Backwoods Bunny
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| Backwoods Bunny | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | June 13, 1959 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Daws Butler |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | Warren Batchelder Tom Ray George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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Backwoods Bunny is the four hundred and forty-eighth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on June 13, 1959. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Robert McKimson.
Bugs Bunny winds up in the Ozark Mountains, where he must outwit the hillbilly buzzard Elvis, who was by his pappy's side to fetch him over for dinner.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Bugs: Nah. Why should I get th' act? I'm lookin' over a FOUR... leaf clover, that I overlooked be-four-... Be-four-... Be-four-... Be-four-...
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Ozarks
- B.O. and Elvis's treehouse
- United States
Objects
- Carrot
- Rubber hose
- Hunter's rifle
- Metal piping
- Golf club
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Robert Gribbroek
- Backgrounds: William Butler
- Film editor: Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: June 13, 1959
Legacy
- Pappy and Elvis would make one more appearance in the 1960 Merrie Melodies cartoon The Dixie Fryer.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 1, 2020: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection on Blu-ray Disc.
