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''Duck! Rabbit, Duck!'' is a 1953 '' Merrie Melodies '' cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones , and starring Bugs Bunny . It is the sequel to '' Rabbit Seasoning '', and the third and final entry in Jones' "Hunter's Trilogy " (the only major difference in format between this film and the others is that it takes place during the middle of Winter ). Produced by Edward Selzer for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. , the short was released to theaters on October 3 1953 by Warner Bros. Pictures and is widely considered among Jones' best and most important films. OVERVIEW Synopsis The cartoon, set in winter, finds Daffy Duck removing and burning every "Duck Season Open" sign he finds ("I am a duck bent on self preservation", he tells the audience). He then attempts to convince Elmer Fudd that it is actually Rabbit Season, prompting Bugs Bunny to use his wits to keep Elmer from shooting him. After each shot, irritated Daffy is forced to put his Beak back in place. In the end, Bugs successfully convinces a thoroughly loopy Elmer that it is, in fact, Baseball Season. As Elmer goes off, shooting a baseball, Daffy finally admits that it's really Duck Season... and is promptly shot up by a dozen hunters lying in wait. "Dirty Skunk Season" One extended routine in this short has Bugs holding up various "animal season" signs to correspond with every figurative expression involving an animal that Daffy makes. :Daffy: Well, I guess I'm the goat. :Daffy: Brother am I a pigeon. :Daffy: Why, if he's dead, then I'm a mongoose! :Daffy: You're a dirty dog. :Bugs: And YOU are a dirty skunk! :Daffy: I'm a dirty skunk? I'M a dirty skunk? Each presentation of the sign was accompanied by a eight-note brass fanfare or a nine-note one. The antics get truly confusing at the end when Elmer Fudd encounters Bugs disguised as a game warden: :Elmer: Oh, Mister Warden...can you please tell me what season this is? :Bugs: Coitainly, my boy...it's baseball season! Elmer then goes completely nuts and start shooting at a baseball as he runs off into the distance. EXTERNAL LINK |
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