| Elmer's Pet Rabbit
Merrie Melodies series |
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 "Bugs Bunny" has a chat with Elmer. Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros |
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| Directed by | Chuck Jones |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Rudy Larriva Ken Harris Bob Cannon Ben Washam |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
| Release date(s) | January 4, 1941 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 min, 41 sec |
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Elmer's Pet Rabbit is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Elmer Fudd and, ostensibly, Bugs Bunny. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Leon Schlesinger ( May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American Film producer, most noted for founding Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian Carl W Stalling ( November 10, 1891 &ndash November 29, 1972) was a noted American Composer and Arranger of music Rudolph "Rudy" Larriva was an American Animator and director from the 1940s to the 1980s Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros Elmer J Fudd is a fictional Cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny The short was released on January 4, 1941. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. The year 1941 in film involved some significant events in particular the release of a film consistently rated as one of the greatest films of all time It is the first cartoon in which the name Bugs Bunny is given (on a title card, slapped onto the end of the opening title sequence when A Wild Hare hit big), but the rabbit is also somewhat the same as the one seen and heard in Elmer's Candid Camera and other pre-Bugs shorts. A Wild Hare (re-released as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Animated Short film. Elmer's Candid Camera is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 2, It was directed by the legendary Chuck Jones, written by Rich Hogan, animated by Rudy Larriva, and the music was directed by Carl Stalling. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Rudolph "Rudy" Larriva was an American Animator and director from the 1940s to the 1980s Carl W Stalling ( November 10, 1891 &ndash November 29, 1972) was a noted American Composer and Arranger of music It was produced by Leon Schlesinger and the sound effects were by audio wizard Treg Brown, inexplicably credited, as he usually was on these cartoons, as film editor. Leon Schlesinger ( May 20, 1884 – December 25, 1949) was an American Film producer, most noted for founding For the album by The Jam see Sound Affects. Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced Sounds Tregoweth Edmond "Treg" Brown ( November 4, 1899 &ndash April 28, 1984) was a Motion picture Sound editor who Film editing is an art of storytelling practiced by connecting two or more shots together to form a sequence, and the subsequent connecting of sequences to form an
In this cartoon, Elmer buys a rabbit in a pet shop and the animal pesters him mercilessly. Elmer is voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan and the hare by Mel Blanc. Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian
The music in the cartoon includes a variation on "While Strolling Through the Park One Day," arranged by Carl Stalling, performed by Elmer and the rabbit. Elmer, of course, has trouble with many of the words, due to his "rounded L and R" speech impediment.
Production notes
- Accepting the billing at face value, this is the first cartoon in which Bugs Bunny quotes the famous Groucho Marx line, "Of course you realize this means war!" (not counting Porky's Hare Hunt in which his prototype, the early but not officially developed Bugs, quoted it). Porky's Hare Hunt is a 1938 animated short movie directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and Cal Dalton, which starred Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny
- This is officially the second cartoon with Bugs and the twenty-third cartoon overall that Chuck Jones directed. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator,
- This short is the only one where Bugs has yellow gloves and no teeth.
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| Preceded by A Wild Hare |
Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1941 |
Succeeded by Tortoise Beats Hare |
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