"Bewitched Bunny" ( Rus. Enchanted rabbit ) - American cartoon in 1954 . First appearance on the screen of the Witch Hazel . A parody of the Brothers Grimm fairy tale " Hansel and Gretel ."
| Enchanted rabbit | |
|---|---|
| Bewitched bunny | |
 Fragment | |
| Cartoon type | hand-drawn |
| Genre | humorous family |
| Producer | Chuck jones |
| written by | Michael Maltese |
| Roles voiced | Chalk Blank Bee Benaderet |
| Composer | Karl Stalling |
| Animators | Ken Harris Ben Wesham Lloyd Vaughan |
| Studio | Warner bros |
| A country |  USA |
| Tongue | |
| Duration | 7 minutes |
| Premiere | July 24, 1954 |
| IMDb | ID 0046771 |
| BCdb | more details |
Story
Bugs Bunny walks through the woods and reads the Brothers Grimm 's tale Hansel and Gretel . Suddenly he sees the children from a fairy tale with his own eyes, they are invited to his witch Hazel ( Witch Hazel ). The rabbit decides to save them, the children run away safely, but now the witch decided to make a rabbit for herself for lunch. Magic potions and tricks are used, but Bugs remains alive and defeats the witch, who herself eventually turns into a rabbit girl.
Roles voiced
- Mel Blank - Bugs Bunny , Hansel, Prince Charming
- Bi Benaderet - Gretel, Witch Hazel , rabbit girl (uncredited)
Interesting Facts
- The cartoon is available on the DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 [1] and Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection .
- At the very end of the cartoon, Bugs Bunny pronounces the phrase Ah sure, I know! But aren't they all witches inside? ( Rus. All of them [women] are witches inside, aren’t they? ), which was recognized as misogynistic and was cut from the air in Canada [2] .
See also
- List of cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny
Notes
- ↑ The Bugs Bunny / Looney Tunes Comedy Hour - Complete Disc-by-Disc Details of Golden Collection Vol. 5 Cartoons, Extras Archived February 8, 2009 at Wayback Machine , tvshowsondvd.com , August 5, 2007
- ↑ CANADIAN BROADCAST STANDARDS COUNCIL. ONTARIO REGIONAL COUNCIL. CIII-TV re The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show (“Hansel and Gretel”) Archived on May 23, 2012. , cbsc.ca , February 3, 1999
Links
- Bewitched Bunny on the Internet Movie Database
- Cartoon script at bugsbunnypage.tripod.com