Rabbit Seasoning
| Rabbit Seasoning | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | September 20, 1952 |
| Run time | 7:00 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Mike Maltese |
| Animation | Ben Washam Lloyd Vaughan Ken Harris |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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Rabbit Seasoning is the three hundred and fifty-fifth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 20, 1952. It was produced by Edward Selzer, written by Michael Maltese, and directed by Chuck Jones. It is the second part of Jones' "hunting trilogy."
Daffy again tries to convince Elmer into shooting Bugs, but the wascally wabbit fights back to turn Daffy's attempts on him.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Bugs: Would you like to shoot me now, or wait 'til ya get home?
Daffy: SHOOT HIM NOW! SHOOT HIM NOW!
Bugs: You keep outta dis! He doesn't have to shoot you now!
Daffy: He does SO have to shoot me now! I demand that you shoot me now!
(Elmer does do)
Daffy: Let's run through that again.
Bugs: Ok. Would you like to shoot me now, or wait 'til ya get home?
Daffy: Shoot him now... Shoot him now...
Bugs: You keep outta dis. He doesn't have to shoot you now.
Daffy: Ha! That's it! Hold it right there; pronoun trouble... It's not that he has to shoot you now. It's he doesn't have to shoot me now. Well, I say he does have to shoot me now, SO SHOOT ME NOW!
Daffy: Look, you're a hunter, right?
Elmer: Wight!
Daffy: And this, is Rabbit Season. Right?
Elmer: Wight!
Bugs: And if he was a rabbit, what would ya do?
Daffy: Yeah, if yer all so smart?! If I was a rabbit, what would ya do?!
Elmer: Well, I'd- (aims gun at Daffy)
Daffy: Not again.
Daffy: Ha, ha... Very funny! Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Daffy: Surely, you not going to be taken in by that old gag?
Elmer: Isn't she wovewy?
(Daffy storms over to Bugs in his disguise)
Daffy: Out of sheer honesty, I demand you tell him who you are! Well, haven't you anything to say? Anything?! Out of honesty?! Hmph!
Bugs: (falsetto) Yes, I would love to have a duck dinner.
Daffy: You're despicable...
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- "Rabbit season" signs
- Ink case
- Rabbit foot stamp
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 20, 1952 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- This short is the second installment in what is considered Jones' "hunting trilogy." It serves as a sequel to Rabbit Fire and is succeeded by Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
- While Rabbit Seasoning is set during the spring season, Rabbit Fire was set during the autumn, and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! takes place in the winter.
Errors
Legacy
- A small clip from this short was used in The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie.
- The opening scene of Daffy installing "rabbit season" signs would be used again in Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
- Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2
- April 14, 2020: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection on DVD
