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Yankee Doodle Bugs
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	August 28, 1954
Starring	Mel Blanc; Bea Benaderet
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Warren Foster
Animation	Virgil Ross; Arthur Davis; Manuel Perez; Ken Champin
Director(s)	I. Freleng
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Yankee Doodle Bugs is the three-hundredth and fortieth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 28, 1954. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.

When Clyde has trouble studying for a history exam, Bugs decides to help him by giving his own detailed history of how rabbits made American history.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Bugs: Well, Clyde. How did ya make out on your history exam...? Well?
Clyde: (puts on dunce cap) Does THIS answer your question?

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc
Clyde Bunny	Mel Blanc
George III	Mel Blanc
Benjamin Franklyn	Mel Blanc
George Washington	Mel Blanc
Betsy Ross	Bea Benaderet

Organizations

Boston Tea Party

Locations

Earth
- United States

Objects

American history books
Bugs Bunny comic
Box of tacks
Cannon
Dunce cap

Vehicles

George III's ship
"Good Humor" sleigh
George Washington's motorboat

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: August 28, 1954 in theatres

Behind the scenes

The title is reference to the American nursery rhyme/song "Yankee Doodle". This is the second title reference to "Yankee Doodle" that used since Yankee Doodle Daffy.
This cartoon's premise is very reminiscent to that of Old Glory, as both shorts feature a child character being educated about American history by their respective father figures, after struggling to learn about it on their own, albeit more comedic and different subject matter of American history.
- The opening scene where Clyde struggles with his history homework is very similar to the opening scene from that short.
It is one of the few theatrical shorts to depict Bugs' home as anything but a rabbit hole.
At the start of this cartoon, Bugs is seen reading a Bugs Bunny comic book.
Betsy Ross bears a slight resemblance to Granny in the short, but is not the same character.

Error

Betsy Ross is incorrectly depicted as an elderly lady by the time she designed the American flag. If Betsy Ross did, in fact, make an early design for it in 1777, she would have been only 25 years old; having been born in 1752.
- Additionally, the idea of Ross designing the flag is only a widely-known legend, since the first version of the flag, the Grand Union Flag ("Continental Colours"), was adopted in 1776 by Congress after being invented a year prior.

Legacy

This cartoon, as well as its plot, were used for the TV special Bugs Bunny: All American Hero.

Home availability

In the United States:
- December 1, 2020: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection on Blu-ray.

References

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-'''''Yankee Doodle Bugs'''''' is the three-hundredth and fortieth ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[August 28]], [[1954]]. It was written by [[Warren Foster]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]], and directed by [[Friz Freleng]].
+'''''Yankee Doodle Bugs''''' is the three-hundredth and fortieth ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was released by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[August 28]], [[1954]]. It was written by [[Warren Foster]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]], and directed by [[Friz Freleng]].
-When Clyde has trouble studying for an American History exam, Bugs decides to help him by giving his own detailed history ofhow rabbits made American history.
+When Clyde has trouble studying for a history exam, Bugs decides to help him by giving his own detailed history of how rabbits made American history.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable quotes==
-'''Bugs:''' Well, Clyde... How did ya make out on your history exam?<br>
+'''Bugs:''' Well, Clyde. How did ya make out on your history exam...? Well?<br>
-'''Clyde:''' (deadpan stare)<br>
+'''Clyde:''' (''puts on dunce cap'') Does THIS answer your question?
-'''Bugs:''' Well?<br>
-'''Clyde:''' (puts on Dunce cap) Does DIS answer ya question?
 ==Characters==
 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bugs Bunny]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bugs Bunny (character)|Bugs Bunny]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Clyde Rabbit]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Clyde Bunny]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[King George III]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[George III]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Benjamin Franklyn]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 |-
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[George Washington]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| Mel Blanc
-|-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Benjamin Franklyn]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
 |-
 |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Betsy Ross]]
-|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Mel Blanc
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Bea Benaderet]]
 {{CastBottom}}
+==Organizations==
+* Boston Tea Party
 ==Locations==
-*[[Earth]]
+* [[Earth]]
-**[[United States]]
+** [[United States]]
-***Bugs' house
+*** [[Bugs' residence]]
-***Little Red Schoolhouse
+*** Schoolhouse
+*** [[New York]]
+**** [[Manhattan]]
+**** [[Upper New York Bay]]
+***** [[Liberty Island]]
+****** [[Statue of Liberty]]
+*** [[Boston]]
+**** [[Charlestown, Boston]]
+***** [[Bunker Hill]]
+*** [[Pennsylvania]]
+**** [[Valley Forge, Pennsylvania]]
+*** [[George Washington's residence]]
+*** [[Candy Shoppe]]
+*** [[Betsy Ross' residence]]
+*** [[Massachusetts]]
+*** [[Delaware River]]
 ==Objects==
-*American History books
+* American history books
-*Bugs Bunny Comic Book
+* ''Bugs Bunny'' comic
-*Box of Tacks
+* Box of tacks
-*Cannon
+* Cannon
-*Dunce cap
+* Dunce cap
 ==Vehicles==
-*King George III's ship
+* George III's ship
-*Good Humor Sleigh
+* "Good Humor" sleigh
-*George Washington's motorboat
+* George Washington's motorboat
 ==Production==
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The title is another pun of ''Yankee Doodle''. This is the second title pun of ''Yankee Doodle'' that used since ''[[Yankee Doodle Daffy]]''.
+* The title is reference to the American nursery rhyme/song "Yankee Doodle". This is the second title reference to "Yankee Doodle" that used since ''[[Yankee Doodle Daffy]]''.
-* This cartoon's premise is very reminiscent to that of ''[[Old Glory]]'', as both shorts feature a child character being educated about American history by their respective father figures after struggling to learn about it on their own, albeit more comedic and with a completely different subject matter of American history. In fact, the opening scene where Clyde struggles with his history homework is very similar to the opening scene from that short.
+* This cartoon's premise is very reminiscent to that of ''[[Old Glory]]'', as both shorts feature a child character being educated about American history by their respective father figures, after struggling to learn about it on their own, albeit more comedic and different subject matter of American history.
-* At the start of this cartoon, Bugs is seen reading a Bugs Bunny comic book.
+** The opening scene where Clyde struggles with his history homework is very similar to the opening scene from that short.
-* This cartoon incorrectly depicts Betsy Ross as an elderly lady. If Betsy Ross did, in fact, design the First American Flag in 1777, she would have been only twenty-five years old (having been born in 1752).
+* It is one of the few theatrical shorts to depict Bugs' home as anything but a rabbit hole.
-* Betsy Ross in this cartoon bears a slight resemblance to [[Granny]], but it is not the same character.
+* At the start of this cartoon, Bugs is seen reading a ''Bugs Bunny'' comic book.
+* Betsy Ross bears a slight resemblance to [[Granny]] in the short, but is not the same character.
+==Error==
+* Betsy Ross is incorrectly depicted as an elderly lady by the time she designed the [[wikipedia:Betsy Ross flag|American flag]]. If Betsy Ross did, in fact, make an early design for it in 1777, she would have been only 25 years old; having been born in 1752.
+** Additionally, the idea of Ross designing the flag is only a widely-known legend, since the first version of the flag, the [[wikipedia:Grand Union Flag|Grand Union Flag]] ("Continental Colours"), was adopted in 1776 by Congress after being invented a year prior.
 ==Legacy==
-*This cartoon as well as its plot were used for the TV Special, ''[[Bugs Bunny: All American Hero]]''.
+* This cartoon, as well as its plot, were used for the TV special ''[[Bugs Bunny: All American Hero]]''.
 ==Home availability==