Rabbit of Seville
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| Rabbit of Seville | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | December 16, 1950 |
| Run time | 7:30 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Mike Maltese |
| Animation | Philip Monroe Ben Washam Lloyd Vaughan Ken Harris Emery Hawkins |
| Director(s) | Charles M. Jones |
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Rabbit of Seville is the two hundred and eighty-first Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on December 16, 1950. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Chuck Jones.
While on the run from Elmer, Bugs winds up in a summer opera of The Barber of Seville and decides to use it to his advantage to heckle the hunter.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Bugs: Eh... next?
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Outdoor theater
- United States
Objects
- Elmer's hunting rifle
- Brush
- Scissors
- Comb
- Razor knife
- Shaving cream
- Ice cream scooper
- Milkshake container cup
- Electric milkshake mixer
- Hair lotion
- Hair oil
- Whipped cream
- Electric razor
- Elevating chairs
- Sandbag
- Shoeshine box and towel
- Manicure kit
- Metal file
- Red paint
- "Wet paint" sign
- Hair restorer bottle
- Miniature lawn mower
- Beauty clay
- Cement spreader tool
- "Keep off" sign
- Hammer and chisel
- Hair tonic
- Figaro Fertilizer
- Axe
- Bigger axe
- Pistol
- Cannons
- Bouquet of flowers
- Box of chocolates
- Wedding ring
- "Marriage of Figaro" wedding cake
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling and involves pieces from Rossini's classic opera, The Barber of Seville.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 16, 1950 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- On the summer concert sign, the names have been translated into Italian names:
- Eduardo Selzeri (Edward Selzer)
- Michele Maltese (Michael Maltese)
- Carlo Jonzi (Chuck Jones)
Errors
- Elmer's rifle changes from a single-barreled shotgun to a double-barrel, then back again.
- When this cartoon was released on DVD, the audio pitch is significantly lower. The low-pitched version of the cartoon is still prevalent in subsequent TV airings and on home media releases.
Everlasting influence
- This cartoon would be used in George Daughtery's Bugs Bunny on Broadway and Bugs Bunny at the Symphony concerts.
- It would have two stages, one "regular" and one "remix," in the Nintendo DS game Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor.
- Bugs Bunny's barber persona would appear as a playable character in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
