Baton Bunny

Baton Bunny
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	January 10, 1959
Run time	6:30
Starring	Mel Blanc (vocal effects only)
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn (Orchestrations)
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Ken Harris Richard Thompson Ben Washam
Director(s)	Chuck Jones and Abe Levitow
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Baton Bunny is a 1959 Looney Tunes Short.

Bugs Bunny is the guest conductor for the Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra and he tries to conduct the classical piece of "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna" composed by Franz von Suppe`.

Memorable quote signs

Bugs: (holding a sign) THROW THE BUM OUT!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bugs Bunny	N/A
Random Man	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States (indirectly mentioned)
    • Hollywood
      • Hollywood Bowl

Objects

• Reading Glasses
• Music Sheet Book for "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna"
• Cue Ball Polisher for Batons
• Small Harp
• Trumpet
• Large Harp
• Custard's Last Stand Flag
• Tuba

Creatures

• An indestructible fly

Music

WB Symphony Orchestra Title Card

Guest Conductor: Mr. Bugs Bunny

While the music was orchestrated by Milt Franklyn, Bugs Bunny took on the role of guest conductor for the Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra.

The classic music piece used for this short is "Morning, Noon and Night in Vienna" by Franz von Suppe`.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 10, 1959 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The plot of this cartoon would be centered for the TV Special, "Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster".

Errors

• On the Music Only Track of this cartoon that can be found on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 DVD set, there was unused Outro Sting that was left untouched on the Music Only Track of the cartoon.
• Although the short was restored and left untouched on DVDs like the Looney Tunes Golden Collection and I Love Tweety, a later remaster

Everlasting influence

• This short would be used as the first cartoon in George Daughtery's concert, Bugs Bunny on Broadway/Bugs Bunny at the Symphony.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
• In Japan:
  • July 6, 2001: Warner Home Video releases I Love Tweety: Volume 1 on DVD.