Blooper Bunny

(Blooper) Bunny Blooper) Bunny is an eight minute cartoon that was produced in 1991[1] by Warner Bros., featuring the voice talents of Jeff Bergman and Gordon Hunt[2]. The short never received the intended theatrical release during the 51st anniversary of Bugs Bunny and was shelved for many years[3]. It was finally given a television premiere after Cartoon Network discovered the film sitting unseen in the vaults. During the years since its rediscovery, the cartoon has garnered a huge cult following among animation fans because of its edgy humor, and is featured on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 as of 2003.

The episode opens with a special 51½ Anniversary Celebration of Bugs Bunny. Once that is finished, what happened earlier that day is shown, with a backstage look at Bugs, Daffy, Yosemite Sam, and Elmer Fudd (featuring 3D rendering of the scenery). They attempt a performance, which results in a series of animated "bloopers."

Featured "bloopers"(edit) Bugs Bunny begins to dance, but the music skips like a broken record. He then dryly looks at the camera and says his trademark phrase, "What's up, Doc?" followed by "Monotonous, isn't it?" Bugs stops the music midway through dancing, as a result of noticing a loose floorboard on the stage. [edit] Credits Written by: Ronnie Scheib, Greg Ford, Terry Lennon Music by: George Daugherty Layout: Michael Wisniewski Animation: Nancy Beiman, Russell Calabrese, Doug Compton, Frank Gabriel, Bob McKnight, Nelson Rhodes, Larry Ruppel, Louis Tate, Dean Yeagle Key Assistant: Michael Wisniewski Background: Cotty Kilbanks, Kimball Miskoe Xerox: Chris Carrington Effects Animator: Don Poynter Ink & Paint: Sharon Alasheimer, Ann Barrett, Eva Bloom, Susan Burgos, Amber Chiarito, Ann Stein Decker, Mary Grant, Edna Jacobs, Richard Laslo, Stella Loguirato, Deborah Lomax, Elizabeth Olivier Assistant Animators: Kevin Brownie, Ed Cerullo, Ed Klein, Jeff LaFlamme, Levi Louis, George McClements, Roger Mejia, Juan Sanchez, Dick Williams Ink & Paint Supervisor: Marilyn Carrington Animation Checking: Rose Eng Animation Camera Operator: George Davis Sound Effects: Frank Raciti Film Editor: Jim Champin Production Manager: Bill Exter Associate Producer: Christopher Walsh Produced by: Greg Ford Supervising Producer: Veronica Chiarito [2]

[edit] References ^ IMDB article on (Blooper) Bunny ^ a b c d List of crew involved with the cartoon ^ The shelving of the cartoon for years

[edit] Links (Blooper) Bunny at Jibjab (Including the credits) Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%28Blooper%29_Bunny"

Bugs attempts to catch a cane in the midst of a performance, but consistently fumbles it. This occurs twice (the second take has the cane coming out before Bugs is ready to catch it). While waiting for the cane to be thrown, it becomes apparent that Daffy Duck has refused to throw it to Bugs, resulting in the director agreeing to have someone else throw it in Daffy's stead. Daffy enters the stage at the exact time that Bugs does, claiming that it is an improvement on the set. He bumps his head on the boom mic as he's walking off stage. While Bugs is waiting for Daffy to join him on the stage, a toilet can be heard flushing. As Daffy rushes onto the stage the director can be heard yelling "CUT." Elmer Fudd fires a real gun as opposed to a prop (claiming it would be a great big birthday surprise that he finally "blasted" Bugs after all these years). Bugs scolds him, resulting in Daffy engaging in an argument with Elmer, with it being more like a one sided argument with Elmer not saying a thing, that continues while Bugs shouts "CUT!" in the background. Daffy walks away and gets struck in the face by the loose board Bugs had avoided earlier. Before being cut off by Bugs, Daffy says, "You smug son of a—," with the next take beginning before he can form the next word (when this cartoon aired on The WB!, the line was shortened to "You smug—" before getting cut off). Daffy walks onto the stage with the board still smashed into his face. When he pulls it off, he yanks his beak off in the process. Everything plays out correctly until Yosemite Sam emerges from the cake frowning. The director instructs him to act cheerful for the next take, which has Sam going back into the cake mumbling "But I hates rabbits!" A rocket attached to Sam's back sends him flying about before crashing into the camera. During the credits, Sam can be heard yelling at Bugs, calling him a "Flop-eared son of a kangaroo." Bugs wraps up the episode by suggesting, "Maybe we can fix it in editing." [edit] Cast

Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam [2] Gordon Hunt as Man in Audience, Movers, Director [2]