Bunker Hill Bunny
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | September 23, 1950 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | Gerry Chiniquy Ken Champin Virgil Ross Arthur Davis |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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Bunker Hill Bunny is the three hundred and twenty-fifth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 23, 1950. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.
In the year, 1776, during the American Revolution, another battle was taking place at Bagel Heights and American Minute-rabbit Bugs Bunny is protecting his fort from the enemy red-coated Hessian, Sam von Schmamm!
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Sam: Ah'm-a Hessian, without no aggression. If you can't beat 'em... join 'em.
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- America (1776)
- Bunker Hill
- Yorktown
- Bagel Heights
- Sam von Schamm's Fort (THEM)
- Bugs Bunny's Fort (WE)
- America (1776)
Objects
- Cannons
- Speared Rifle guns
- Cannon stopper cork
- Gunpowder Barrel with long fuse
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Music Cues
- "Hooray for the Red, White and Blue"
- "Yankee Doodle"
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 23, 1950 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The gag of an opponent of Bugs yelling "I got it, I got it, I got it!" and then a sign reading 'He Got It' was previously used in Baseball Bugs.
- Yosemite Sam's line "Varmit, I'm gonna blow ya to smithereenies!" was used on a radio broadcast from the mid-2000s, in a New Mexico desert, close to Albuquerque. The broadcast was later revealed to be run by Mobility Assessment Test and Integration Center, sometimes shortened as MATIC.
This cartoon, alongside Big House Bunny, What's Up Doc?, Hillbilly Hare, and Bushy Hare are the only cartoons from 1950 to not get a Blue Ribbon reissue. Coincidentally, all of these cartoons star Bugs Bunny.
Errors
- When Bugs' switches forts, the green WE flag has a carrot under it every time the fort is switched.
Legacy
- Most of this cartoon, involving the Revolution, was used in the TV Special, Bugs Bunny: All American Hero.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
