Shishkabugs

Shishkabugs
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	Bill 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 fifteenth 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.

Memorable quotes

Bugs: (Cockney accent) It just goes to show that a one-eyed jack... (normal voice) rabbit... (Cockney accent) can beat a king!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Yosemite Sam	Mel Blanc
King	Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • Europe
    • Ye King's Castle
      • Royal kitchen

Objects

• Cornish hen a la Westchester
• Prime rib of mutton au jus with kreplach sauce bordelaise
• Hasenpfeffer (mentioned)
• Oven pan
• Spring-loaded pie
• Carrot

Music

The music for this cartoon was composed by Bill Lava. It also marks the first time that Lava credited by as "William Lava" since Good Noose.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: December 8, 1962 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on "shish kebab." You're welcome.
• 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 ever yells at the top of his lungs, 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.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • Bugs Bunny's 80th Anniversary Collection