Rabbit Fire

Rabbit Fire is an 1951 Looney Tunes theatrical short and is the first in The Hunting Trilogy. It premiered in theaters on May 19, 1951 and was written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones.

Bugs and Daffy argue about who should Elmer Fudd get to shoot.

Memorable quotes
Daffy: Rabbit Season! Bugs: Duck Season! Daffy: Rabbit Season! Bugs: Duck Season! Daffy: Rabbit Season! Bugs: Rabbit Season! Daffy: Well I say it's Duck season, and I say FIRE! Daffy:......let's try that again

Characters

 * style="background-color:#clear"| Elmer Fudd
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Arthur Q. Bryan
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Daffy Duck
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bugs Bunny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Bugs Bunny
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc

Locations

 * Earth
 * United States

Development
The working title for this short was "What's Up Duck?"

Music
The music was composed by Carl Stalling.

Release
Dates are in order of release:


 * United States: May 19, 1951 in theatres

Behind the scenes

 * The story continues in "Rabbit Seasoning" and "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!"
 * The short is a parody of how repetitive old cartoons were at the time.
 * Daffy's new personality makes a debut here, from becoming a screwball, to a more greedy duck who longs for the spotlight
 * Daffy's catchphrase "You're despicable" makes a debut.
 * Elmer's catchphrase "Be vewy vewy quiet, I'm hunting wabbits" makes a debut here.

Everlasting Influence

 * The "Rabbit Season, Duck Season" gag would go on to be used in later Looney Tunes media like Looney Tunes: Back in Action and Space Jam: A New Legacy
 * The gag would also be used in pop culture.
 * Missy watches the short in the Young Sheldon episode "A Mother, a Child, and a Blue Man's Backside."