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`.
Detailed summary
Memorable quote signs
Bugs: (holding a sign) THROW THE BUM OUT!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States (indirectly mentioned)
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
Production
Development
Filming
Music
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 would have its pitch lowered and it was incorrectly used to this day.
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.
Critical reception
In other languages
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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.