Elmer Fudd acquires Bugs Bunny from a pet emporium for a nominal sum. Upon their return home, Elmer constructs a confinement area for Bugs, demonstrating a conscientious regard for the welfare of his new companion. Subsequent scenes depict Elmer endeavoring to accommodate Bugs' dietary preferences, presenting a bowl of vegetables, which elicits an irate response from the tempestuous hare.
As night descends, tensions escalate as Bugs, exhibiting a rebellious streak, usurps Elmer's sleeping quarters. Through a series of disruptive antics, ranging from impromptu dances to thwarted attempts at personal grooming, Bugs exacerbates Elmer's exasperation, culminating in a climactic confrontation.
In a darkened room illuminated by whimsical pyrotechnics, Elmer, driven to frustration, launches a retaliatory assault against Bugs. However, despite Elmer's efforts to expel Bugs from the domicile, the indomitable hare orchestrates a triumphant return, reclaiming dominion over Elmer's sleeping quarters. The battle concludes with a symbolic gesture as Elmer extinguishes the light, signifying the persistence of Bugs' presence within the household despite Elmer's efforts to assert control.
Production notesedit
This is the first cartoon in which the name Bugs Bunny is given (on a title card, edited onto the end of the opening title following the success of 1940's A Wild Hare), but the rabbit is similar to the prototype version of him seen and heard in Elmer's Candid Camera (though his voice is different) and other prototype-Bugs Bunny shorts. This is Chuck Jones' first cartoon featuring the recognizable Bugs Bunny, and it was written by Rich Hogan. Voices are provided by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan. It was produced by Leon Schlesinger.
Musicedit
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.
Home mediaedit
Although the short was included on three VHS compilations in 1985, 1990 and 1999, as well as a 1992 Golden Age of Looney TunesLaserDisc release, it was not issued again until 2020, when HBO Max included the cartoon in its collection of other Looney Tunes shorts.
^Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 111. ISBN0-8050-0894-2.
^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
elmer, rabbit, 1941, warner, bros, merrie, melodies, cartoon, directed, chuck, jones, short, released, january, 1941, features, elmer, fudd, bugs, bunny, lobby, carddirected, bycharles, jonesstory, byrich, hoganproduced, byleon, schlesingerstarringmel, blancar. Elmer s Pet Rabbit is a 1941 Warner Bros Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones 1 The short was released on January 4 1941 and features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny 2 Elmer s Pet RabbitLobby cardDirected byCharles M JonesStory byRich HoganProduced byLeon SchlesingerStarringMel BlancArthur Q BryanEdited byTreg BrownMusic byCarl W StallingAnimation byRudy Larriva Ken Harris Bob Cannon Ben Washam Phil MonroeLayouts byJohn McGrewBackgrounds byPaul JulianColor processTechnicolorProductioncompanyLeon Schlesinger ProductionsDistributed byWarner Bros PicturesRelease dateJanuary 4 1941 1941 01 04 Running time7 45LanguageEnglish Contents 1 Plot 2 Production notes 2 1 Music 3 Home media 4 References 5 External linksPlot edit nbsp Bugs Bunny has a chat with Elmer Elmer Fudd acquires Bugs Bunny from a pet emporium for a nominal sum Upon their return home Elmer constructs a confinement area for Bugs demonstrating a conscientious regard for the welfare of his new companion Subsequent scenes depict Elmer endeavoring to accommodate Bugs dietary preferences presenting a bowl of vegetables which elicits an irate response from the tempestuous hare As night descends tensions escalate as Bugs exhibiting a rebellious streak usurps Elmer s sleeping quarters Through a series of disruptive antics ranging from impromptu dances to thwarted attempts at personal grooming Bugs exacerbates Elmer s exasperation culminating in a climactic confrontation In a darkened room illuminated by whimsical pyrotechnics Elmer driven to frustration launches a retaliatory assault against Bugs However despite Elmer s efforts to expel Bugs from the domicile the indomitable hare orchestrates a triumphant return reclaiming dominion over Elmer s sleeping quarters The battle concludes with a symbolic gesture as Elmer extinguishes the light signifying the persistence of Bugs presence within the household despite Elmer s efforts to assert control Production notes editThis is the first cartoon in which the name Bugs Bunny is given on a title card edited onto the end of the opening title following the success of 1940 s A Wild Hare but the rabbit is similar to the prototype version of him seen and heard in Elmer s Candid Camera though his voice is different and other prototype Bugs Bunny shorts This is Chuck Jones first cartoon featuring the recognizable Bugs Bunny and it was written by Rich Hogan Voices are provided by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q Bryan It was produced by Leon Schlesinger Music edit 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 Home media editAlthough the short was included on three VHS compilations in 1985 1990 and 1999 as well as a 1992 Golden Age of Looney Tunes LaserDisc release it was not issued again until 2020 when HBO Max included the cartoon in its collection of other Looney Tunes shorts It was released on the Looney Tunes Collector s Choice Volume 3 Blu Ray disc in 2024 References edit Beck Jerry Friedwald Will 1989 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros Cartoons Henry Holt and Co p 111 ISBN 0 8050 0894 2 Lenburg Jeff 1999 The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons Checkmark Books pp 60 61 ISBN 0 8160 3831 7 Retrieved June 6 2020 External links editElmer s Pet Rabbit at IMDb nbsp Preceded byA Wild Hare Bugs Bunny Cartoons1941 Succeeded byTortoise Beats Hare Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elmer 27s Pet Rabbit amp oldid 1214401368, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
