This short has a few laughs, though it really drags in spots, which, when you consider that the short is about seven minutes long, is a dubious accomplishment. Because I want to discuss some of the details, this is a spoiler warning:
Elmer Fudd receives a crate (from his uncle (Judd Fudd) containing a female rabbit named Millicent, from Slobovia. Elmer's first words on catching a good look at Millicent in strong sunlight are, "Wooks aren't evewything, you know!", because Uncle Judd has promised in an accompanying note that he will pay Elmer $500.00 for looking after Millicent until he gets back to the US. For $500.00, Elmer is willing to overlook the fact that Millicent looks like she could have played linebacker for the Chicago Bears! Her manners and her attitude are a matched set, as she's rude, arrogant and obnoxious. She starts wrecking her room and Elmer discovers she wants a date. Since Millicent could pick Elmer up and bench-press him 57 times without breaking a sweat, Elmer wisely goes out looking for a male rabbit. Guess who he finds? That's right, Bugs.
Elmer baits a fishing pole with a carrot and catches Bugs like a trout. Ever the gentleman, Bugs first finishes his meal and the tidies up before agreeing to go home with Elmer, unaware of what fate (and Elmer) have waiting for him.
Bugs meets Millicent and is a less than enthusiastic swain. When she insists on a kiss, Bugs grabs a poor fish and Millicent kisses it instead. On his return to the fishbowl, the fish pulls out an old-fashioned pistol, marches into his house, you see a large bubble which, after it surfaces, bursts and gives out a large "POP!".
Bugs tries repeatedly to escape, but between Millicent and Elmer, his attempts at self-preservation fail. He's almost "bunny hugged" into a coma. Then Millicent declares that "Courtship is over! Name the day and we will be marriaged!", which is about as welcome a statement to Bugs as a declaration that he's been exposed to diphtheria. Thinking quickly, he suggests that they elope and he begins lowering her out the window on a sheet which "slips" out of his grasp. As she is pounding on the door, Bugs goes in and wakes up Elmer and tells him Uncle Judd's at the door. He slips a rabbit suit on Elmer in the dark and Millicent sees Elmer dressed as a rabbit and immediately switches her affections to him and soon, Elmer is doing his best Jesse Owens impression, sprinting off over the snow, with Millicent in hot pursuit.
This short is available on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 4 and is well worth seeing at least once. The set is highly recommended.
Elmer Fudd receives a crate (from his uncle (Judd Fudd) containing a female rabbit named Millicent, from Slobovia. Elmer's first words on catching a good look at Millicent in strong sunlight are, "Wooks aren't evewything, you know!", because Uncle Judd has promised in an accompanying note that he will pay Elmer $500.00 for looking after Millicent until he gets back to the US. For $500.00, Elmer is willing to overlook the fact that Millicent looks like she could have played linebacker for the Chicago Bears! Her manners and her attitude are a matched set, as she's rude, arrogant and obnoxious. She starts wrecking her room and Elmer discovers she wants a date. Since Millicent could pick Elmer up and bench-press him 57 times without breaking a sweat, Elmer wisely goes out looking for a male rabbit. Guess who he finds? That's right, Bugs.
Elmer baits a fishing pole with a carrot and catches Bugs like a trout. Ever the gentleman, Bugs first finishes his meal and the tidies up before agreeing to go home with Elmer, unaware of what fate (and Elmer) have waiting for him.
Bugs meets Millicent and is a less than enthusiastic swain. When she insists on a kiss, Bugs grabs a poor fish and Millicent kisses it instead. On his return to the fishbowl, the fish pulls out an old-fashioned pistol, marches into his house, you see a large bubble which, after it surfaces, bursts and gives out a large "POP!".
Bugs tries repeatedly to escape, but between Millicent and Elmer, his attempts at self-preservation fail. He's almost "bunny hugged" into a coma. Then Millicent declares that "Courtship is over! Name the day and we will be marriaged!", which is about as welcome a statement to Bugs as a declaration that he's been exposed to diphtheria. Thinking quickly, he suggests that they elope and he begins lowering her out the window on a sheet which "slips" out of his grasp. As she is pounding on the door, Bugs goes in and wakes up Elmer and tells him Uncle Judd's at the door. He slips a rabbit suit on Elmer in the dark and Millicent sees Elmer dressed as a rabbit and immediately switches her affections to him and soon, Elmer is doing his best Jesse Owens impression, sprinting off over the snow, with Millicent in hot pursuit.
This short is available on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 4 and is well worth seeing at least once. The set is highly recommended.
