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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* The title is reference to the American nursery rhyme "Yankee Doodle". This is the second title | * 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. | * 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. | * 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. | * At the start of this cartoon, Bugs is seen reading a ''Bugs Bunny'' comic book. | ||
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==Error== | ==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 | * 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 widely-known legend, since the first version of the flag, " | ** 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== | ==Legacy== | ||
Latest revision as of 20:38, 3 July 2024
| 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
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Organizations
- Boston Tea Party
Locations
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.
