Bobby Bumps’ Fight (1918)

Directed by: Earl Hurd

This review contains a Cartoonish Kitty Carnage Warning!

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: A Pen and Inking cartoon from Bray Studios finds little boy Bobby Bumps training for a fight with a neighborhood bully.

Cartoon Cat: After the bully kicks Bumps’ dog Fido, he challenges the much bigger boy to a fight and loses resoundingly. Bobby then goes to the gym to work out for another match. As Fido is watching Bobby hit the small punching bag, a black cat approaches.

Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat approaches doorway where bulldog Fido is standing

Fido warns the cat that the gym is private and to keep out. The cat responds by punching Fido, then walks away with his nose in the air.

Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat being told by bulldog Fido that gym is private
Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat walking away with nose in air after punching bulldog Fido

Bobby trounces the bully when they next meet and Fido, who has also been working out, thinks about the cat.

Bobby Bumps' Fight - Bobby standing over prostate bully as bulldog Fido thinks about black cat

Fido jumps on top of the sleeping cat and they start to fight.

Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat being jumped on by bulldog Fido
Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat arching back at bulldog Fido

They share punches and then Fido gets the cat into a headlock and starts punching him.

Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat punching at bulldog Fido
Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat being punched by bulldog Fido
Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat in headlock and being punched by bulldog Fido

They twirl in a typical cartoon cat and dog fight but in the end the cat slugs Fido and walks away with his nose in the air again.

Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat and bulldog Fido spinning and fighting
Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat punching out bulldog Fido
Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat walking away from bulldog Fido with nose in air

Catching the cat unaware in the gym, Fido pulls his tail up through the punching bag hole and ties him there.

Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat standing under punching bag frame with bulldog Fido
Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat being tied to punching bag frame by bulldog Fido

He then proceed to use the cat as a punching bag until the cat cries, “Enuff!” This time Fido walks away his nose in the air.

Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat used as a punching bag by bulldog Fido
Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat crying ENUFF to bulldog Fido
Bobby Bumps' Fight - a cartoon black cat hanging as punching bag as bulldog Fido walks away with nose in air

Final Mewsings: Someone needs to train Fido not to beat up cats, even if they do hit first!

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