Bugs Bunny is chased by Elmer Fudd throughout a TV studio and its various productions.Bugs Bunny is chased by Elmer Fudd throughout a TV studio and its various productions.Bugs Bunny is chased by Elmer Fudd throughout a TV studio and its various productions.
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Mel Blanc
- Bugs Bunny
- (voice)
- …
Arthur Q. Bryan
- Elmer Fudd
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Daws Butler
- Bugs as Groucho
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
- Directors
- Robert McKimson
- Friz Freleng(Rhapsody Rabbit sequences) (uncredited)
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- TriviaAmong the television programs parodied are You Bet Your Life (1950) starring Groucho Marx, You Are There (1953) with Walter Cronkite, and The Liberace Show (1952), starring Liberace.
- Quotes
Bugs Bunny: [referring to Elmer] Gee, what a sorehead. I've hoid about professional jealousy among actors, but that dope has got it real bad.
Elmer Fudd: [chasing Bugs] Hey, you come back here!
Bugs Bunny: Oh, no. You huwt my feelings.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television (1982)
- SoundtracksLucky Day
(uncredited)
Music by Ray Henderson
Lyrics by Lew Brown and Buddy G. DeSylva
Sung by Bugs Bunny
Featured review
Satirises and epitomises the decline of cinema
Robert McKimson's 'Wideo Wabbit' is a weak and rather ugly Bugs and Elmer cartoon. Bugs is duped into taking part in Elmer's TV hunting show but refuses to be shot. Instead, he leads Elmer on a chase through the studio, impersonating various TV stars along the way including Groucho Marx, Liberace and Art Carney. The references are dated but that's not what makes the cartoon fail. From the outset it's clear there's something lacking and the instant you see the TV show's producer you know what it is. McKimson has gone for a more modern look and the extra characters in the short look positively hideous, clashing with the design of Bugs and Elmer (who are comparatively unattractive here too). The usually fantastic Arthur Q. Bryan seems to be going through the motions as Elmer, perhaps aware of the low quality material and unable to work up any enthusiasm. The whole affair seems tired and slow, building up to a painfully unfunny climax. 'Wideo Wabbit' acknowledges the rise of television which would eventually wipe out the cinematic cartoon. It also epitomises the decline in quality of the cinematic cartoon that TV brought about.
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- phantom_tollbooth
- Nov 3, 2008
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- Runtime7 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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