A Horse Fly Fleas is a 1947 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon short. It was written by Warren Foster and directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on December 13, 1947. The short stars A. Flea, the nearly-microscopic protagonist of An Itch in Time from 1943. It is rarely aired today due to stereotypical portrayals of Native Americans. Originally released in Cinecolor, the cartoon was reissued in three-strip Technicolor during the 1955–56 season. Plot Home media This cartoon was released on DVD and Blu-ray with the original titles and Cinecolor version restored on the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2. References External links 1947 animated films 1947 short films 1947 films 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films Looney Tunes shorts Films directed by Robert McKimson Animated films about insects Films scored by Carl Stalling Film controversies Native American-related controversies Race-related controversies in animation Race-related controversies in film Cinecolor films Films produced by Edward Selzer