Bugs Bunny tricks Elmer Fudd into believing his house has been quarantined for something called "rabbititus."Bugs Bunny tricks Elmer Fudd into believing his house has been quarantined for something called "rabbititus."Bugs Bunny tricks Elmer Fudd into believing his house has been quarantined for something called "rabbititus."
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- Writer
- Stars
- Bugs Bunny
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Elmer Fudd
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
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- TriviaBoth Bugs and Elmer are in transitional stages of appearance development here, with Elmer wearing the outfit seen on his earlier version, Egghead. Bugs is shorter and had more salmon pink inner ears. Both would evolve further through the next decades.
- GoofsWhen Bugs Bunny is slicing up the carrots while sitting in the pot 1 carrot slice appears to miss the pot and fall to the floor. It is missing on the floor in the next scene.
- Quotes
Bugs Bunny: [in disguise] I'm Dr. Killpatient from the Board of Health. Where's the contaminated rabbit at?
Elmer Fudd: Oh, I'm gweatwy gwatified to see you, Doctor.
Bugs Bunny: Okay, okay, where's he at?
Elmer Fudd: He's wight in here, some pwace.
Bugs Bunny: [Enters a room and closes the door] Hmm. Mmm-hmm. Hmm. Yes? Mmm.
[Opens door]
Bugs Bunny: Mr. Fudd, come in a minute, please.
[They enter the room; it's painted with colored spots]
Elmer Fudd: Oh! Oh, my gwacious!
Bugs Bunny: [Hiding the buckets of paint] Why, what's the matter, Fudd?
Elmer Fudd: Spots! I see spots before my eyes!
Bugs Bunny: Spots? Mmm, that's bad. Spots, Mmm. Foist symptom of rabittitus.
- Crazy creditsThe end title featured the rare occasion where the Looney Tunes drum would appear, but instead of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny would appear inside the drum (which happens immediately rather than with a delay). Bugs is munching his carrot, says to the audience, "And that's the end!", then goes back to munching the carrot. This closing bumper was used only in this cartoon and "Baseball Bugs" (1946), another cartoon starring Bugs Bunny.
- ConnectionsFeatured in That's All Folks! Tales from Termite Terrace (2014)
- SoundtracksShortenin' Bread
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung with revised lyrics by Elmer, and then by Bugs
Also sung by Bugs while cutting carrots
This film starts out very well with some classic banter between Elmer and Bugs about what is in the basket (`there's no rabbit in here doc' says Bugs `you've been robbed') but once Bugs decides just to wind him up with the disease, it does go downhill a little.
The material over the rest of the short isn't as strong as the start and isn't as funny. Only occasionally does Bugs really come across as strong in his japes and tricks, the rest of the time it is pretty basic. The end of the film resorts to that old chestnut of involving the audience it's OK, but it doesn't work as well on TV.
Overall this is still worth seeing because Bugs is Bugs and is still fun to watch, however the promise of the material in the opening scene isn't met by the rest of the film.
- bob the moo
- Nov 22, 2003
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- Epidemia Conejil
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- Runtime8 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1