Little Red Riding Rabbit
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| Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | January 1, 1944 |
| Run time | 7:33 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet Billy Bletcher |
| Producer(s) | Leon Schlesinger |
| Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Animation | Manuel Perez |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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Little Red Riding Rabbit is the two hundred and thirty-third Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on January 1, 1944. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Friz Freleng.
Lil' Red brings Bugs Bunny to her Grandma's house, unaware that the Big Bad Wolf has already gone ahead of her and awaits to eat the rabbit that's being brought to Grandma's house.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Bugs: I'll do it, but I'll probably hate myself in the morning.
Bugs: Eh... What's cookin', doc?
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Forest
- Grandma's house
- Forest
Objects
- Hot coals
- Weight ton
- Safe
- Olive branch
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 1, 1944 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on "Little Red Riding Hood."
- This is the first cartoon in which Mel Blanc receives a voice credit, following an exclusivity contract with Schlesinger that he signed.
- Billy Bletcher previously played the Big Bad Wolf in Disney's Silly Symphony short The Three Little Pigs, and its related follow-ups.
- Even though this is one of the few shorts where Bugs does not say "What's up, Doc?", he does say the other variant, "What's cookin', Doc?", near the end of the cartoon.
Legacy
- Bugs again says the line, "I'll do it, but I'll probably hate myself in the morning," in Stage Door Cartoon.
- The gag of a little wolf hiding under the pillow was later used in Little Red Rodent Hood.
- The doors gag would also be used in the Looney Tunes cartoons Buccaneer Bunny and A Bird in a Guilty Cage.
- The short's version of Red was used as the visual appearance for Myopia in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries episode "It's a Plaid, Plaid, Plaid, Plaid World."
Critical Reception
This short is ranked #39 in The 50 Greatest Cartoons by members of the animation field.
Home availability
- In the United States:
