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|name=Baton Bunny |
|name=Baton Bunny |
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|image=BatonBunny Lobby Card.PNG |
|image=BatonBunny Lobby Card.PNG |
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|caption=Lobby card |
|caption=Lobby card |
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|director=[[Chuck Jones]] |
|director=[[Chuck Jones]]<br>[[Abe Levitow]] |
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|story=[[Michael Maltese]] |
|story=[[Michael Maltese]] |
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|animator= |
|animator=[[Ken Harris]]<br>[[Richard Thompson (animator)|Richard Thompson]]<br>[[Ben Washam]] |
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|starring=[[Mel Blanc]] |
|starring=[[Mel Blanc]] |
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|music= |
|music=[[Milt Franklyn]] |
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|layout_artist=[[Maurice Noble]] |
|layout_artist=[[Maurice Noble]] |
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|background_artist=Tom O'Loughlin |
|background_artist=Tom O'Loughlin |
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|editing=[[Treg Brown]] |
|editing=[[Treg Brown]] |
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|producer=[[John W. Burton (animation)|John Burton |
|producer=[[John W. Burton (animation)|John Burton Sr.]] |
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|distributor=[[Warner Bros.]] |
|distributor=[[Warner Bros.]] |
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|released= |
|released={{Film date|1959|01|10|df=yes}} |
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20 April 1968 (Blue Ribbon re-release) |
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|color_process=[[Technicolor]] |
|color_process=[[Technicolor]] |
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|runtime=7 minutes |
|runtime=7 minutes |
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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 |
'''''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> |
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It shows Bugs conducting an [[orchestra]] |
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. |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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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 |
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. |
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==Home media== |
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The short was released on DVD on the ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'' in 2003. |
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Latest revision as of 17:34, 6 July 2024
Baton Bunny | |
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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 |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
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
[edit]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
[edit]The short was released on DVD on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 in 2003.
See also
[edit]- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–59)
- List of Bugs Bunny cartoons
- Rhapsody Rabbit, a similar 1946 short where Bugs Bunny plays Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 while fending off a mouse
References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Baton Bunny at IMDb
- 1959 films
- 1959 animated films
- 1959 short films
- Films directed by Abe Levitow
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Looney Tunes shorts
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Bugs Bunny films
- Animated films set in Los Angeles
- Animated films without speech
- American musical comedy films
- 1959 musical comedy films
- Films scored by Milt Franklyn
- Animated films about music and musicians
- 1950s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Films with screenplays by Michael Maltese
- Animated films about flies
- Looney Tunes stubs
- 1950s animated film stubs
- 1950s American film stubs