The Great Carrot-Train Robbery

The Great Carrot-Train Robbery
Production company	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation
Distributor	Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
Release date	January 25, 1969
Run time	6:50
Starring	Mel Blanc Pat Woodell
Producer(s)	William L. Hendricks
Music composition	William Lava
Story	Cal Howard
Animation	Ted Bonnicksen La Verne Harding Jim Davis Ed Solomon
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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The Great Carrot-Train Robbery is the five hundred and twenty-third Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts on January 25, 1969. It was written by Cal Howard, produced by William L. Hendricks, and directed by Robert McKimson.

When Bunny and Claude rob a train car full of carrots, the sheriff decides put to a stop to them once and for all.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bunny	Pat Woodell
Claude	Mel Blanc
Ticket attendant	Mel Blanc
Sheriff	Mel Blanc
Farmer	N/A
Farmer's horse	N/A

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Train station

Objects

• Bunny and Claude's car
• Train
• Sheriff's car

Production

Filming

This short, along with Bunny and Claude (We Rob Carrot Patches), were cut into two parts during production.

Music

The music was composed by William Lava.

Songs

• "Ballad of Bunny and Claude" by Billy Strange

Crew credits

• Backgrounds: Bob Abrams
• Layouts: Bob Givens
• Film editor: Hal Geer

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 25, 1969

Behind the scenes

• The title is a play on the 1903 film The Great Train Robbery.
• The MPAA certificate number is 21962.
• This is the last Warner Bros. cartoon in the "classic era" to feature Mel Blanc.
• The initials at one of the train's boxcars is P.R.R., which references the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Errors

• N/A (?)

Connections

• This is the second and final short to feature Bunny and Claude, following Bunny and Claude (We Rob Carrot Patches). The previous short ended on an "abrupt cliffhanger" before this one.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 6, 2012: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham on DVD.