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- This page is about the theatrical short. For the song, see What's Up, Doc? (song).
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Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date | June 17, 1950 |
Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan[1] |
Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
Story by | Warren Foster |
Animation | J.C. Melendez Charles McKimson Phil DeLara Wilson Burness |
Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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What's Up Doc? is the two hundred and seventy-third Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on June 17, 1950. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.
In an interview with the Disassociated press, Bugs recounts the life story of how he went to show business, and how he developed his stage personality along with Elmer.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Bugs: I give up, Mr. Fudd. Why is da state of Ohio different?
Elmer: Because it's high in the middle and wound on both ends. O-HI-O! Hyuck, hyuck, hyuck, hyuck, hyuck, hyuck!
Characters
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Organizations
Locations
- Earth
- United States
- California
- New York
- Ohio (mentioned)
- United States
Objects
- Elmer's rifle gun
Vehicles
- None of importance.
Production
Filming
The short was copyrighted in 1949 (MCMXLIX).
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
The song "What's Up, Doc?", which at that point was used in instrumental form for the opening sequences of several Bugs Bunny shorts, was sung with lyrics for the first time in this cartoon, and was performed by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan.
The unnamed song performed by Bugs and the chorus boys was sung by Blanc and The Sportsmen Quartet.
Songs
- "Hooray for Hollywood" - The Sportsmen Quartet
- Unnamed "Boys of the Chorus" song - Mel Blanc and The Sportsmen Quartet
- "What's Up, Doc?" - Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: June 17, 1950
Behind the scenes
- It was released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Bugs Bunny's official debut.[2]
- One of the scripts Bugs throws out is for Life With Father, which actually ran for 3,224 performances on Broadway 1939 to 1947, and was the longest-running non-musical play in Broadway history. By the time this short was made, the play was also the longest running Broadway show of any kind.[2]
Errors
Legacy
- This cartoon was used in the TV specials Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television and Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars.
In popular culture
- In the 1972 film What's Up, Doc?, Bugs and Elmer's musical number plays during the final scene, after Howard and Judy confess their love to each other at an airplane.
Home availability
- October 28, 2003: Warner Home Media releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
- December 1, 2020: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection on Blu-ray.
References
- ↑ Scott, Kieth (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media, page 150.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "What's Up Doc?". BCDB. Archived from original on August 31, 2014.