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{{Short description|1956 film by Friz Freleng}}
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|name = Rabbitson Crusoe
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|image =Rabbitson Crusoe TC.png
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|director = [[Friz Freleng]]
|director = [[Friz Freleng]]
|story_artist = [[Warren Foster]]
|producer = [[Edward Selzer]]
|animator = [[Gerry Chiniquy]] <br> [[Arthur Davis (animator)|Arthur Davis]] <br> [[Virgil Ross]]
|story = [[Warren Foster]]
|animator = [[Gerry Chiniquy]] <br> [[Arthur Davis (animator)|Art Davis]] <br> [[Virgil Ross]]
|layout_artist = [[Hawley Pratt]]
|layout_artist = [[Hawley Pratt]]
|background_artist = [[Irv Wyner]]
|background_artist = [[Irv Wyner]]
|voice_actor = [[Mel Blanc]]
|starring = [[Mel Blanc]]
|musician = [[Milt Franklyn]]
|music = [[Milt Franklyn]]
|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]]
|distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[The Vitaphone Corporation]]
|distributor = [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br>[[The Vitaphone Corporation]]
|released = {{Film date|1956|04|28|U.S.}}
|release_date = April 28, 1956 (USA)
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'''''Rabbitson Crusoe''''' is a 1956 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short 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=285}}</ref> The short was released on April 28, 1956, and stars [[Bugs Bunny]] and [[Yosemite Sam]].<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>
'''''Rabbitson Crusoe''''' is a [[1955 in film|1955]] [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short released in [[1956 in film|1956]] and directed by [[Friz Freleng]]. The name and part of the story is a direct parody of [[Robinson Crusoe]].


==Plot==
==Plot==
[[Yosemite Sam]] a shipwrecked mariner is stranded on a desert island and his only source of food is from a coconut tree. Crossing between the islands, however, is always difficult because of a man-eating shark called Dopey Dick. For 20 years he has been on this island.
Yosemite Sam finds himself stranded on a small island for two decades, surviving on coconuts from a nearby tree while evading the relentless pursuit of Dopey Dick, a menacing shark. Despite Sam's resourcefulness in warding off the shark with bludgeoning weapons, he grows weary of his coconut diet.


Enter Bugs Bunny, also shipwrecked, who becomes an unwitting target for Sam's cooking pot. However, Bugs outsmarts Sam by thwarting his attempts to cook him and even uses the shark to his advantage. As the two engage in a battle of wits, Bugs ultimately ends up in the shark-infested waters, seeking refuge on the shipwreck.
Sam finally grows sick of coconuts. Suddenly he hears [[Bugs Bunny]] in the distance, singing . Sam calls out to Bugs, who starts paddling towards the island. A high tide causes Bugs to fall into Sam's arms. Just as Bugs celebrates being on dry land, Sam tosses him in a stewing pot to cook. However, Bugs douses the flame with water from the pot. Sam then has to go back to his ship to get another match.


A series of comedic escapades ensue, with Sam's failed attempts to capture Bugs leading to further encounters with Dopey Dick. The situation takes a turn when a massive tidal wave strikes, submerging the islands and the ship.
The shark nearly gets Sam on his way to the ship, but Sam distracts the shark with a bone, goes back to the ship with one match and gets back to land. However, Bugs is not in the pot. When he checks the pot, the shark jumps out and starts eating Sam, but Sam manages to whack the shark with a mallet - soon whacking himself, when the shark jumps off. Bugs is on the ship itself, but Sam is determined to catch him.


In a desperate bid for survival, Bugs strikes a deal with Sam: protection from the shark in exchange for paddling to San Francisco.
First, Sam tries to ride on a surfboard to the ship, but is almost swallowed by the shark. Next, Sam decides to outsmart both Bugs and the shark by tying a balloon around his waist and floating to the ship. When Sam floats down to the ship, Bugs opens a hatch that Sam floats into, with the shark waiting for him. Sam then manages to beat the shark back again.

Sam catches Bugs again and throws him into the pot, lighting the fire again. However, Bugs tries to point out that a tidal wave is heading for the island. Before Sam can do anything, the tidal wave sweeps across the island, leaving Bugs safe in his pot, but the island gone. Sam, now being chased by Dopey Dick, swims to the pot, yelling for Bugs to pull him in. Bugs uses a [[pike pole]] to start pulling Sam in, but then tells Sam that he'll only keep him up if they make a deal. After a quick "No deal!" Sam eventually relents. The deal is that Bugs will keep Sam on the end of the pole to keep Sam above water, while Sam paddles. Sam looks back and sees the shark behind them and starts paddling faster, eventually going in the direction of [[San Francisco]] - which, according to a floating marker, is ''only'' 2,736 miles away.

==Home Video Releases==
'''''Rabbitson Crusoe''''' is known only to exist on the [[Warner Home Video]] [[LaserDisc|laserdisc]] ''Wince Upon A Time'', and the [[VHS]] release titled ''Bugs Bunny's Hare Raising Tales''.


==Production notes==
''Rabbitson Crusoe'' is direct parody of ''Robinson Crusoe'', humorously depicting the unlikely alliance between the two adversaries amidst their misadventures on the high seas.


==Home media==
''Rabbitson Crusoe'' has been released on the [[Warner Home Video]] [[LaserDisc|laserdisc]] ''Wince Upon A Time'', the [[VHS]] release ''Bugs Bunny's Hare Raising Tales'', and the [[DVD]] release ''Looney Tunes: Parodies Collection''. In 2020 the cartoon was released uncut and digitally restored as part of the ''[[Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection]]'' [[Blu-ray]].


==See also==
==See also==
*[[Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)]]
*[[List of Bugs Bunny cartoons]]
*[[List of Bugs Bunny cartoons]]
*[[List of Yosemite Sam cartoons]]
*[[List of Yosemite Sam cartoons]]

==References==
<references/>


==External links==
==External links==
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* {{bcdb title|272}}
* {{IMDb title|49650}}


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Latest revision as of 05:45, 13 December 2024

Rabbitson Crusoe
Directed byFriz Freleng
Story byWarren Foster
Produced byEdward Selzer
StarringMel Blanc
Music byMilt Franklyn
Animation byGerry Chiniquy
Art Davis
Virgil Ross
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byIrv Wyner
Color processTechnicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • April 28, 1956 (1956-04-28) (U.S.)
Running time
7:25
LanguageEnglish

Rabbitson Crusoe is a 1956 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on April 28, 1956, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.[2]

Plot

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Yosemite Sam finds himself stranded on a small island for two decades, surviving on coconuts from a nearby tree while evading the relentless pursuit of Dopey Dick, a menacing shark. Despite Sam's resourcefulness in warding off the shark with bludgeoning weapons, he grows weary of his coconut diet.

Enter Bugs Bunny, also shipwrecked, who becomes an unwitting target for Sam's cooking pot. However, Bugs outsmarts Sam by thwarting his attempts to cook him and even uses the shark to his advantage. As the two engage in a battle of wits, Bugs ultimately ends up in the shark-infested waters, seeking refuge on the shipwreck.

A series of comedic escapades ensue, with Sam's failed attempts to capture Bugs leading to further encounters with Dopey Dick. The situation takes a turn when a massive tidal wave strikes, submerging the islands and the ship.

In a desperate bid for survival, Bugs strikes a deal with Sam: protection from the shark in exchange for paddling to San Francisco.

Production notes

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Rabbitson Crusoe is direct parody of Robinson Crusoe, humorously depicting the unlikely alliance between the two adversaries amidst their misadventures on the high seas.

Home media

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Rabbitson Crusoe has been released on the Warner Home Video laserdisc Wince Upon A Time, the VHS release Bugs Bunny's Hare Raising Tales, and the DVD release Looney Tunes: Parodies Collection. In 2020 the cartoon was released uncut and digitally restored as part of the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray.

See also

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References

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  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. 285. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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