Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)

Director:

Chuck Jones

Writer:

Michael Maltese (story)

Release Date:

18 December 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Baby-faced Finster robs a bank, but the baby carriage with the money in it goes down Bugs' rabbit hole. |

Plot Keywords:

Baby Carriage | Stilts | Bugs Bunny | Fugitive | Merrie Melodies

Cast

Mel Blanc

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Bugs Bunny / Baby-Faced Finster aka Ant Hill Harry / TV Reporter / Sergeant / Clancy (voice)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Passed (PCA #16233)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Quotes:

Bugs Bunny: Now we'll play some nice games before beddy-time.
[Baby Finster pulls out a "toy" gun and aims it at Bugs]
Bugs Bunny: Oh, goodness! Hopalong Finster's gonna shoot big bad-guy rabbit with his toy pistol!
[Bugs gets blasted in the face]
Bugs Bunny: Some toy.

Movie Connections:

Remade as Little Man (2006/I)

Soundtrack:

We're in the Money

Bugs

Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)

*** (out of 4)

Cute, if not exceptionally funny short, has Bugs Bunny becoming a father but what he doesn't know is that his new "kid" is actually a gangster who just got done robbing a bank. I know many cartoon buffs considering this a masterpiece but to me it's only a good film that just doesn't have enough laughs to be considered a classic. The biggest problem for me is the kid, Finster. I just don't find him cute, tough or even funny. The early stuff with his acting the part of the child was incredibly dull to me and the short doesn't really pick up until Bugs realizes who he is and makes him pay for it. The sit of Bugs shaking the baby is somewhat deranged to watch but that's what makes it funny.