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Baton Bunny
Baton Bunny
	Lobby card
Directed by	Chuck Jones; Abe Levitow
Story by	Michael Maltese
Produced by	John Burton Sr.
Starring	Mel Blanc
Edited by	Treg Brown
Music by	Milt Franklyn
Animation by	Ken Harris; Richard Thompson; Ben Washam
Layouts by	Maurice Noble
Backgrounds by	Tom O'Loughlin
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	10 January 1959; 20 April 1968 (Blue Ribbon re-release)
Running time	7 minutes

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Baton Bunny is a 1959 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones and Abe Levitow.^[1] The short was released on 10 January 1959, and stars Bugs Bunny.^[2]

It shows Bugs conducting an orchestra – with a fly bothering him. Bugs conducts, and in part, plays the overture to "Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und Abend in Wien" (A Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna)", a composition by Franz von Suppé. Though Mel Blanc was credited for vocal characterizations, there is no dialogue in the short; the only vocal effect made was when an audience member is heard coughing. This is the third and last Bugs Bunny cartoon (the first two being A Corny Concerto and Rhapsody Rabbit, although he says three lines in the latter) where Bugs is silent. Or, nearly silent; at one point, he 'shushes' the brass. This is also one of the last cartoons to get a Merrie Melodies Blue Ribbon reissue in 1968.

Plot

Bugs is about to conduct "The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra" (supposedly in concert at the Hollywood Bowl). As he begins his elaborate preparation, someone in the audience starts coughing loudly. Bugs holds up a sign reading, "Throw the bum out!", which the audience does. Other problems plague Bugs' conducting, notably a bothersome fly and awkward cuffs that keep falling off; with each of these issues, his reactions act as direction to the orchestra, which responds accordingly, angering Bugs. In the middle of the performance, as a result of the music at that moment, Bugs plays dual roles as an indigenous person and the American troops chasing him. As his performance ends, the fly returns, landing on Bugs' nose. Bugs loses his sanity and attempts to kill the fly, crashing through the orchestra and into the instruments as he does so. As the music ends and the fly seems to be dead, Bugs bows to the crowd. Instead of applause, there is only silence and crickets chirping. Bugs looks around and sees that the seats are empty, then he becomes aware of faint clapping – coming from the fly. He bows to the fly, and the cartoon ends.

Home media

The short was released on DVD on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 in 2003.

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 313. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

External links

Baton Bunny at IMDb

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[Beck-1] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 313. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

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 |name=Baton Bunny
 |image=BatonBunny Lobby Card.PNG
 |caption=Lobby card
-|director=[[Chuck Jones]], [[Abe Levitow]]
+|director=[[Chuck Jones]]<br>[[Abe Levitow]]
 |story=[[Michael Maltese]]
-|animator='''Character co-animation:'''<br>[[Ken Harris]]<br>[[Richard Thompson (animator)|Richard Thompson]]<br>[[Ben Washam]]<br>'''Effects animation:'''<br>[[Harry Love (animator)|Harry Love]] (uncredited)
+|animator=[[Ken Harris]]<br>[[Richard Thompson (animator)|Richard Thompson]]<br>[[Ben Washam]]
 |starring=[[Mel Blanc]]
-|music='''Orchestrations:'''<br>[[Milt Franklyn]]
+|music=[[Milt Franklyn]]
-|layout_artist=[[Maurice Noble]]<br>Samuel Armstrong (uncredited)
+|layout_artist=[[Maurice Noble]]
 |background_artist=Tom O'Loughlin
 |editing=[[Treg Brown]]
-|producer=[[John W. Burton (animation)|John Burton, Sr.]]
+|producer=[[John W. Burton (animation)|John Burton Sr.]]
 |distributor=[[Warner Bros.]]
-|released=January 10, 1959
+|released={{Film date|1959|01|10|df=yes}}
+April 1968 (Blue Ribbon re-release)
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-'''''Baton Bunny''''' is a 1959 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon, directed by [[Chuck Jones]] and [[Abe Levitow]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=313}}</ref> The short was released on January 10, 1959, and stars [[Bugs Bunny]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60-62}}</ref>
+'''''Baton Bunny''''' is a 1959 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon, directed by [[Chuck Jones]] and [[Abe Levitow]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=313}}</ref> The short was released on 10 January 1959, and stars [[Bugs Bunny]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–62}}</ref>
-It shows Bugs conducting an [[orchestra]] - with a [[fly]] bothering him. Bugs conducts, and in part, plays the overture to "Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und Abend in Wien" (A Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna)", a composition by [[Franz von Suppé]]. Though Mel Blanc was credited for vocal characterizations, there is no dialogue in the short; the only vocal effect made was when an audience member is heard coughing. This is the third and last [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoon (the first two being ''[[A Corny Concerto]]'' and ''[[Rhapsody Rabbit]]'', although he says three lines in the latter) where Bugs is silent. Or, nearly silent;  at one point, he 'shushes' the brass. This is also one of the last cartoons to get a [[Merrie Melodies]] Blue Ribbon reissue in 1968.
+It shows Bugs conducting an [[orchestra]] – with a [[fly]] bothering him. Bugs conducts, and in part, plays the overture to "Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und Abend in Wien" (A Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna)", a composition by [[Franz von Suppé]]. Though Mel Blanc was credited for vocal characterizations, there is no dialogue in the short; the only vocal effect made was when an audience member is heard coughing. This is the third and last [[Bugs Bunny]] cartoon (the first two being ''[[A Corny Concerto]]'' and ''[[Rhapsody Rabbit]]'', although he says three lines in the latter) where Bugs is silent. Or, nearly silent; at one point, he 'shushes' the brass. This is also one of the last cartoons to get a [[Merrie Melodies]] Blue Ribbon reissue in 1968.
 ==Plot==
-Bugs is about to conduct "The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra" (supposedly in concert at the [[Hollywood Bowl]]).  As he begins his elaborate preparation, someone in the audience starts coughing loudly. Bugs holds up a sign reading, "Throw the bum out!", which the audience does. Other problems plague Bugs' conducting, notably a bothersome [[fly]] and awkward cuffs that keep falling off; with each of these issues, his reactions act as direction to the orchestra, which responds accordingly, angering Bugs. In the middle of the performance, as a result of the music at that moment, Bugs plays dual roles as an indigenous person and the American troops chasing him. As his performance ends, the fly returns, landing on Bugs' nose. Bugs loses his [[sanity]] and attempts to kill the fly, crashing through the orchestra and into the instruments as he does so. As the music ends and the fly seems to be dead, Bugs bows to the crowd. Instead of applause, there is only silence and [[cricket (insect)|cricket]]s chirping. Bugs looks around and sees that the seats are empty, then he becomes aware of faint clapping - coming from the fly. He bows to the fly, and the cartoon ends.
+Bugs is about to conduct "The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra" (supposedly in concert at the [[Hollywood Bowl]]).  As he begins his elaborate preparation, someone in the audience starts coughing loudly. Bugs holds up a sign reading, "Throw the bum out!", which the audience does. Other problems plague Bugs' conducting, notably a bothersome fly and awkward cuffs that keep falling off; with each of these issues, his reactions act as direction to the orchestra, which responds accordingly, angering Bugs. In the middle of the performance, as a result of the music at that moment, Bugs plays dual roles as an indigenous person and the American troops chasing him. As his performance ends, the fly returns, landing on Bugs' nose. Bugs loses his sanity and attempts to kill the fly, crashing through the orchestra and into the instruments as he does so. As the music ends and the fly seems to be dead, Bugs bows to the crowd. Instead of applause, there is only silence and crickets chirping. Bugs looks around and sees that the seats are empty, then he becomes aware of faint clapping – coming from the fly. He bows to the fly, and the cartoon ends.
-==Availability==
+==Home media==
-* ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'' (2003, DVD)
+The short was released on DVD on the ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'' in 2003.
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