Rabbit's Feat

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Rabbit's Feat
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Title card
Directed by Chuck Jones
Story by Michael Maltese (uncredited)
Starring Mel Blanc
Edited by Treg Brown
Music by Milt Franklyn
Animation by Ken Harris
Richard Thompson
Layouts byPhilip DeGuard
Backgrounds byPhilip DeGuard
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • June 4, 1960 (1960-06-04)(USA)
Running time
6:07
LanguageEnglish

Rabbit's Feat is an animated 1960 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. [1] The short was released on June 4, 1960, and stars Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote. [2] As Maltese had left for Hanna-Barbera, his name was removed from the credits (although his name remained on the credits for The Mouse on 57th Street a year later).

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Plot

Wile E. Coyote introduces himself as a hunting genius in pursuit of the Western rabbit, strategically setting up a picnic to lure Bugs Bunny. Upon capturing Bugs, Wile E. prepares to cook him, but Bugs cleverly feigns distress from behind a rock, leading to comedic confrontation. Wile E.'s subsequent attempts to exterminate Bugs are comically foiled, including failed rifle shots and a misguided plan to use dynamite in a carrot. Bugs ingeniously turns the tables on Wile E., causing him to suffer the consequences of his own schemes.

Ultimately, defeated and battered, Wile E. concedes defeat, adopting a new vegetarian lifestyle and seeking medical help.

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. 325. 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
1960
Succeeded by