The final installment of the "Hunting Trilogy" once again has Elmer out hunting, while Bugs and Daffy try to con him into shooting the other.
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"Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" is a brilliant Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck/Elmer Fudd cartoon, the third in what became known as the "Hunter Trilogy" from director Chuck Jones & writer Michael Maltese (the first two cartoons being "Rabbit Fire" [1951] and "Rabbit Seasoning" [1952]). Once again, Daffy tries to manipulate Elmer into blasting Bugs with his shotgun. Once again, Daffy fails, and HOW he fails. Once again, Bugs is just way too smart for Daffy to outwit! The most memorable running gag in "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" involves Daffy unwittingly claiming to be certain kinds of animals, Bugs holding up a sign (to the musical accompaniment of "A-Hunting We Will Go") declaring open season for these animals, and Elmer blasting Daffy's bill off his face with the shotgun. (On one of these occasions, Daffy is absolutely hilarious as he looks back at Elmer and squeaks "What?" before getting blasted.) Another memorable scene involves Daffy spotting Bugs in a duck disguise, after which Daffy shouts to Elmer, "Shoot the duck! Shoot the duck!"; who do you suppose Elmer shoots? One other thing to watch for in "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" is the palette of facial expressions from Daffy and Bugs, particularly when Bugs feels the muzzle of Elmer's shotgun directly behind his head, when Daffy learns that Elmer cannot shoot "a fwicasseeing wabbit," and when Daffy spots Bugs dropping down from the sky in a lame angel disguise. Catch this marvelous cartoon on Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3, featuring a well-done additional commentary by contemporary animator Eric Goldberg.
The third and last film of the "Hunting trilogy" (the other two being on Volume 1 of the Golden Collection), features Elmer once again hunting, but not knowing what season it is. Bugs plays with that holding up signs telling Elmer that it's various animal seasons and getting him to shoot Daffy over and over. You know what? That plot doesn't even begin to tell you how genius, how utterly hilarious, and how classic this cartoon truly is. Just know this. The other two were amazing hilarious, yes..but THIS is the absolute best of the three. It's just THAT good. This animated short can be found on Disk 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3 and includes an optional commentary by Eric Goldberg, as well as a music only track and a Behind the scenes featurette.My Grade: A+++
My personal views on this is that I feel that this is what people remember Loony Tunes for.The gags are simple, and easy to understand.But its the quick wittiness of Bugs Bunny, and the clever, but unlucky Daffy Duck - who never seems to get the roll of the green that means that they work so well together as characters.I feel that this is the greatest Looney tune cartoon of them all. It has just one joke running through its theme. But the timing, the scheming, the naivety of Elemer Fudd, is done to perfection.I really believe that this would make anyone around the world laugh. If it was done in their own language. Its one of the funniest pieces of cinema history that you will see anywhere.Don't get me wrong there are other - great cartoon out there. (*Please look on the IMDb list - for other comments that I have made and you will see them!!)If you haven't see this. Please try and always look out for it. Or try and see if you can get this.If you have it, and you've had a hard day.Put this on, and have a laugh.Looney tunes cartoons are the best in the world.These are the characters I love from Lonney Tunes saga:Daffy Duck, Bugs Bunny, Yoesemity Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Slyvester the Cat, W.E.Y Coyette, The Colonel and Beleverdere (* His faithful Hound!)Carl Brown [email protected]
The "Hunting Trilogy" of Rabbit Fire (1951), Rabbit Seasoning (1952), and Duck! Rabbit! Duck! (1953) should be considered the comedic high water mark of the Chuck Jones-Michael Maltese collaboration. While they are seldom mentioned in lists of the "greatest" or "most important" cartoons in the history of animation, they are certainly THE FUNNIEST cartoons I've ever seen. Michael Maltese never got the credit that directors like Jones, Freleng or Avery got, but it's his dialogue and situations that make Warner Bros. cartoons, and these three in particular, some of the FUNNIEST ever made.