Bugs' Bonnets
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | January 14, 1956 |
| Run time | 6:52 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan Robert C. Bruce |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Mike Maltese |
| Animation | Ben Washam Abe Levitow Richard Thompson Ken Harris |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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Bugs' Bonnets is the four hundred and fifth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on January 14, 1956. It was written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones.
A truck delivering hats suddenly gets opened and a bunch of hats are scattered throughout the forest. The hats result in personality changes for both Bugs and Elmer.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Narrator: It is a well-known, psychological fact that people's behavior is strongly affected by the way they dress. For instance, if we alter this gentleman's attire to something more... romantic, certain changes in attitude may perhaps be detected.
(the man's business suit is changed to a pirate outfit)
Man: Batten down the keelhaul! Yahoo! Kill the women and children first! Blood! Gore! Spit 'em on the tatters!
(the man changes back to his buisness suit)
Narrator: Even a change of hats will usually bring certain changes.
Elmer: Bang, bang, bang! Come out of your holes, you cowawdwy wabbit! Bang, bang! And I'll blow you to smither-weenies! Come out now and let me see the cowor of your spuwting bwood!
Bugs: My spurting blood?! Yipe!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Forest
- United States
Organizations
Objects
- Hats
- Pirates hat
- Hunter's cap
- Drill sergeant's helmet
- General Douglas MacArthur's cap
- Game warden cap
- Pilgrim's cap
- Native American wig
- Old lady's bonnet
- Boy scout cap
- Gangster's fedora
- Police cap
- Judge's wig
- Bridal veil
- Groom top hat
Vehicles
- Acme Theatrical Hat Co. truck
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 14, 1956 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- Some of the roles Bugs and Elmer took in this cartoon were previously used in other shorts:
- Bugs and Elmer play as a wife and groom in Rabbit of Seville.
- Bugs took on the role of a gangster in Racketeer Rabbit.
- Bugs took a role as a game warden in Duck! Rabbit, Duck!.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
