Person To Bunny
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Person to Bunny is a 1959 Merrie Melodies
Bugs Bunny
cartoon released on April 2, 1960. It stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck
, and Elmer Fudd
. The cartoon is posthumous because Arthur Q. Bryan
died before the release of the cartoon.
series, Person to Person
). As Bugs is interviewed, there is a knock on the door and Daffy Duck shows up. Seeing that Bugs is being interviewed, Daffy decides to get in on the action, but Bugs doesn't want Daffy in on it (as he is ruining the interview), making Daffy mad. Burrows asks how Bugs has outsmarted Elmer Fudd over the years and Bugs answers by "Elmer Fudd clever ?" Bugs says that he is stupid and his I.Q. is P.U. Elmer is watching the program at home but when he hears Bugs saying that he is stupid, he is enraged and decides to come to the interview. Just then, Elmer comes over. Bugs stops the interview and decides to settle with Elmer while Daffy sings a Ted Lewis
song. Elmer tells Bugs that he has 5 seconds to apologize to him for calling him stupid or he will shoot, but Bugs puts a carrot in the gun and it backfires on him. Elmer puts his rifle through a crack in the door and Bugs tricks Daffy by telling him it is a TV camera. Elmer shoots Daffy leaving him with a bent beak. Daffy is now jealous of Bugs and thinking that being a rabbit was what Bugs did to be famous, starts mocking Bugs with a rabbit suit eating a carrot and says that anyone can do what he does. Then Elmer comes back and when Daffy starts to walk out, he is shot by Elmer thinking that it was Bugs. Daffy points to Bugs and Elmer chases Bugs outside. Now that Bugs is gone, Daffy decides to do a song and dance number for Mr. Burrows.
Outside, Bugs outsmarts Elmer by spinning him around in a log near a cliff so Elmer always comes out the cliff end of the log. Elmer gets confused and stays in the log panting while Bugs to go back to his interview ("It'll take him all day to figure out this one"). when Bugs returns Daffy is still doing his song and dance number when and Bugs decides to get rid of Daffy by letting him be on TV. Bugs mentions to Daffy that there will be 40 million people watching the show. When Daffy hears this, he gets stage fright and faints. In the end, Bugs is fanning Daffy and tells Burrows, "Good Night, Mr. Burrows.
voiced Elmer Fudd. Bryan had died in November 1959, a number of months before Person to Bunnys release.Burrows voice was provided by Daws Butler
.
The cartoon was slightly out of date even when it debuted in 1960, as Edward R. Murrow had already left "Person to Person" by 1959 and was replaced with Charles Collingwood
. This was partially unavoidable, due to the long lead time between start time and completion of a theatrical cartoon (in some cases, over a year).
Merrie Melodies
Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures between 1931 and 1969.Originally produced by Harman-Ising Pictures, Merrie Melodies were produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions from 1933 to 1944. Schlesinger sold his studio to Warner Bros. in 1944,...
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
cartoon released on April 2, 1960. It stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck
Daffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny...
, and Elmer Fudd
Elmer Fudd
Elmer J. Fudd/Egghead is a fictional cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters, and the de facto archenemy of Bugs Bunny. He has one of the more disputed origins in the Warner Bros. cartoon pantheon . His aim is to hunt Bugs, but he usually ends up seriously injuring...
. The cartoon is posthumous because Arthur Q. Bryan
Arthur Q. Bryan
Arthur Quirk Bryan was a United States comedian and voice actor, remembered best for his longtime recurring role as well-spoken, wisecracking Dr...
died before the release of the cartoon.
Plot
In his Hollywood home Bugs Bunny is being interviewed on the TV show "People to People" with Cedric R. Burrows (a knock-off of the Edward R. MurrowEdward R. Murrow
Edward Roscoe Murrow, KBE was an American broadcast journalist. He first came to prominence with a series of radio news broadcasts during World War II, which were followed by millions of listeners in the United States and Canada.Fellow journalists Eric Sevareid, Ed Bliss, and Alexander Kendrick...
series, Person to Person
Person to Person
Person to Person was a popular television program in the United States that ran from 1953 to 1961. Well-respected news reporter Edward R. Murrow hosted it until 1959, interviewing celebrities in their homes from a comfortable chair in his New York studio Person to Person was a popular television...
). As Bugs is interviewed, there is a knock on the door and Daffy Duck shows up. Seeing that Bugs is being interviewed, Daffy decides to get in on the action, but Bugs doesn't want Daffy in on it (as he is ruining the interview), making Daffy mad. Burrows asks how Bugs has outsmarted Elmer Fudd over the years and Bugs answers by "Elmer Fudd clever ?" Bugs says that he is stupid and his I.Q. is P.U. Elmer is watching the program at home but when he hears Bugs saying that he is stupid, he is enraged and decides to come to the interview. Just then, Elmer comes over. Bugs stops the interview and decides to settle with Elmer while Daffy sings a Ted Lewis
Ted Lewis (musician)
Theodore Leopold Friedman, better known as Ted Lewis , was an American entertainer, bandleader, singer, and musician. He led a band presenting a combination of jazz, hokey comedy, and schmaltzy sentimentality that was a hit with the American public. He was known by the moniker "Mr...
song. Elmer tells Bugs that he has 5 seconds to apologize to him for calling him stupid or he will shoot, but Bugs puts a carrot in the gun and it backfires on him. Elmer puts his rifle through a crack in the door and Bugs tricks Daffy by telling him it is a TV camera. Elmer shoots Daffy leaving him with a bent beak. Daffy is now jealous of Bugs and thinking that being a rabbit was what Bugs did to be famous, starts mocking Bugs with a rabbit suit eating a carrot and says that anyone can do what he does. Then Elmer comes back and when Daffy starts to walk out, he is shot by Elmer thinking that it was Bugs. Daffy points to Bugs and Elmer chases Bugs outside. Now that Bugs is gone, Daffy decides to do a song and dance number for Mr. Burrows.
Outside, Bugs outsmarts Elmer by spinning him around in a log near a cliff so Elmer always comes out the cliff end of the log. Elmer gets confused and stays in the log panting while Bugs to go back to his interview ("It'll take him all day to figure out this one"). when Bugs returns Daffy is still doing his song and dance number when and Bugs decides to get rid of Daffy by letting him be on TV. Bugs mentions to Daffy that there will be 40 million people watching the show. When Daffy hears this, he gets stage fright and faints. In the end, Bugs is fanning Daffy and tells Burrows, "Good Night, Mr. Burrows.
Production details
- This would be the final cartoon where Bugs and Elmer starred together in the same cartoon, until the
Arthur Q. Bryan
Arthur Quirk Bryan was a United States comedian and voice actor, remembered best for his longtime recurring role as well-spoken, wisecracking Dr...
voiced Elmer Fudd. Bryan had died in November 1959, a number of months before Person to Bunnys release.
Daws Butler
Charles Dawson "Daws" Butler was a voice actor originally from Toledo, Ohio. He worked mostly for Hanna-Barbera and originated the voices of many famous animated cartoon characters, including Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Snagglepuss, and Huckleberry Hound.Daws Butler trained many working actors...
.
Charles Collingwood
Charles Collingwood may refer to:* Charles Collingwood , British actor, best known for his work in the BBC Radio 4 soap opera The Archers* Charles Collingwood , American newscaster for CBS...
. This was partially unavoidable, due to the long lead time between start time and completion of a theatrical cartoon (in some cases, over a year).