An apple falls on Bugs' head, transporting him back to King Arthur's England.An apple falls on Bugs' head, transporting him back to King Arthur's England.An apple falls on Bugs' head, transporting him back to King Arthur's England.
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- Bugs Bunny
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- TriviaChuck Jones changes screen credit from 'Charles M. Jones' to 'Chuck Jones' with this cartoon.
- GoofsWhen Bugs Bunny can't see while he has the metal hairdryer on his head, all he has to do is look straight down to see where he is going.
- Quotes
Sir O of K: Surrender, varlet. Thou art the prisoner of me lance.
Bugs Bunny: I art? And whomsoever art thou, in thy cast-iron tuxedo?
Sir O of K: I, knave, am Sir O of K, Earl of Watercress, Sir Osis of the Liver, Knight of the Garter, and Baron of Wooster-cester-shister-shyster-schuster-shuster-shister-shire... shire.
Bugs Bunny: My, he's a big one! Hey, look, pressure cooker. I bet you know a lot of my friends. Ooh! Like, uh, Duke of Ellington, Count of Basie, Earl of Hines, Cab of Calloway, Satchmo of Armstrong.
Sir O of K: Upstarts and rogues. Never heard of them.
Bugs Bunny: Rogues, eh? Upstarts, eh? Look, Sir Rup of Figs, don't go around insulting my friends, or I shall get me a can opener and open thee up like a can of solid pack tomatoes.
Sir O of K: What? Wouldst tilt with me?
Bugs Bunny: Tilt with thee I will, and I won't wilt. Just lend me a weapon, that's all. That's all.
Sir O of K: Very well, thou stupid scoundrel. Prepare to meet thy fate.
- ConnectionsEdited into Fifty Years of Bugs Bunny in 3 1/2 Minutes (1989)
- SoundtracksThe Old Grey Mare
(uncredited)
Traditional
For some reason the editors deemed the exposition part unnecessary, so they removed the scene where Bugs Bunny gets knocked out by a falling apple while reading "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court". They also skipped the part with the Black Knight, leaving "La Magia" to open with Bugs angrily talking to himself (no idea what he's saying) while wearing a robe. Then a Dragon who looks like a cross between "The Reluctant Dragon" and "Pete's Dragon" runs past.
After easily getting rid of the fire breather, Bugs enters a tower where (according to the mailbox) Merlin Monroe resides. Apparently there were many more puns uttered in this cartoon, but I have yet to hear them. Merlin looks like Witch Hazel's brother just escaped from the loony bin. He even has one of those little propeller caps that only little kids and total fruitcakes are allowed to wear. Beside the historical inaccurate garb, the dreamlike atmosphere is made even more apparent by the use of one dimensional checkered floors in Castle Monroe. Richard Williams' epic 30 year production "The Thief and the Cobbler" would make even greater and stranger use of this idea. Merlin decides to try out his Magic Powder on Bugsy, but POUF, the magic Bunny has some tricks of his own up his sleeve (and under his thumb).
Since they cut out the set up, the bit with Bugs waking up beneath the tree also had to go, and suddenly Mr. B is back in a robe for the usual did-he-or-didn't-he? coda. Although this was not the most enjoyable Loony Toon in our little home collection, being able to dissect 3 minutes of Warner animation by playing it at different speeds, in reverse and freeze frame made me appreciate the art of animation even more. Maybe somewhere in time I might find the complete version.
4 out of 10 (not a bad score for half a cartoon)
Update: finally having tracked down the complete version, it turns out I had not seen half of it. It turns out an apple fell on Bugs' hairdryer (he had 'just washed his ears' ) while reading "Tales of knighthood and gallantry" by Burton. This set up leads to a namedropping encounter with a knight, Sir O of K. Bugs is really out of his league in the physical department, being unable to lift his sword, but still manages to outwit Mel Blanc's English accented oaf. The encounter with the Dragon/Horney toad is a lot better with the sound effects, funnier too. Now that I know at last how Bugs figures out how to get back to the present (he uses another apple), I must revise my original rating and give this legendary caper
7 out of 10
- Chip_douglas
- May 16, 2004
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1