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'''''Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt''''' is a 1941 ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon [[Animation director|directed]] by [[Friz Freleng]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=117}}</ref> Mel Blanc voiced all characters. This film was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Academy Award for Best Short Subject (cartoons)]], but lost to [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney]]'s [[Lend a Paw]]. This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–61}}</ref> The short makes several direct references to ''[[The Song of Hiawatha]]'', an epic poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].
'''''Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt''''' is a 1941 ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon [[Animation director|directed]] by [[Friz Freleng]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=117}}</ref> Mel Blanc voiced all characters. This film was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Academy Award for Best Short Subject (cartoons)]], but lost to [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney]]'s ''[[Lend a Paw]]''. This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–61}}</ref> The short makes several direct references to ''[[The Song of Hiawatha]]'', an epic poem by [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow]].


==Plot==
==Plot==

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Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
Directed byI. Freleng
Story byMichael Maltese
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byGil Turner
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • June 7, 1941 (1941-06-07)
Running time
7:30
LanguageEnglish

Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] Mel Blanc voiced all characters. This film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (cartoons), but lost to Walt Disney's Lend a Paw. This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[2] The short makes several direct references to The Song of Hiawatha, an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Plot

Bugs is reading The Song of Hiawatha out loud to himself and the saga turns real as a pint-sized, Elmer Fudd-like Hiawatha (minus the speech impediment) turns up, paddling his canoe. Hiawatha is looking for a rabbit for his dinner. Hiawatha manages to trick Bugs into thinking he is preparing a hot bath for him. It is actually a cooking pot, which Bugs quickly vacates once Hiawatha casually mentions that he is having rabbit stew for supper.

Reception

The Film Daily called the short a "very funny cartoon", saying, "the result is a howl from start to finish. The serious-minded Indian's efforts to catch the screwball rabbit for stewing purposes makes a lively and comical race. Bugs Bunny gets better and funnier with every screen appearance."[3]

Home media

Notes

References

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 117. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Reviews of Short Subjects". The Film Daily. 79 (119): 5. June 19, 1941. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Looney Tunes DVD and Video Guide: VHS: Viddy-Oh! For Kids". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-10-17.
  5. ^ Watson, Pernell (2001-06-12). "NETWORK PULLS BUGS BUNNY SHOWS". Daily Press. Retrieved 2022-06-22.

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