Prince Violent

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Prince Violent
(Prince Varmint)
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Original issue title card
Directed by Friz Freleng
Hawley Pratt
Story byDave Detiege
Produced by David H. DePatie
Starring Mel Blanc
Music by Milt Franklyn
Animation by Gerry Chiniquy
Virgil Ross
Art Davis
Bob Matz
Layouts by Willie Ito
Backgrounds byTom O'Loughlin
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
Vitagraph Company of America
Release date
  • September 2, 1961 (1961-09-02)
Running time
6 minutes 21 seconds
LanguageEnglish

Prince Violent (retitled Prince Varmint for television) is a 1961 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng and Freleng's longtime layout artist Hawley Pratt. [1] The short was released on September 2, 1961, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. [2] The title is a pun on "Prince Valiant", a long-running comic strip at the time.

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Plot

A Viking named Sam the Terrible (Yosemite Sam) embarks on a mission of invasion, rowing towards a castle along a river. Observing his approach, Bugs Bunny, a resident of the castle's vicinity, initially dismisses Sam's attire as resembling a "broken loose electric can opener." However, upon witnessing Sam's forcible entry into the castle, Bugs resolves to confront the intruder.

Engaging Sam in a series of comedic skirmishes, Bugs employs clever tactics to outsmart the Viking. In their initial encounter, Bugs deftly disarms Sam and ridicules his costume, prompting Sam's expulsion from the castle. Subsequent confrontations see Bugs employing imaginative schemes, including painting a faux door on the castle walls and orchestrating the elephant's unwitting involvement in thwarting Sam's siege attempts.

Despite Sam's relentless pursuit, Bugs continuously outwits him, culminating in the Viking's humiliating defeat. Sam's various schemes, including catapulting rocks and mining beneath the castle, are foiled by Bugs' ingenuity and the inadvertent assistance of the elephant.

Ultimately, Sam's frustration escalates as his efforts are consistently thwarted. Vowing revenge against Bugs and the elephant, Sam departs, leaving behind a scene of chaos. As the narrative concludes, Bugs muses on the achievements attainable through resourcefulness, rewarding the elephant for its unwitting assistance.

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References

  1. ↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 333. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved June 6, 2020.
Preceded by Bugs Bunny Cartoons
1961		Succeeded by
Preceded by Yosemite Sam cartoons
1961		Succeeded by
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