8 Ball Bunny (1950)

Bugs helps a penguin go home via New Orleans, Martinique, the Panama Canal and finally the South Pole. But the penguin's home is in New Jersey.

Director:

Chuck Jones

Writer:

Michael Maltese (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc, Dave Barry

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	Bugs Bunny / Hobo / Man drinking mint julip in New Orleans / Natives (voice)

Storyline

Bugs helps a little penguin get home after the Ice Frolics show he was in is closed. They head south to New Orleans where the penguin gets on the Admiral Byrd, which it turns out is bound for Brooklyn. Their second attempt gets them to the Panama canal but they soon find themselves as the main course for a native dinner. They finally make it to the South Pole but Bugs too late just where home is.

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Plot Keywords:

penguin | panama canal | native | martinique | rabbit hole | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 July 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Esse Pingüim é uma Fria

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The South American native's use of the word "bwana" (referring to the Fred Dobbs ) is out of place since it is an African term originating in the Swahili language.

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Quotes

Bugs Bunny: [trying to go through the Panama Canal with the penguin] Twenty five cents to go though this thing? Humph, we'll walk foist!

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Connections

Referenced in Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Wiegenlied, Op. 49, No. 4"
(uncredited)
aka "Brahms' Lullaby"
Music by Johannes Brahms
Played when Bugs pops out of his hole holding a candle

User Reviews

One Of The Top Bugs Bunny Cartoons Of All Time

Bugs and an ice-skating penguin: now there's a new storyline. The penguins is part of the "Brooklyn Ice Frolics." One problem: the show closed and they left without the little guy! He wanders around and winds up falling into Bugs' hole outside the city.

Bugs freaks out: "It's a boid - a boid in a tuxedo!! Hey, playboy, what's the idea of crashing in here in the middle of the night and disrupting an honest rabbit's slumber?"

To make a long story short, the little penguin's tears get Bugs' sympathy so he takes him to where he thinks all penguins belong: the South Pole. They begin by hitching rides aboard a train, a la hobos, headed for "the Deep, Deep South."

Their adventures take them to the steamship "Admiral Byrd" and a few other spots. I won't divulge any more because there is still over half the story to go, at this point.

Suffice to say Bugs' is both funny and a very good protector of our little guy, who applauds every time something good happens. It's very cute and a really great cartoon overall with plenty of laughs and charm. Bugs adds to the humor just by the way he pronounces a lot of words in here. Having Humphrey Bogart make a guest appearance didn't hurt, either!

This is outstanding entertainment.