Rabbit Fire
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | May 19, 1951 |
Run time | 7:03 |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
Story by | Mike Maltese |
Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
Animation director(s) | Chuck Jones |
Art director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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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.
Detailed summary
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
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
The working title for this short was "What's Up Duck?"
Filming
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.
Errors
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.
Critical reception
In other languages
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