slymusic
"Rabbit Fire" is a Warner Bros. cartoon classic, containing the most memorable Duck Season/Wabbit Season debate between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. As he does in several other cartoons such as "Haredevil Hare" (1948) and "Baseball Bugs" (1946), Bugs pulls a clever word switch in getting Daffy to insist that it is Duck Season instead of Wabbit Season. Of course, Daffy always loses in his confrontations with Bugs and repeatedly gets his bill knocked off by Elmer Fudd's shotgun. I suppose it is pleasing, however, to see Daffy finally get revenge on Elmer by biting his leg.Here are some other highlights from "Rabbit Fire" (but watch the cartoon first before you read on). At the closing of this short, Bugs and Daffy discover that it's actually Elmer Season, so they don hunting outfits and adopt Elmer's accent & laugh as they explain to the audience that they are on the lookout for him. When Daffy disguises as Bugs and vice versa, it becomes very clear why Mel Blanc is known as the "Man of a Thousand Voices"; it actually sounds like Daffy doing Bugs' voice and Bugs doing Daffy's voice! And there are some great musical references in this cartoon as well. When Bugs disguises himself as a female hunter, "Oh! You Beautiful Doll" can be heard, and it was also used in another Warner Bros. cartoon called "Feed the Kitty" (1952). As Bugs and Daffy walk away from Elmer and remove their respective duck and rabbit disguises, we hear the song "You're Just an Angel in Disguise," also heard in the Porky Pig cartoon "Kitty Kornered" (1946). And finally, as Bugs and Daffy are reading their respective duck and rabbit recipes, "Mommy's Little Baby Loves Shortening Bread" can be heard, and this catchy little tune can also be heard in the Porky Pig cartoon "Swooner Crooner" (1944).Overall, "Rabbit Fire" is a wonderful cartoon, and it pleases me to know that it has been released on DVD (Disc 2 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1). Watch it for yourself and enjoy!
rbverhoef
This is a terrific cartoon with Elmer Fudd (voice of Arthur Q. Bryan) hunting for Bugs Bunny (voice of Mel Blanc). Daffy Duck (also voice of Mel Blanc) pretends to be a rabbit, leading Elmer to the rabbit hole of Bugs. When Elmer wants to shoot the rabbit Bugs tells him that it is not rabbit season but duck season. Bugs and Daffy are arguing back and forth and every time it is Daffy who is shot by Elmer.This is a hilarious cartoon with great moments from start to finish. A sequence with an elephant made me laugh very hard, and one where Daffy and Bugs dress up as each other is pretty good as well. One of the better cartoons I have seen.
chconnol
If you ask Looney Tunes fans, I predict the vote would be even with regards to which is better: this or "Rabbit Seasoning". My vote goes to this one but "Rabbit Seasoning" is also excellent. They compliment each other very well. The verbal interplay is great, the elephant bit is inspired as well as unexpected and the ending is very clever.
