Rebel Rabbit

PLOT

It starts out with Bugs noting that there are high bounties on various animals (such as $50 for a Fox and $75 for a Bear ), only to be highly insulted by the two-cent bounty on Rabbits . When a supericilious official explains to him that "rabbits are sweet and harmless, and the bounty will remain two cents," Bugs stomps out, vowing to make it clear that rabbits are the most dangerous animals around. He starts his rampage by slamming the official's door so hard that the glass in it shatters.

In short order, he pulls stunts like filling in the Grand Canyon , swiping all the locks off the Panama Canal , painting barbershop-pole stripes on the Washington Monument , and sawing Florida off from the rest of the country.

After an angry Congressman demands action, only to be interrupted by Bugs himself, the cartoon then includes live-action footage of the entire War Department mobilizing against Bugs Bunny. Tanks come rumbling out of their garages, soldiers pour out of barracks, and bugles blow. Bugs, now content with the $1 million bounty on his head, is snapped out of his daydreams by the whole Army coming after him. A series of shells land in a circle around him and he asks, "Could it be that I took this thing too far?" After a mighty explosion, he winds up in Alcatraz , where he answers, "Eh, ''could'' be!".

NOTES

This cartoon has been known to be difficult to find; however, it is currently scheduled to be released in a restored and remastered version on the third Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVD box.

SEE ALSO

List Of Bugs Bunny Cartoons

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