Buccaneer Bunny
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | May 8, 1948 |
| Run time | 7:03 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Mike Maltese Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | Manuel Perez Ken Champin Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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Buccaneer Bunny is the two hundred and thirty-seventh Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 8, 1948. It was written by Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce, and directed by Friz Freleng.
When Sea-Goin' Sam attempts to bury his treasure chest in the middle of a beach, he unknowingly encounters Bugs Bunny, whom he chases after upon the rabbit's discovery of Sam's treasure.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Sam: What's up, Doc? I ain't no doc! I'm a pirate; Sea-Goin' Sam, the bloody-thirstiest, shoot'em-first-iest, doggone worst-iest buccaneer that's ever sailed the Spanish Main. Now gimme them jewels! Them's my treasure, and I'm a-buryin' 'em where no one'll know where they're at but me.
Bugs: Uh-huh, and me.
Sam: WHAT! Say yer prayers, varmint! Dead rabbits tell no tales!
Bugs: Now just a minute, Red. Ain't ya get dat wrong? You mean, "Dead men tell no tales."
Sam: Dead men tell no... Say, you're right! Well, doggone it, I reckon I ain't got no alternative!
Bugs: Well, so long, Captain Kidney! Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!
Bugs: Eh. Polly want a cracker?
Polly: (squak) Polly want a cracker! Polly want a cracker! ('squak) Polly want a cracker!
Bugs: Here ya are, sweetheart...
(Bugs' firecracker explodes in front of Polly)
Polly: Me and my big mouth...
Sam: Blast yer ornery hide! If ya does that just once more, I ain't a-goin' after it.
Bugs: I have not yet begun to fight!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Deserted island
Objects
- Sam's treasure
- Big firecracker
- Anvil
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 8, 1948 in theatres
Behind the scenes
Errors
Legacy
- Yosemite Sam appears as a pirate several times in four later theatrical entries: Mutiny on the Bunny, Captain Hareblower, This Is a Life?, and From Hare to Eternity.
- For Sam's appearance in This Is a Life?, which is classified as a "cheater" cartoon, the footage of this cartoon was repurposed for his flashback.
- Sam's portrayal in the short, and the others that followed, would also become a regular template for his comic book appearances in both Dell Comics and Gold Key Comics.
- Bugs' Captain Blight persona and Sam's pirate persona would both be used in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- July 14, 1993: MGM/UA Home Video releases The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 4 on LaserDisc
- October 30, 2007: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 on DVD
- November 15, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray Disc
- July 3, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 on DVD
- In the United Kingdom:
