Rabbitson Crusoe
| Rabbitson Crusoe | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | April 28, 1956 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Arthur Davis |
| Director(s) | Friz Freleng |
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Rabbitson Crusoe is the three hundred and sixty-fourth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on April 28, 1956. It is written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Freleng.
Stranded on a deserted island, Sam only has a lonely coconut tree for food supplies. However, it is guarded by a dangerous man-eating shark named Dopey Dick. When Bugs Bunny washes up on shore, Sam decides to have him as dinner.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Sam: "A low tide and a high rock caused my predicament. The ship's supplies used up, my only food supply was a lonely coconut tree. Gatherin' coconuts was a problem 'cause of a dangerous man-eatin' shark named Dopey Dick."
Bugs: After all, a deal's a deal.
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- Deserted island
- Sam's hut
- Coconut tree island
- United States
- Deserted island
Objects
- Sam's diary
- Mallet
- Coconut
- Bat
- 1,000 Ways to Prepare Coconuts
- Tossed coconut salad (mentioned)
- Fresh coconut milk (mentioned)
- New England boiled coconut (mentioned)
- Carrots
- Cauldron pot
- Ladle spoon
- Matches
- Bone
- Safe
- Surfboard
- Balloon
- Rock
- Cookbook
- Pike pole
- Rowing oar paddle
Vehicles
- Sam's wrecked ship
- Bugs' raft
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Songs
- "Where the Tradewinds Play" - Mel Blanc
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: April 28, 1956 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun of 1719 adventure novel Robinson Crusoe.
- Similar to Gorilla My Dreams, Bugs sings the song "Where the Tradewinds Play" while lost at sea.
- Dopey Dick's name is a spoof of Moby Dick, the titular sperm whale from the 1851 novel of the same name.
Legacy
- Though not included in the movie Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island, the opening scene from that film makes an homage to this cartoon; Daffy gets sick and tired of eating coconuts after being on a desert island for months.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 1, 2020: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection on Blu-ray Disc.
