Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
| Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears | |
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| Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | February 26, 1944 |
| Run time | 7:11 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet Kent Rogers |
| Producer(s) | Leon Schlesinger |
| Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | Robert Cannon |
| Director(s) | Charles M. Jones |
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Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears is the two hundred and thirty-third Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on February 26, 1944. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Chuck Jones.
The Three Bears devise a scheme to lure Goldilocks with carrot soup as bait. However, it instead lures Bugs to their house, making him the unwitting trespasser of the bears' domain.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Junyer: Duh, I'm hungry.
Henry: Shut up, Junyer! Can't ya see I'm thinking?
Mama: Oh. My soup's... Uh, my porridge is too hot.
Henry: Um, my soup's too hot.
Junyer: Duh... Um, um... Somebody's been sleeping in my bed!
Mama: Tell me more about my eyes!
Bugs: Hey now, wait a minute, sister! N-now, take it easy! Y-you got me wrong! I'm just a passin' fancy! I-it's purely platonical, honest! But I feel-I feel like a sister to ya. Er, you're readin' any books lately? N-now cut it out! Stop it! Hey, people are lookin' at us! Compose yerself! STOP!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Forest
Objects
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: February 26, 1944 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on the Goldilocks and the Three Bears fairy tale.
- The MPAA certificate number is 9230.
Errors
- In the lobby card, the visual designs for Papa and Junyer bear are different than how they appeared in this short.
Legacy
- The short's portrayal of the Three Bears would appear in several Jones-directed cartoons, including What's Brewin', Bruin?, The Bee-Deviled Bruin, Bear Feat and A Bear for Punishment; in all of these shorts, they appeared without involvement of Bugs Bunny.
- Mama also appeared as a solo cameo in The Scarlet Pumpernickel.
- Jones' version of the Three Bears would become their de facto portrayals in the Looney Tunes franchise.
Critical Reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
