Shrunken Cinema/Termite Terrace/Rabbit Fire
From Eccentric Flower
Rabbit Fire
1950
Summary: Bugs and Daffy each try to convince Elmer to hunt the other.
Director: Chuck Jones
Writer: Michael Maltese
Featuring: Elmer Fudd; Bugs Bunny; Daffy Duck.
Onreel
0:21 Sound cue: The titles use the "What's Up, Doc?" theme written by Carl Stalling.
1:46 Sound cue: "A-Hunting We Will Go." Used throughout.
4:13 "You're despicable."
4:19 Sound cue while they remove their disguises: "Angel in Disguise."
4:44 Sound cue during the recipe reading: "Shortnin' Bread."
5:57 The elephant's voice is probably meant to be a joke on the shtick of comedian Joe Besser.
6:20 Sound cue for Bugs in drag: "Oh! You Beautiful Doll."
7:05 Elmer season!
Offreel
See the Rabbit Seasoning page for full details on this trilogy of cartoons and how to tell them apart.
The core of this cartoon is the "exchange reversal" gag ("Duck season!" "Rabbit season!") which had been used by Bugs before this in Baseball Bugs, and would be used by live-action and cartoon characters many times in the future.
This is the first cartoon to star both Bugs and Daffy, although Bugs had previously had cameos in Daffy cartoons. From here on, the relationship between Bugs and Daffy would always be clearly defined in the way it is here.
Wikipedia: "Richard Thompson said that in the film, there is 'the clearest definition of character roles: Elmer never knows what's going on; Bugs always knows what's going on and is in control of things; Daffy is bright enough to understand how to be in control, but never quite makes it.'"
