Ballot Box Bunny (1951)

Mel Blanc: Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, Man with Cigar, Ant, Horse, the Women

Quotes 

• [Sam rigs a cannon to the front door of Bugs' campaign headquarters] 

  Yosemite Sam : No one will vote for a flattened-out rabbit skin, I always say.

  [Runs to the back door and knocks] 

  Bugs Bunny : Oh, you?

  Yosemite Sam : Yes, rabbit. I come to extend my hand in friendship. I like you, rabbit. You're a good Joe.

  [Taps his foot on floor] 

  Yosemite Sam : Someone knocking at your front door, rabbit.

  Bugs Bunny : Excuse me, Doc. I'll be right back.

  Yosemite Sam : [to himself]  In little bitty pieces.

  Bugs Bunny : That was someone for you, Sam. She said to mention St. Louis.

  Yosemite Sam : St. Louis? Emma! Yahoo! Emma, here's your Sammy boy!

  [Runs out to front door; Explosion; comes back all burnt and dazed] 

  Yosemite Sam : Same old Emma. Full of laughs.

• [last lines] 

  Bugs Bunny : Well, anyone for Russian Roulette?

  [Sam takes a gun, and holds it to his head; it clicks empty. Bugs takes the gun, and holds it to his own head. As the film irises out, we hear a gunshot; it is revealed through another iris that Bugs is okay] 

  Bugs Bunny : Heh! I missed!

  [Another iris reveals that Sam has taken the shot to the face] 

  Yosemite Sam : I hate that rabbit.

  [Iris out again, for the last time] 

• Bugs Bunny : [Impersonating Theodore Roosevelt]  I speak softly...

  [pulls out a 2x4] 

  Bugs Bunny : ... but I carry a biiiiiig stick!

  [the crowd cheers] 

  Yosemite Sam : [Holding a club and shouting]  Oh yeah? Well I speak loooooouud! And I carry a biiiiigger stick!

  [Hits Bugs over the head with the club] 

  Yosemite Sam : And I use it too!

• Bugs Bunny : Step right up folks and get a free cigar. Every cigar is a vote for Bugs Bunny.

  Yosemite Sam : Get out of here rabbit. If anyone is going to give away free cigars ol' Yosemite Sam will give em. Step right up gents.

  [Bugs replaces the real cigars with a box of novelty cigars in a box that reads: 0.05 Atom Explosive Cigars You Will Get A Bang Out Of This] 

  Yosemite Sam : Ole' Honest Sam is giving away free cigars because he loves the people. Here you are Mr.

  Man With Cigar : Say thanks.

  Yosemite Sam : Let good ol' Sam light it for you.

  [a loud explosion followed by what looks to be the burnt off end of a cigar. Sam blows off the singed part of the man's collar and the man's head pops up after the explosion] 

  Man With Cigar : Oh a wise guy huh?

  [Man punches Sam in the face] 

• Bugs Bunny : I can do anything you can do only better.

  Yosemite Sam : Oh no you can't!

  Bugs Bunny : Oh yes I can.

  Yosemite Sam : Can you play a piana?

  Bugs Bunny : Have you got a piana?

  Yosemite Sam : Sure I'll get a piana for you.

  [Sam rigs the explosives to the key] 

  Yosemite Sam : There's your piana rabbit. NOW PLAY!

  [Bugs plays Those Endearing Young Charms and hits the wrong note] 

  Yosemite Sam : NO! That's not it! Try it again

  [Bugs plays Those Endearing Young Charms again and hits the wrong note again] 

  Yosemite Sam : OOOHH You stupid rabbit! LIKE THIS!

  [Sam plays Those Endearing Young Charms on the piano and strikes the right note causing an explosion that turns his face to soot and then he falls over backwards] 

• [first lines] 

  Yosemite Sam : As I stand on this platform, I stand for union - Union suits and Union stations! For the little people. There's enough fresh air and sunshine in this great country of ours for everybody, and I'll see to it that you'll get your share!