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The Wabbit Who Came to Supper is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.[1] It was released on March 28, 1942, and directed by Friz Freleng.[2]

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
Directed by	I. Freleng
Story by	Michael Maltese
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Richard Bickenbach
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	March 28, 1942
Running time	8 minutes
Language	English

Plot

Elmer's hunting dogs have Bugs cornered when Elmer receives a telegram that says that his uncle, Louie, is dying and promises him $3 million in his will, but only if he doesn't harm any animals, especially rabbits. Elmer sets Bugs free and heads home. When Elmer arrives home, he hears Bugs singing in the shower and tries to kill him, but Bugs pokes out a sign that reminds Elmer of Uncle Louie. Elmer tries to get Bugs to leave the house and eventually tricks him out.

Bugs then pretends to die of "p-neumonia", causing Elmer to take him back in, fearing that he may have lost his chance to receive the money. Elmer rocks Bugs and sings him a lullaby when a letter comes which says that Uncle Louie died, and Elmer now inherits $3 million. However, a list of estate taxes, income taxes, and other legal fees have depleted the entire inheritance. Elmer also owes Uncle Louie's attorney an additional $1.98. Enraged at having put up with Bugs’ shenanigans for nothing, Elmer chases Bugs around the house and Bugs eventually runs out. A few seconds later, a postman arrives and gives Elmer a giant Easter egg, which pops open and reveals many tiny Bugs Bunnies who jump out and run around the house.

Production

This short is one of several pre-August 1948[3] WB cartoon shorts that lapsed into the public domain due to United Artists failing to renew the copyright in time.

The title of the short is a reference to the 1942 Warner Brothers film version of the 1939 George S. Kaufman Broadway comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, in which an overbearing house-guest threatens to take over the lives of a small-town family.

Home media

Being in the public domain, The Wabbit Who Came to Supper was featured on several low-budget VHS releases of public domain cartoons. (The use of "Angel in Disguise," which remains under copyright, has complicated the short's public domain status.)

On the 2005 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD release, The Wabbit Who Came to Supper is presented in a restored unedited version with a commentary track provided by animation historian Jerry Beck and Warner Brothers' inker Martha Sigall, one of about 40 uncredited inkers and painters who labored on the Looney Tunes shorts.

See also

• List of films in the public domain in the United States

References

External links

• The Wabbit Who Came to Supper at IMDb
• The Wabbit Who Came To Supper on the Internet Archive

Preceded by Wabbit Twouble	Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1942	Succeeded by Any Bonds Today?

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