Ali Baba Bunny
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | February 9, 1957 |
| Run time | 6:58 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Animation | Richard Thompson Ken Harris Abe Levitow Ben Washam |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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Ali Baba Bunny is the four hundred and twenty-first Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on February 28, 1957. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Chuck Jones.
Bugs and Daffy, after taking a wrong turn a Albuquerque while enroute to Pismo Beach, end up in Ali Baba's treasure cave. Daffy gets greedy and intends to take all of the treasure for himself, but little did they know was that Ali Baba hired a bodyguard to protect the treasure.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Hassan: Open... sarsaparilla? Uh, open Saskatchewan?
Bugs: I wonder... Y'know, I just bet we shoulda turned left at Albuquerque, and then maybe a right turn at La Jolla. Hmm, er... Well, we can't be too far off, so if we, uh...
Daffy: It's mine, you understand? Mine! All mine! Get back in there! Down, down, down! Go, go, go! Mine, mine, mine! Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Hassan: Duh, open septuagenarian? Open saddle soap? Uh, open sesame?
Hassan: Hassan CHOP!
Genie: Duck, you have desecrated the spirit of the lamp! Prepare to take the consequences!
Daffy: Consequences, shmonsequences, as long as I'm rich...
Bugs: Oh, brother. Close sesame.
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Middle East
- Ali Baba's treasure cave
- Canada (indirectly mentioned)
- Saskatchewan (mentioned)
- United States
- New Mexico (indirectly mentioned)
- Albuquerque (mentioned)
- California
- La Jolla (mentioned)
- Pismo Beach
- New Mexico (indirectly mentioned)
- Middle East
Objects
- Ali Baba's treasure
- Genie's lamp
- Oyster pearl
Vehicles
- Minecarts
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by both Carl W. Stalling and Milt Franklyn.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: February 9, 1957 in theatres
Behind the scenes
Errors
Everlasting influence
- This short was used in the compilation films The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie and Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales.
- This cartoon would inspire an Arabian-themed Stage in Bugs Bunny and Taz: Time Busters.
- Bugs' genie persona would be used as a playable character in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
