It seems the whole animal kingdom make fun of the lion as a has-been. Anxious to prove them wrong, the lion decides to try and catch a rabbit.It seems the whole animal kingdom make fun of the lion as a has-been. Anxious to prove them wrong, the lion decides to try and catch a rabbit.It seems the whole animal kingdom make fun of the lion as a has-been. Anxious to prove them wrong, the lion decides to try and catch a rabbit.
- Bugs Bunny
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
- Hippo
- (uncredited)
- Various
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Lion
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThis is the only time Bugs is married.
- GoofsWhen Bugs sets up the door for the lion to knock on, the hinges are on his (Bugs') side of the door - yet the door opens away from him. The only way this could work is if the door had double-hinges (hinges on both sides), as usually used in restaurants, where the door needs to swing both ways. This is not the case, as there are no hinges on the lion's side of the door.
- Quotes
Bugs Bunny: How do you like that? The guy wants to be the king of the jungle, and he ain't even master in his own home. Ain't that rich? Now me, I wear the pants in my family.
Mrs. Bugs Bunny: Eh, what's up, doc, dear?
[Bugs slinks back into his hole]
Mrs. Bugs Bunny: Eh, who wears the pants in this family?
[Lifts skirt to reveal a pair of pants]
- ConnectionsFeatured in Toon in with Me: What's Up, Spock? (2022)
- SoundtracksBlues in the Night
(uncredited)
Music by Harold Arlen
Played when Bugs and the lion first meet
Also played when the lion is talking on the telephone
The earlier model layouts for Bugs Bunny was unformed. Not just that, also the character layouts for the animals are 1930s' Disney level. The lion has a jaw like an ape. Some of its movements are taken from Goofy. Above all, even though Bugs Bunny is smaller than its actual size, the lion looks the same size as him. That size issue really distracts attention while he is attacking at Bugs, as we know that the lion is trying to prove he's not washed up from being the king of the jungle. It should have been drawn up at least a little brutal. Yet, what Chuck Jones offers is just Elmer Fudd in lion appearance.
Put the layouts aside, the story is so-so. It doesn't have any unique development and jokes at all. Storytelling sometimes gets very weak that more than a couple times, Bugs uses signboards. Something very unique but silly: Bugs Bunny's mum appears at end, "Mrs.Bugs Bunny". It all relies on Woody Woodpecker-type fast motion tricks. After all, a Bugs Bunny episode, only good for infants and children at age 6.
- CihanVercan
- Dec 29, 2009
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- Merrie Melodies #20 (1941-1942 Season): Hold the Lion, Please
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- Runtime8 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1