Napoleon Bunny-Part
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| 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
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Locations
- Earth
- France
- Headquarters du Napoleon (Napoleon's headquarters)
- Ballroom
- Execution yard
- Headquarters du Napoleon (Napoleon's headquarters)
- United States (indirectly mentioned)
- California (indirectly mentioned)
- Hollywood (mentioned)
- California (indirectly mentioned)
- United Kingdom (indirectly mentioned)
- Scotland (mentioned)
- France
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
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.
Errors
- When this was released on the Looney Tunes Super Stars: Bugs Bunny - Hare Extraordinaire DVD, it was cropped to a widescreen presentation instead of its original aspect ratio.
Everlasting Influence
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- Looney Tunes Super Stars: Bugs Bunny - Hare Extraordinaire (Cropped to Widescreen)
- Bugs Bunny's 80th Anniversary Collection
