ===
lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (August 2020 - September 2020) (restored)
== Notes ==
* This cartoon seldom airs on American television today due to the prominence of Native American stereotypes in the second half of the cartoon, although it has periodically aired on MeTV's Saturday Morning Cartoons and Sunday Night Cartoons blocks.
** Although a restored version of the short was available on HBO Max in August 2020, it was one of the few to be pulled for the aforementioned reason.
== Gallery ==
SaddleLobby.jpg|Lobby card
SSposter.jpg|Lobby card
== References ==
 
Category:1941
Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Shorts
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger
Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package
Category:One-Shot Cartoons
Category:Spot Gag Cartoons