Easter Yeggs is a 1947 Looney Tunes theatrical animated short.[1] The cartoon was released on June 28, 1947, and features Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.[2] The title is a play on "Easter eggs" and on "yegg", a slang term for a burglar or safecracker. The voice and characterization of the Easter Bunny in the short is a reference to a character that Mel Blanc performed on the Burns and Allen radio show, the morose Happy Postman, even including the character's catch phrase, "Remember, keep smiling."[3]
| Easter Yeggs | |
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| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Charles McKimson Richard Bickenbach I. Ellis Anatolle Kirsanoff |
| Layouts by | Cornett Wood |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
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Running time | 7:16 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editBugs Bunny encounters the distressed Easter Bunny, who solicits his assistance due to sore feet preventing the delivery of Easter eggs. Unbeknownst to Bugs, the Easter Bunny habitually delegates this duty to unwitting substitutes.
Bugs, assuming the responsibility, faces a series of misadventures. At the initial dwelling, inhabited by the bellicose Dead End Kid, Bugs suffers physical assault and intimidation, prompting a swift retreat. Despite his resolve to resign, the Easter Bunny persuades Bugs to persist. However, subsequent efforts lead Bugs into the clutches of Elmer Fudd, a seasoned rabbit hunter intent on ensnaring Bugs for his "Easter Wabbit Stew". Through quick thinking and resourcefulness, Bugs outwits Elmer, culminating in a chaotic escapade involving a bomb cleverly disguised as an Easter egg.
The narrative concludes with Bugs leaving the Easter Bunny in a precarious predicament while Bugs revels in his triumph.
Home media
editEaster Yeggs is available on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD box set and on Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 Blu-ray set.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 177. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Robert McKimson's "Easter Yeggs" (1947) Starring Bugs Bunny |".
External links
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- Easter Yeggs at IMDb