Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
| Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears | |
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| Merrie Melodies (Bugs Bunny) series | |
 The title card of Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears. |
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| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet Kent Rogers |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Robert Cannon |
| Layouts by | Earl Klein |
| Backgrounds by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date(s) | February 26, 1944 (USA) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7:22 (one reel) |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Hare Force (1944) |
| Followed by | Hare Ribbin' (1944) |
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short released in 1944, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Tedd Pierce. This short marks the first appearance of Jones' dysfunctional version of The Three Bears, and of course is a parody of the old fairy tale, Goldilocks and The Three Bears.
Mel Blanc provides the voices of Bugs and Papa Bear (for the latter using a raucous voice similar to Yosemite Sam only a little higher-pitched). Mama Bear is voiced by Bea Benaderet, while Kent Rogers voiced dim-witted Junior. Stan Freberg is often credited with voicing the character of Junyer Bear in this short, but Junyer was actually voiced by actor Kent Rogers. The cartoon was released four months before Rogers' death in the crash of a training flight at Pensacola, Florida, while he was in the military during World War II.
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[edit] Plot
The Three Bears are hungry and want something to eat, and plan on luring Goldilocks to them with porridge. They find, however, that all they have is carrot soup, which would only be useful in bringing Bugs Bunny to them. A plot derived from that of the traditional Goldilocks and the Three Bears story unfolds, with Bugs Bunny as the unwitting guest in the home of the three bears.
[edit] Trivia
- While Bugs is making himself at home in the bears' house, he hums part of the melody and sings the title line of the song "King for a Day", composed by Ted Fio Rito.
[edit] Notes
The plot device of an older woman falling for and chasing after a younger man to the point where he finds it difficult to escape from her loving embraces and passionate kisses has been featured in other cartoons such as Red Hot Riding Hood, Swing Shift Cinderella (Grandma/Fairy Godmother after a Wolf), A Fine Feathered Frenzy (Gorgeous Gal after Woody Woodpecker) and Red Riding Hoodlum (Grandma Woodpecker after a Wolf). Donning several outfits in attempts to seduce these younger men along with appearing behind every door they open are similar tactics that these women use. In this cartoon it was used when Bugs Bunny tried to distract Mama Bear by flirting with her and kissing her on the lips. Only it worked too well and she fell for Bugs so she in turn tried to seduce him by wearing different dresses. She eventually had her way with him and had Bugs covered in kisses.
[edit] Availability
This cartoon is found on Volume 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection.
[edit] External links
| Preceded by Hare Force |
Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1944 |
Succeeded by Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips |
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