Elmer's Pet Rabbit
Elmer's Pet Rabbit
| 04 January 1941 (USA)
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Elmer Fudd gets more than he bargained for from his new pet rabbit.

Reviews
Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.
SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.
Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.
Sienna-Rose Mclaughlin The movie really just wants to entertain people.
Edgar Allan Pooh . . . their favorite hare yakking in the guttural tones of White House Pretender Don Juan Rump during this prophetic offering from Warner Bros.' prognosticators of (The Then) Far Future, that unparalleled Animated Shorts Seers bunch (aka, The Looney Tuners) during this Pre-World War Two offering, ELMER'S PET RABBIT. This brief cartoon begins with the mentor of Red Commie KGB Chief Vlad "The Mad Russian" Putin (as an Elmer Fudd dressed in Classic KGB garb) buying a young Bugs in a pet shop for 98 cents, reflecting how Putin's tutor recruited reform school teenager Rump for a couple copies of Mad Magazine (not every traitor holds out for 30 pieces of silver!). The remainder of ELMER'S PET RABBIT documents the sexual perversion inherent in the Rump\Putin relationship once the latter assumes the responsibility of being Rump's KGB controller (this switch is telegraphed when a noticeably younger Elmer dons a bathrobe, "I-Swim-Across-the-Volga-Daily" Putin's trademark gear). ELMER'S PET RABBIT will strike 21st Century Viewers as being right up to the New York Minute, even down to the strange Moments of Rump\Putin Bromance dominating Today's headlines (that is, July 8, 2017).
Lee Eisenberg Probably the two main significances of "Elmer's Pet Rabbit" are that the wacky leporid featured in "A Wild Hare" now has a name, and that he utters his famous "Of course you realize this means war!" for the first time. Mostly, the Termite Terrace crowd was still trying to figure out what exactly to do with this long-eared rascal. It's certainly a must-see for hard-core fans of this genre, but others will probably have little reason to take interest.But make no mistake, it's quite hilarious what Bugs Bunny does to the eternally gullible Elmer Fudd. Clear shades of things to come abound throughout the cartoon. I recommend it.
Stephen Holloway Yes, Mel Blanc voiced Bugs in this short. But, in an different voice. Anyway, Elmer buys Bugs at an pet shop and takes him home. Bugs complains about his surroundings when he sees the gate and home Elmer has built for him. Bugs decides to get in Elmer's home and move in with his owner. How DID Bugs got in Elmer's home in the first place? We'll probably never know. Still, the bathtub gag was good far as worrying Elmer to death. Bugs isn't through he even tries sleeping in Elmer's bed twice. The first time lead to an brief chase but Bugs went back to Elmer's bed again. Also, at one point the two characters danced, which lead Bugs to be kicked out. Now the animation was OK, but the one thing that I didn't like was Bugs Bunny's voice I mean what is, an prototype voice or something? Anyway it's OK but, unless you love Bugs or Elmer, don't watch it.Final score: an 6 out of 10.
Pumpkin-22 This very unusual early teaming of Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny (long before he found his "voice") is of interest to hardcore fans, though it would be a while before they became the well-oiled machine...