The Wabbit Who Came to Supper

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
Production company	Leon Schlesinger
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	March 28, 1942
Run time	8:00
Starring	Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan
Producer(s)	Leon Schlesinger
Music composed by	Carl W. Stalling
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Richard Bickenback
Director(s)	I. Freleng
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The Wabbit Who Came to Supper is the one hundred and ninety-sixth short in the Merrie Melodies theatrical series. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on March 28, 1942. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Friz Freleng.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc
Elmer Fudd	Arthur Q. Bryan
Telegram deliverer	Mel Blanc
Uncle Louie

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Fudd residence

Objects

• Elmer's shotgun
• Uncle Louie's will

Vehicles

• Scooter

Production

Filming

The film was copyrighted in 1942 (MCMXLII).

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: March 28, 1942

Behind the scenes

• The title is a reference to the 1939 comedy play The Man Who Came to Dinner, and its 1942 film adaptation by Warner Bros. The plot of this short may have also been a spoof of the play, involving an overbearing house-guest who threatens to take over the life of a small-town family.
• The MPAA certificate number is 7591.
• This is the second short to use the "Fat Elmer" design after Wabbit Twouble. This short-lived design was later used in the shorts The Wacky Wabbit, and Fresh Hare, in addition to the propaganda cartoon Any Bonds Today?
• The short lapsed in the public domain due to United Artists failing to renew the copyright in 1970.

Errors

• While reading the postscript to the telegram, Elmer misreads the word "harm" instead of "hurt."
• Telegram papers do not have postscripts.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • 2005: Warner Home Video releases Larceny Inc. on DVD.
  • October 25 2005: Warner Home Media releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 on DVD.