A documentary-styled cartoon in which a behavioral study of the effects of different headgear ensues by constantly changing the hats on Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd and inducing them to enact the personalities suggested by the hats that land on their heads.
Written by Kevin McCorry <mmccorry@nb.sympatico.ca>
Bugs smokes in this cartoon. As the gangster, he blows cigar smoke into Elmer Fudd's face.
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Goofs
Continuity:
When he is transformed into the old lady, Elmer drops his gun. Yet, after Boy Scout Bugs helps him across the street, the gun is lying on the ground on that side.
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Quotes
[first lines]
Narrator:
It is a well-known psychological fact that people's behavior is strongly affected by the way they dress. For instance, if we alter this gentleman's attire to something more romantic, certain changes in attitude may perhaps be detected.
[the man's business suit is changed to a pirate outfit]
Man:
Batten down the keelhaul! Yahoo! Kill the women and children first! Blood! Gore! Spit 'em on the tatters! Narrator:
Even a change of hats will usually bring certain changes.
[Elmer Fudd appears on screen]
Narrator:
Look at this mild-mannered little man. A rather quaint figure, we might say, in his old-fashioned clothes. Yet put a hunter's cap on his head and let's see what happens.
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