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Beanstalk Bunny
Beanstalk Bunny
Directed by	Charles M. Jones
Story by	Michael Maltese
Produced by	Edward Selzer
Starring	Mel Blanc; Arthur Q. Bryan; (uncredited)
Music by	Carl Stalling
Animation by	Ken Harris; Richard Thompson; Abe Levitow; Keith Darling
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	February 12, 1955;
Running time	7:00
Language	English

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Beanstalk Bunny is a 1955 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.^[1] The short was released on February 12, 1955, and stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.^[2] The cartoon's story is derived from the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk".

Plot

Daffy Duck initiates the tale in the guise of Jack, lamenting the recent exchange of a prized Holstein cow for three seemingly insignificant beans. Disenchanted by his trade, Daffy discards the beans, unwittingly setting off a chain of events as they land in Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole. Subsequently, a towering beanstalk emerges, prompting Daffy to embark on a climb, recognizing the narrative's necessity for progression.

During his ascent, Daffy encounters Bugs, who is slumbering in his bed ensnared by the beanstalk. Dismissing Bugs, Daffy forges ahead, intent on seizing the fortunes rumored to lie within the giant's castle. However, his enthusiasm wanes upon encountering the giant personified by Elmer Fudd. Fleeing from Elmer's menacing presence, Daffy's predicament intensifies as Bugs joins him atop the beanstalk.

In a bid to evade capture, Bugs improvises a ruse, persuading Elmer that Daffy is the elusive Jack of legend. A tumultuous debate ensues over identity, culminating in their apprehension by Elmer. Incarcerated within the castle, Bugs and Daffy narrowly escape a perilous fate, utilizing an ACME glass cutter to thwart Elmer's intentions.

A frantic pursuit ensues, with Elmer relentlessly pursuing the duo throughout his domain. Amidst the chaos, Bugs manages to incapacitate Elmer, offering an opportunity for escape. While Bugs elects to depart, Daffy's avarice compels him to remain, harboring aspirations of absconding with the giant's treasures.

Meanwhile, Bugs stumbles upon Elmer's expansive carrot garden, indulging in the colossal produce. As night falls, Bugs retires beneath a gargantuan carrot, pondering Daffy's fate. Daffy, ensnared within Elmer's pocket watch, resigns himself to his predicament.

Cast

Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer Fudd (uncredited)

Home media

This cartoon is available on the laserdisc release Hare Beyond Compare and on the VHS cassette Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues.... Until 2023, this short was unavailable on DVD or Blu-ray. It's been rumored that the original negative stored in the Warner Bros. vault was damaged, but was reported in July 2020 that a restoration was being worked on.^[3] The short was eventually released on home media as part of the Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 Blu-ray released in 2023.^[4]

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 269. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
^ @spongefan21 (22 October 2020). "@bunchasofties @C_A_P_" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Beck, Jerry (28 March 2023). "Warner Archive Collection Announces "Looney Tunes Collector's Choice" blu-ray – Animation Scoop". www.animationscoop.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

External links

Beanstalk Bunny at IMDb

Preceded by Baby Buggy Bunny	Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1955	Succeeded by Sahara Hare

[Beck-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. 269. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[2] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

[3] @spongefan21 (22 October 2020). "@bunchasofties @C_A_P_" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[4] Beck, Jerry (28 March 2023). "Warner Archive Collection Announces "Looney Tunes Collector's Choice" blu-ray – Animation Scoop". www.animationscoop.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.

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-'''''Beanstalk Bunny''''' is a 1955 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[Chuck Jones]].<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=269}}</ref> The short was released on February 12, 1955, and stars [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Daffy Duck]] and [[Elmer Fudd]].<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=60–62}}</ref> The cartoon's story is derived from the fairy tale "[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]".
+'''''Beanstalk Bunny''''' is a 1955 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[Chuck Jones]].<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=269}}</ref> The short was released on February 12, 1955, and stars [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Daffy Duck]] and [[Elmer Fudd]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–62}}</ref> The cartoon's story is derived from the fairy tale "[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]".
 ==Plot==
+Daffy Duck initiates the tale in the guise of Jack, lamenting the recent exchange of a prized Holstein cow for three seemingly insignificant beans. Disenchanted by his trade, Daffy discards the beans, unwittingly setting off a chain of events as they land in Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole. Subsequently, a towering beanstalk emerges, prompting Daffy to embark on a climb, recognizing the narrative's necessity for progression.
-Daffy Duck opens the story in the role of Jack summing up recent events:{{cquote|Now there goes a salesman - he trades me out of a perfectly good, [[Food grading#Milk|Grade A]] [[Homogenization (chemistry)|homogenized]] [[Holstein Friesian cattle|Holstein cow]], and for what?  Three stupid beans. Jack, you're a jerk.}}
-Frustrated with having traded his cow for the three beans, Daffy tosses them away and they land in Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole. A beanstalk erupts shortly after, and Daffy decides to climb it for the sake of the cartoon ("Well, I'd better get to work climbing that thing, or we won't have any picture"). On the way up, he comes across Bugs, who is asleep in his bed which is stuck in the beanstalk.  Bugs awakens and sees Daffy, but Daffy kicks him away. Realizing which story is unfolding before him, Bugs decides that there will be a rabbit in ''this'' version of it and begins climbing after Daffy.
+During his ascent, Daffy encounters Bugs, who is slumbering in his bed ensnared by the beanstalk. Dismissing Bugs, Daffy forges ahead, intent on seizing the fortunes rumored to lie within the giant's castle. However, his enthusiasm wanes upon encountering the giant personified by Elmer Fudd. Fleeing from Elmer's menacing presence, Daffy's predicament intensifies as Bugs joins him atop the beanstalk.
-Meanwhile, Daffy reaches the top of the beanstalk, excited about stealing the fortune that the giant's castle holds, until he meets the giant himself - Elmer Fudd. Daffy's excitement turns into panic and he runs from the giant Elmer just as Bugs reaches the top. As Elmer closes in on the duo, Bugs reminds Elmer that he is supposed to go after Jack instead of a rabbit and claims that Daffy is Jack. Daffy frantically tries to pass this off as a lie, declaring his name to be Aloysius, and that Bugs is Jack. As the two start to argue about who the real Jack is, Elmer decides to "open up with a pair of Jacks" and captures both of them. Inside the castle, Elmer places Bugs and Daffy under a glass cake dome and prepares to grind their bones with a peppercorn grinder to make his bread. However, they manage to escape because Bugs has an [[Acme Corporation|ACME]] [[glass cutter]] in his possession. Elmer then chases the two around his castle as they are trying to escape.
+In a bid to evade capture, Bugs improvises a ruse, persuading Elmer that Daffy is the elusive Jack of legend. A tumultuous debate ensues over identity, culminating in their apprehension by Elmer. Incarcerated within the castle, Bugs and Daffy narrowly escape a perilous fate, utilizing an ACME glass cutter to thwart Elmer's intentions.
-The chase continues until Bugs manages to trip Elmer, knocking him unconscious. Bugs wants to leave the place, but greedy Daffy decides to stay so he can steal "those solid gold goodies" from the giant ("On account of I am greedy"). As Bugs runs towards the beanstalk, he comes across Elmer's huge carrot garden, with carrots as big as houses and ready to be eaten. Later that night, Bugs, his stomach now full and fat to a length equal to his ears, rests under one of the giant carrots he has been eating, and wonders what has become of Daffy, who is revealed to be trapped inside Elmer's pocket watch, acting like the minute and hour hands, while constantly making tick-tock sounds. Daffy remarks "Eh...it's a living", closing the cartoon.
+A frantic pursuit ensues, with Elmer relentlessly pursuing the duo throughout his domain. Amidst the chaos, Bugs manages to incapacitate Elmer, offering an opportunity for escape. While Bugs elects to depart, Daffy's avarice compels him to remain, harboring aspirations of absconding with the giant's treasures.
+Meanwhile, Bugs stumbles upon Elmer's expansive carrot garden, indulging in the colossal produce. As night falls, Bugs retires beneath a gargantuan carrot, pondering Daffy's fate. Daffy, ensnared within Elmer's pocket watch, resigns himself to his predicament.
 ==Cast==
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 ==Home media==
-This cartoon is available on the laserdisc release ''Hare Beyond Compare'' and on the VHS cassette ''Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues...''. As of 2020, this short is still unavailable on DVD or Blu-ray. It's been rumored that the original negative in WB's vaults has been sustained to negative damage, but it's been reported as of July 2020 that a restoration was being worked on it.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1319366327191150593|user=spongefan21|title=@bunchasofties @C_A_P_<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=22 October 2020}}</ref>
+This cartoon is available on the laserdisc release ''Hare Beyond Compare'' and on the VHS cassette ''Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues...''. Until 2023, this short was unavailable on DVD or Blu-ray. It's been rumored that the original negative stored in the Warner Bros. vault was damaged, but was reported in July 2020 that a restoration was being worked on.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1319366327191150593|user=spongefan21|title=@bunchasofties @C_A_P_<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=22 October 2020}}</ref> The short was eventually released on home media as part of the ''[[Looney Tunes Collector's Choice#Volume 1|Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1]]'' Blu-ray released in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Beck |first=Jerry |date=March 28, 2023 |title=Warner Archive Collection Announces "Looney Tunes Collector's Choice" blu-ray – Animation Scoop |url=https://www.animationscoop.com/warner-archive-collection-announces-looney-tunes-collectors-choice-blu-ray/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407032659/https://www.animationscoop.com/warner-archive-collection-announces-looney-tunes-collectors-choice-blu-ray/ |archive-date=7 April 2023 |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=www.animationscoop.com}}</ref>
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