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Show Biz Bugs

  • 19571957
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Show Biz Bugs (1957)
  • Animation
  • Family
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Bugs and Daffy are vaudevillians competing for praise from the audience. They love Bugs no matter what; just the opposite for Daffy.Bugs and Daffy are vaudevillians competing for praise from the audience. They love Bugs no matter what; just the opposite for Daffy.Bugs and Daffy are vaudevillians competing for praise from the audience. They love Bugs no matter what; just the opposite for Daffy.
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  • Director
    • Friz Freleng
  • Writer
    • Warren Foster(story)
  • Star
    • Mel Blanc(voice)
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  • Director
    • Friz Freleng
  • Writer
    • Warren Foster(story)
  • Star
    • Mel Blanc(voice)
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      • Friz Freleng
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      • Warren Foster(story)
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    Storyline

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    Daffy Duck arrives at his vaudeville theatre to learn that Bugs Bunny has been given top billing over him. A competition ensues with Daffy out to get the top billing he deserves to prove that he is the star of the show. However, Bugs seems to be the crowd favorite as Daffy can't seem to best him in dancing, a magic act, juggling or playing musical instruments. This pushes Daffy to extreme measures as he performs a deadly stunt in his final attempt to impress the audience. He drinks some gasoline, some nitroglycerin, some gunpowder, some Uranium-238, lights up and swallows a match, causing him to explode. The audience gives him the acclaim he deserves for his performance, but Daffy (now an angel rising to heaven) "can only do it once". —garykmcd
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    • Trivia
      The exploding musical instrument scheme is the same in three Warner Brothers cartoons. The musical score is "Those Endearing Young Charms". In order, they are, first is Ballot Box Bunny (1951), as Yosemite Sam tried to get rid of Bugs Bunny, with a piano. Second is Show Biz Bugs (1957), as Daffy Duck tried to get rid of Bugs Bunny, with a xylophone. Then in Rushing Roulette (1965), the rivals were Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner. Wile E. Coyote set up a piano, and after the Roadrunner played a 'sour note', Wile E. played the correct theme. The very same musical note, approximately the seventh note to the tenth note, is the note, that is not played correctly, every time and when correctly played, by the schemer, instead gets the explosion occurred to the note.
    • Quotes

      Daffy Duck: There can only be one explanation for white tile in a dressing room.

      [Daffy turns a sign around on door, that reads MEN]

      Daffy Duck: And that's it.

    • Alternate versions
      On Nickelodeon, the climax involving Daffy's fatal stunt mixture was edited thus: Daffy swallows all of the explosives and then "shakes well", but blows up before he can light and swallow the match (which is what ultimately blows him up in the short's unedited form).
    • Connections
      Edited into Person to Bunny (1960)
    • Soundtracks
      Tea for Two
      (uncredited)

      Music by Vincent Youmans

      [Tap-danced by Bugs and Daffy.]

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    7/10
    "Dance, if you're not a coward!"
    Fun Bugs and Daffy short directed by Friz Freleng. This one has Bugs and Daffy both performing at a theater, where Daffy is upset to learn that Bugs is getting top billing. When he's told this is because Bugs is the bigger star, Daffy sets out to upstage his rival. A very funny series of gags follows as Daffy tries one thing after another to get over with the crowd. The animation is good, with bright colors and nicely-drawn characters and backgrounds (although the backgrounds are of that slightly sketchy, slightly off-kilter style that was becoming popular in the mid-to-late '50s). Excellent voice work from the great Mel Blanc. The music is bouncy and lively. This is a fun short that any fan of Bugs or especially Daffy will like. The Bugs/Daffy rivalry was rarely funnier than it is here.
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    • utgard14
    • Jul 10, 2016

    FAQ3

    • Which series is this from: Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies?
    • What has been censored from TV prints?
    • What is this "Blue Cross" Daffy is referring to after being cut in half?

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    • Release date
      • November 2, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Die prominente Ente
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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