Napoleon Bunny-Part

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Napoleon Bunny-Part
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Lobby card.
Production company Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date June 16, 1956
Run time 7:12
Starring Mel Blanc
Producer(s) John W. Burton
Music composed by Milt Franklyn
Story by Warren Foster
Animation Gerry Chiniquy
Virgil Ross
Arthur Davis
Director(s) Friz Freleng
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Napoleon Bunny-Part is the four hundred and tenth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It is written by Warren Foster, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Friz Freleng.

After taking a wrong turn at the Hollywood freeway, Bugs Bunny winds up in Napoleon Bonaparte's Headquarters and must outwit the little conqueror when he accuses him of being a spy.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Bugs: Hey, where am I? One wrong turn off da Hollywood Freeway and I end up in da theatre lobby. Well, as long as I'm here, I might as well see da show.


Napoleon: Zhey will take zee high road and zhey will take zee low road. And I will be in Scotland before zhem. Heh, heh, heh, heh...
Bugs: Eh, Doc... Doc...
Napoleon: Who, me?
Bugs: C'mere a minute... Where are ya puttin' da artillery?


Napoleon: GUA-A-A-ARD! Le saboteur! Le spy!


Napoleon: Zee plans are ruined! GUARD! Arrest avous la spy!
Mugsy: Duh. Okay, boss.


Napoleon: Well, I am waiting, monsieur!
Mugsy: I hate this...


Bugs: So dat's a guillotine! Yesh! (turns to executioner) How are ya fixed for blades, mac?
Napoleon: Into zee guilotine with you, rabbit!
Bugs: Me? In there? Hardy har har! Au revoir. Adios.


Bugs: Eh... What's up, Nappy?


Paramedic: Hey, Pierre! Here's another Napoleon!
Pierre: Zat's zee 12th one today.
(Paramedics grab Napoleon by the wrists and drag him away)
Napoleon: BUT I AM NAPOLEON!
Paramedic: Sure, you are.
Napoleon: (offscreen) I will have you executed for zis!
Bugs: Heh, heh, heh. Imagine dat guy thinkin' he's Napoleon. When I really am!

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Bugs Bunny Mel Blanc
Napoleon Bonaparte Mel Blanc
Mugsy Mel Blanc
French mental health paramedic Mel Blanc
Pierre Mel Blanc


Locations

Objects

  • War Toys
  • Snuff
  • Spear guns
  • Josephine Disguise
  • Jukebox
  • "St. Louis XIV Blues (Count Du Baise)"
  • "Bastille Boogie (Duc D` Elington)"
  • "III Coins in the Fountain Bleu"
  • "I Ain't Got No Body (The Guillontiners)"
  • "Paris in the Spring"
  • Dueling pistol
  • Guillotine
  • Cannon
  • Napoleon's hat

Production

Second lobby card.

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Songs

  • "La Marseillaise" (French national anthem)
  • "Yankee Doodle"

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: June 16, 1956 in theatres

Behind the scenes

  • The title is a pun on the historical figure Napoleon Bonaparte, a French military leader and the emperor of France from 1804 to 1815.
  • Mugsy makes an appearance as one of the French guards in this short. It is his only appearance in a short without Rocky, until his cameo on Carrotblanca in 1995.
  • This is the only time where Mugsy appears with blue eyes; they are usually depicted as black pupils in most appearances.
  • This short ends in the same way as A Wild Hare, with Bugs played a flute into his hole.

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Everlasting Influence

Critical reception

In other languages

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References

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