Which Is Witch
| Which Is Witch | |
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| Looney Tunes/Bugs Bunny series | |
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| Directed by | I. Freleng[1] |
| Produced by | I. Freleng[2] |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce[1] |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc[1] |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling[1] |
| Animation by | Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy Ken Champin Virgil Ross A.C. Gamer (effects animation)[1] |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt[1] |
| Backgrounds by | Paul Julian[1] |
| Studio | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation[1] |
| Release date(s) |  December 3, 1949[2] |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 minutes (one reel)[1] |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | My Bunny Lies over the Sea |
| Followed by | Hare Do |
Which Is Witch is a 1948 Looney Tunes cartoon released by Warner Bros. in 1949, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce.
[edit] Plot
Bugs Bunny is on a trip in Dark Africa. A short witch doctor ("Dr. I.C. Spots") wants to use him as a key ingredient in a prescription. Initially believing he is enjoying a hot bath, Bugs notices that he's being cooked and escapes, while Dr. Spots chases him. Bugs disguises himself as a Zulu native woman but this ploy fails. He jumps on a boat and Spots wades into the river, but a crocodile pulls him underwater. When the croc emerges, Bugs asks "Where's the little guy?" then realizes the croc has eaten Spots. Although the witch doctor is his enemy, Bugs nonetheless demands that the croc "cough him up!" When the crocodile refuses, Bugs wrestles the croc, finally emerging from the water with a crocodile skin handbag (Bug having implicitly killed the animal and converted it to this form), from which Spots emerges, clad in crocodile skin attire.
[edit] Censorship
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The original cartoon is currently not in rotation in the United States due to the jungle native stereotypes. It was one of 12 Bugs Bunny cartoons that was scheduled to air on Cartoon Network's "June Bugs" marathon in 2001, but was cut due to its ethnic stereotypes.
When this cartoon was shown on Nickelodeon in the 1990s, the scene of Bugs posing as a Zulu native by using plates to stretch his lips and a spring as a neck ring to escape the witch doctor was censored.
The CBS showing cut the entire sequence of the witch doctor locking Bugs in a pressure cooker.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i John Reid (2005), Movies Magnificent: 150 Must-See Cinema Classics, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=MtHYGDwTB7cC&pg=PA226
- ^ a b Karl F. Cohen (2004), Forbidden Animation, http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=gIyH_DLYhoIC&pg=PA54
| Preceded by Frigid Hare |
List of Bugs Bunny cartoons 1949 |
Succeeded by Rabbit Hood |
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