- Acrobatty Bunny
Infobox Hollywood cartoon
cartoon_name = Acrobatty Bunny
series =Looney Tunes
caption =Bugs Bunny meets Nero
director =Robert McKimson
story_artist =Warren Foster
animator = Art Davis
Richard Bickenbach
Cal Dalton
I.Ellis
voice_actor =Mel Blanc
musician =Carl W. Stalling
producer =Edward Selzer
studio =Warner Bros. Pictures
distributor =Warner Bros. Pictures (cinema)
release_date =June 29 ,1946
color_process =Technicolor
runtime = 8 minutes
preceded_by =Kitty Kornered
followed_by =The Great Piggy Bank Robbery
movie_language = English
imdb_id = 0038286Acrobatty Bunny is a
Warner Bros. cartoon released in 1946 as part of theLooney Tunes series, directed byRobert McKimson (his second), and starringBugs Bunny and Nero theLion .An acrobat is a person skilled at high-wire or other high-in-the-air exploits, while "batty" is a slang term for "crazy" (as is "Bugs").
Plot synopsis
A circus is being set up just above Bugs' rabbit hole, causing much noise and vibration. The Lion cage is set up directly above the hole, and the Lion takes deep sniffs (alternatively yanking Bugs towards the hole or throwing him back) to determine that the animal below is Bugs. When the Lion (whom Bugs eventually refers to as "Nero") roars again, Bugs comes to the surface to see what's going on, riding an elevator that makes twists and turns. Bugs tries to reason with the lion ("I'm the tenant downstairs, and there's entirely too much noise!"), but soon makes a hasty escape when Nero takes a swipe at him.
Nero manages to get out of his cage, and chases Bugs around the circus grounds. Bugs at one point ducks into a dressing room, coming out as a clown trying to convince Nero to laugh ("COME ON, LAUGH!"), which he eventually does - until Bugs takes some whacks at the lion with a wooden board. The lion then chases Bugs into the big top, where they swing around acrobat swings. Eventually, Bugs tricks Nero into a cannon and sets the cannon off, causing Nero to do a hula in his 'skirt' (complete with a lei from Bugs) while Bugs plays the ukelele to close the cartoon.
External links
*imdb title|0038286
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