Shishkabugs
| Shishkabugs | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | December 8, 1962 |
| Run time | 5:05 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie |
| Music composed by | William Lava |
| Story by | John Dunn |
| Animation | Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Bob Matz Lee Halpern Art Leonardi |
| Director(s) | Friz Freleng |
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ShishkaBugs is the four hundred and twenty-ninth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on December 8, 1962. It was produced by David H. DePatie, and it was written by John Dunn and directed by Friz Freleng.
When a petulant king wants hasenpfeffer, the royal cook Sam must find out what that recipe is. But after denying Bugs' request for a cup of carrots, Sam soon learns that the recipe calls for one medium-sized rabbit, which he had just shooed away.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Sam: Your most honorable, majestic Majesty, graciousness, did you say "hasenpfeffer"?
King: Yes! Hasenpfeffer!
Sam: Ooh, I hate that honorable majestic Majesty, graciousness!
Bugs: Good afternoon. Let me introduce myself as one of the woodland creatures residin' in the king's forest, and bein' that there was a close relationship, I assume it would not too improper to borrow a cup of diced carrots, eh?
Sam: The answer is NO! Dirty, no-account, woodland creature rabbits always borrowin' things...
Bugs: The king wants 'lil ol' me for dinner? Really and truly?
Sam: You never forgive me if I didn't have you.
Bugs: I didn't even know he knew my name.
Sam: Oh, sure. He called you "hasenpfeffer".
Bugs: Hasenpfeffer? Heh, that's a funny name. Anyhow, I couldn't go; I'm not prepared.
Sam: Don't worry about it. I'll pepare you. Just get into this pot here.
Bugs: My, my! What nobility has to put up with just to have dinner. Heh, I'm glad I'm a rabbit.
Sam: I'll place rabbit into oven, and heat oven to 350 degrees.
Bugs: 350 degrees? Too hot for me!
King: Cook! Where's my hasenpfeffer!?
King: You bonehead! That hasenpfeffer is raw! Take it back and prepare it right, or I'll have your drawn in quarter!
King: If I didn't know this was hasenpfeffer, I swear it was carrots.
Bugs: (Cockney accent) It just goes to show that a one-eyed jack... rabbit... can beat a king!
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- Cornish hen a la Westchester
- Prime rib of mutton au jus with kreplach sauce bordelaise
- Hasenpfeffer (mentioned)
- Turnip
- Celery
- Pepper
- Salt
- Worcestershire sauce
- Spring-loaded pie
- Carrot
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music for this cartoon was composed by William Lava.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: December 8, 1962
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on "shish kebab." You're welcome.
- The short marks the first instance where William Lava gets credited by his actual name since Good Noose, as opposed to "Bill Lava."
- Running at a total of 5 minutes and 5 seconds, this is the shortest Bugs Bunny short in both Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies' combined.
- It combines the plots of both Slick Hare (1947) and Roman Legion-Hare (1955), although there were more dialogue-oriented lines in this short.
- It was featured in the background of a scene in the Warner Bros. feature film, Days of Wine and Roses, which was released on the same month as this short.
- It is the first cartoon where Yosemite Sam hardly yells, and instead speaks in a lower voice tone. It was presumably recorded not long after Mel Blanc's near-fatal car accident on January 24, 1961.
Critical reception
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Home availability
- In the United States:
