Musician: Series: Bugs Bunny is a slender grey hare with white belly, face, gloves and feet. The collection contains a 1986 CBS-TV special, Bugs Bunny Looney Tunes All Star 50th Anniversary, initially released in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 DVD compilation set. Elmer triumphantly rushes to see his victory, but upon seeing Bugs' intact yet seemingly lifeless body as a drop of rain lands on the rabbit, Elmer immediately regrets his wrath and tearfully carries the rabbit off, presumably to Valhalla in keeping with the Wagnerian theme, per Act III of The Valkyries (although the music again comes from the overture to Tannhäuser). Eddie Selzer 1 in a list of the 50 greatest cartoons of all time. The short marks the final appearance of Elmer Fudd in a Chuck Jones cartoon. Apareceu en máis de 200 filmes de cine e episodios de televisión. Bugs Bunny Written by:Milton J. Franklyn Last update on: July 22, 2017 No translations available + Add Translation We detected some issues If you found mistakes, please help us by correcting them. He’s a real American icon who has graced the TV and cinema screens the world over. Bugs sticks his head out of another rabbit hole and, seeming appalled, sings his signature line "What's up, doc?" He is also known for his famous catch phrase; "Eh, what's up, doc? In 1994, 1000 members of the animation industry ranked What's Opera, Doc? Treg BrownKen Moore (camera operator) is a 1957 American Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The whole cartoon is a highly irreverent skit on Wagner’s work with some of his most well-respected melodies carefully ruined by Bugs and Elmer Fudd. Originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. on July 6, 1957, "What's Opera, Doc?" In Space Jam during the basketball match, he wears a white basketball TuneSquad jersey, and dark blue shorts. He is widely known as one of the main characters in Looney Tunes, and for being very clever and sly with many other characters. So imagine my surprise when you released him in the infamous Opera ensemble. to the theme of Siegfried's horn call from the Ring Cycle. Bugs Bunny is one of the favourite Looney Tunes character of many people. 1397 required about six times as much work and expense as any of the other six-minute cartoons his production unit was turning out at the time. Bugs has starred in four films in addition to his hundreds of animated shorts and 21 prime time television specials. [1] The short was released on July 6, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.[2]. Upon seeing the bunny's corpse, Elmer, as usual, immediately regrets his wrath and tearfully carries the bunny off to the overture to Tannhäuser). [3] During the six minutes of What's Opera, Doc?, Jones lampoons Disney's Fantasia, the contemporary style of ballet, Wagner's perceived ponderous operatic style, and even the by-then clichéd Bugs-and-Elmer formula.[4]. Bugs' true identity is inadvertently exposed when his headdress falls off, enraging Elmer. In 2002, he was named by TV Guide as the greatest cartoon character of all time. Share to Reddit. and Rabbit of Seville, https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/What%27s_Opera,_Doc%3F?oldid=248395. [2] It was produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures as part of the Looney Tunes series, and was the 60th short to feature Bugs Bunny. Elmer: Be very quiet, I'm hunting wabbits Wabbit tracks! Besides the second opera of Ring, Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) and the third opera of the Ring, Siegfried, other Wagnerian music present in the cartoon comes from Tannhäuser and Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman). prompting him to command fierce lightning, "typhoons, huwwicanes, earthquakes" and, finally, "SMOG!!!" Specific excerpts include: Looney Tunes Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Copy link to clipboard. while music from The Valkyries plays in the background. Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid / What's Opera, Doc? Currently, he is the corporate mascot for … This is the third of the three Warner Bros. shorts (the others being Hare Brush and Rabbit Rampage) in which Elmer defeats Bugs (though here the former shows regret for defeating the latter), as well as the last Elmer Fudd cartoon directed by Jones. Suddenly, Elmer is stopped in his tracks at the sight of the beautiful Valkyrie Brünnhilde (Bugs in an obvious disguise), riding in grandly on an enormously fat horse. This is "Rossini - El barbero de Sevilla (Bugs Bunny)" by Princedonjuanma on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Mel BlancArthur Q. Bryan Bugs Bunny has always been hilarious, but in drag he was even funnier. Elmer Fudd is hunting Bugs Bunny and chases him into an opera acting out their characters. In 1992, it became the first cartoon short to be deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant" by the United States Library of Congress, and thus was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Elmer then jams his spear into Bugs' hole to "Kill the wabbit! [6][7], Cartoons were scheduled for a five-week production, according to producer, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, "Complete National Film Registry Listing | Film Registry | National Film Preservation Board | Programs at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress", Andante Magazine article on What's Opera, Doc? 23. MPAA Number: Kill the wabbit! Eventually, the ensuing storm tears apart the mountains where Bugs has fled. Bugs Bunny’s cartoons have twice been nominated for Academy Awards, and his Knighty Knight Bugs won a coveted Oscar. ", and is typically used as a greeting to anyone he encounters. He asks Elmer how he will kill the rabbit, then taunts Elmer about his spear and magic helmet, calling it a "magic fillmet". Ink and Paint: What's Opera, Doc? Bugs watches Elmer fruitlessly jam his spear into the hole to "Kiww the wabbit! Merrie Melodies Willie Ito The story features Elmer chasing Bugs through a parody of 19th-century classical composer Richard Wagner's operas, particularly Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), Der Fliegende Holländer, and Tannhäuser. "What's Opera, Doc?" Ken HarrisAbe LevitowRichard Thompson Bugs BunnyElmer Fudd A crescendo drum roll is playing while Elmer struggles to fix his helmet. He also pronounced Richard Wagner the way it looks (wag-ner), instead of Rikard Vagner. He is best known for his starring roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of theatrical short films produced by Warner Bros. during the Golden Age of American Animation. Bugs' true identity is suddenly exposed when his headdress falls off, enraging Elmer and prompting him to command fierce lightning, "typhoons, hurricanes, earthquakes" and, finally, "SMOG!!!" Elmer sings his signature line "Be vewy qwiet, I'm hunting wabbits" in "wecitative" (recitative), before he finds "wabbit twacks" (rabbit tracks) and arrives at Bugs Bunny's hole. and Rabbit of Seville, The Dover Boys at Pimento University or The Rivals of Roquefort Hall, Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Great Santa Claus Caper, Raggedy Ann and Andy in The Pumpkin Who Couldn't Smile, Chuck Jones: Extremes & Inbetweens – A Life in Animation, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=What%27s_Opera,_Doc%3F&oldid=1005663982, United States National Film Registry films, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 8 February 2021, at 20:53. Fue estrenado el 6 de julio de 1957. Film Editor: Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Art director Maurice Noble devised the stylized backdrops. ← Previous Bugs Bunny é un personaxe de ficción caracterizado como un coello antropomórfico que aparece en varias curtametraxes de animación das series Looney Tunes e Merrie Melodies, producidas por Leon Schlesinger Productions, que mercaría Warner Bros. en 1944. 17374 Duck Amuck and One Froggy Evening were later inducted into the registry, making Chuck Jones the only animator with three shorts thus recognized. Director: pink inner ears and nose, two buck teeth, black whiskers and he always eats his carrot.In other cases, Bugs Bunny can be shown to be wearing clothes in various films, and shorts. Bugs: Kill the wabbit? What's Opera, Doc? Tabasco Road The short is also sometimes informally referred to as "Kill the Wabbit" after the line sung by Fudd to the tune of Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries", the opening passage from Act Three of Die Walküre (which is also the leitmotif of the Valkyries). Kiww the wabbit! Starring: 2. Corny Cole Harry Love These personality traits are what gives him an advantage over his enemies, rivals and opponents. Airdate: Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. This prompts a display of Elmer-as-Siegfried's "mighty powers", set to the overture of The Flying Dutchman. Show Biz Bugs 7 min 1/1/2007 $0.99 Watch Show Biz Bugs Season 1, EpisodeTV-G CC SD CC HD 24. Copy embed to clipboard. It made the perfect gift to a friend. card appears while the music finishes. "Siegfried" and "Brünnhilde" exchange endearments, set to the "Pilgrims' Chorus" theme from Tannhäuser as orchestrated in the opera's overture. In M.U.G.E.N, Bugs Bunny has been created by various authors. Some of the dialogues spoken by the character in the cartoon are famous till today. There was no piece of classical music safe from the Bugs Bunny treatment, and the three famous operas by Wagner came into the spotlight in the cartoon titled ‘What Opera Doc?’. Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit! Long-Haired Hare is a 1949 American animated short film directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. No. Bugs Bunny (prononcé [bʌɡz ˈbʌni][1] en anglais) est un personnage américain de dessin animé, créé officiellement en 1940 dans les studios de la société Leon Schlesinger Productions (devenu plus tard Warner Bros. Cartoons)[2]. Beakey Buzzard's mother sends him out on a mission to bring back a rabbit for their nest. while music from The Flying Dutchman plays in the background. Bugs Bunny is a famous cartoon character originally created by Leon Schlesinger Productions, which would later become Warner Bros. Cartoons. Philip DeGuard The cartoon drew upon previous Warner studio work: Maltese originated the concept of Bugs in Valkyrie drag riding a fat horse to the Tannhäuser Pilgrim's Chorus in the suppressed 1945 wartime cartoon Herr Meets Hare, directed by Friz Freleng. Share to Pinterest. When presented in the 1979 compilation The Bugs Bunny Road-Runner Movie, Bugs Bunny claims that the short was the whole of Wagner's seventeen-hour Opera Cycle \"Der Ring des Nibelungen\" (The Ring of the Nibelung, which he mispronounced as \"The Rings of Nibble-lung\" in his Brooklynese accent), condensed into only seven minutes. It has been widely praised by many in the animation industry as the greatest animated cartoon that Warner Bros. ever released, and has been ranked as such in the top 50 animated cartoons of all time. The 47 minute program mixes clips from Warner Brothers cartoons with comic comments regarding Bugs from Cher, David Bowie, Penny Marshall, and Bill Murray. Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn, Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc, Cartoons with characters voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan, Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown, Cartoons without the regular MM/LT end music, Looney Tunes: Curtain Calls: Classic Music and Show Business Cartoons, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1, Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Looney Tunes, https://mubi.com/lists/the-50-greatest-cartoons-as-selected-by-1000-animation-professionals, Andante Magazine article on What's Opera, Doc? Wagner's music When presented in the 1979 compilation The Bugs Bunny Road-Runner Movie, Bugs Bunny claims that the short was the whole of Wagner's 17-hour Opera Cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (The Ring of the Nibelung, which he mispronounced as "The Rings of Nibble-lung" in his Brooklynese accent), condensed into only 7 minutes. features the speaking and singing voices of, The cartoon drew upon some previous Warner studio work; the concept of Bugs in Valkyrie drag riding a fat horse to the Tannhäuser Pilgrim's Chorus was originated by, An homage was paid to this cartoon in the, The fat horse Bugs rode as Brünnhilde would return in the musical sequence "We are in Love" in. to the theme of Siegfried's horn call from the Ring Cycle. Next → 1. La historia es protagonizada por Elmer Gruñón y Bugs Bunny quienes parodian las óperas de Richard Wagner, particularmente El anillo del nibelungo. Crew Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character. He then taunts Elmer about his "spear and magic helmet". "Siegfried" and "Brünnhilde" exchange endearments, set to the overture to Tannhäuser: and after the usual "hard to get" pursuit, they perform a short ballet (based on the Venusberg ballet in Tannhäuser), capping it off with the duet "Return My Love" set to another section of the Tannhäuser overture. Specific excerpts include: The cartoon is widely regarded as Chuck Jones’ masterpiece, and many film critics, animation fans and filmmakers consider it to be the greatest of all the cartoons Warner Bros. released. He is a cunning, carefree, charismatic, and smart rabbit. Bugs Bunny is an American fictional character who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films. He also pronounced Richard Wagner as it would be pronounced in English (wag-ner), instead of its usual German pronunciation, "Rikard Vagner". (SD – 9:31) DISC THREE Bugsy and Mugsy (1957) Show Biz Bugs (1957 – with commentary by Greg Ford and Pre-Score ", which he typically uses as a greeting to anyone he encounters (usually while munching a carrot). This prompts a display of Elmer-as-Siegfried's "mighty powers", set to the overture of The Flying Dutchman, which makes clouds rain and causes lightning to strike the tree next to Bugs. It was rated by a panel of over 1000 animators in Jerry Beck's 1994 book. It has topped many Top Ten lists of the greatest animated cartoons of all time. Directed by Chuck Jones. Directed by: Robert Clampett \ Elmer Fudd is hunting Bugs Bunny and chases him into an opera acting out their characters. At that, Bugs flees and the chase begins. LyricsWhat's Opera Doc? Great job Funko!! Lyrics. (SD – 16:41) Wagnerian Wabbit: The Making of What’s Opera, Doc? Besides the second opera of Ring, Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) and the third opera of the Ring, Siegfried, other Wagnerian music present in the cartoon comes from Tannhäuser, The Flying Dutchman and Rienzi. Michael Maltese devised the story for the cartoon, and also wrote lyrics to Wagner's music to create the duet "Return My Love". 6 July 1957 Jones has admitted as much, having described a surreptitious re-allocation of production time to completing the short. Producer: Warner Bros pictures have featured the talking rabbits from the year 1930s. Elmer sings his signature line "Be vewy qwiet, I'm hunting wabbits" (in recitative), before arriving at Bugs Bunny's hole. Kiww the wabbit!" Besides the second opera of Ring, Die Walk… features the speaking and singing voices of Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan as Bugs and Elmer, respectively. On Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logos and some shorts, He wears a black tuxedo with a white shirt, red bow tie and waistband. Background Artist: Effects Animation: At that, a scarred with fear Bugs flees, Elmer realizes "That was the wabbit! Share to Twitter. required about six times as much work and expense as any of the other six-minute cartoons his production unit was turning out at the time. Production Number: Opera Bugs Bunny GIF SD GIF HD GIF MP4 CAPTION Share to iMessage. Cartoons were scheduled for a five-week production, according to producer, Turner Pub; 1st ed edition (October 1994); ISBN 978-1878685490. After the usual "hard to get" pursuit, they perform a short ballet (based on the Venusberg ballet in Tannhäuser), capping it off with the duet "Return My Love" set to another section of the Tannhäuser overture as the pair meet at a gazebo. He also pronounced Richard Wagner the way it looks (wag-ner), instead of Rikard Vagner. before going back to playing dead. Eventually, a lightning bolt strikes Bugs dead. A happy ending?". Elmer: YO Share to Facebook. Voice Characterizations: Originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. on July 6, 1957, What's Opera, Doc? Jones admitted as much, having described a surreptitious re-allocation of production time to complete the short. Bugs Bunny is a slender grey hare with white belly, face, gloves and feet. Layout Artist: They sing, they dance, they eat This cartoon is widely regarded not only as Chuck Jones’ greatest masterpiece, but many film critics, animation fans, and filmmakers consider this to be the greatest animation achievement of all the cartoons Warner Bros. released since this medium arose in 1930. A happy ending?" Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid / What's Opera, Doc? Opera was ridiculous — something Bugs Bunny did wearing a horned helmet and breastplate. Milt Franklyn. Beakey Buzzard's mother sends him out on a mission to bring back a rabbit for their nest. Chuck Jones When presented in the 1979 compilation The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie, Bugs Bunny claims that the short was the whole of Wagner's 17-hour opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung, which he mispronounced as "The Rings of Nibble-lung" in his Brooklynese accent), condensed into only 7 minutes. Bugs is characterized as being clever and capable of outsmarting anyone who antagonize… His catchphrase is "What's up, Doc? Animated By: Bugs Bunny: Ain’t He a Stinker? In the Warner Bros. Family Entertainment logos and some shorts - as well as the opening song in The Bugs Bunny a… “What’s Opera, Doc?” lampoons classic opera by using its elements to set up the latest chapter in Elmer Fudd’s hapless pursuit of Bugs Bunny. Share to Tumblr. The short was released on July 6, 1957, and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. Michael Maltese [5], In 1992, the United States Library of Congress deemed it "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant", and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry, making it the first cartoon to receive such honors. What's Opera, Doc? The pre-written "That's all, Folks!" What's Opera, Doc? What's Opera, Doc? Written By: The silhouette of a mighty Viking arouses ferocious lightning storms. He is a smart-talking rabbit who lives life by passing funny comments on the people he meets. Create Make social videos in an instant: use custom templates to tell It is currently the only Bugs Bunny short listed in the National Film Registry. is a 1957 American Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. Assistant Animators: It wasn't something a young Kenneth Overton ever considered doing. Bugs then breaks the fourth wall and briefly raises his head to face the audience while remarking, "Well, what did you expect in an opera? It is Elmer Fudd (as the demigod Siegfried). is a 1957 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones. Kill the wabbit!" Boston Quackie Bugs suddenly raises his head and remarks, "Well, what did you expect in an opera? We open with a silhouette of a mighty Viking arousing ferocious lightning storms … only to find it’s Elmer — this time as the demigod Siegfried. It has topped many Top Ten lists of the greatest animated cartoons of all time. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Bugs Bunny - What`s Opera Doc? (a word Elmer screams which was not done by Bryan, but by Blanc) to "kill da wabbit!" With Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan. Bugs sticks his head out of another rabbit hole, and, apparently appalled, sings his signature line "What's up, doc?" Michael Maltese also wrote lyrics to Wagner's music to create the duet "Return My Love". In 1992, the Library of Congress deemed it "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant", and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry, the first cartoon to receive such honors. When presented in the 1979 compilation The Bugs Bunny Road-Runner Movie, Bugs Bunny claims that the short was the whole of Wagner's seventeen-hour Opera Cycle "Der Ring des Nibelungen" (The Ring of the Nibelung, which he mispronounced as "The Rings of Nibble-lung" in his Brooklynese accent), condensed into only seven minutes. It borrows heavily from the second opera in the "Ring Cycle" Die Walküre, woven around the typical Bugs–Elmer feud. pink inner ears and nose, two buck teeth, black whiskers and he always eats his carrot. Suddenly, Elmer stops in his tracks at the sight of the beautiful Valkyrie Brünnhilde (who is really Bugs in drag), riding in grandly on her enormously fat horse, Grane. Kill the wabbit! Chandra Poweris Louise Cuarto Manon Washburn Ashley Lupin He is a talking rabbit. Once Elmer puts his helmet back into the right position, the "Ride" overture plays once again and the white gazebo turns red (reflecting Elmer's anger), resolving to himself "I'll kill the wabbit!" Maurice Noble Directed by: Robert Clampett \ Elmer Fudd is hunting Bugs Bunny and chases him into an opera acting out their characters. Mel Blanc y Arthur Q. Bryan hacen las voces, incluyendo el canto. "Duck Amuck" and "One Froggy Evening" were also later inducted into the registry, making Chuck Jones the only animator with three shorts thus recognized. to "stwike de wabbit!" The screen pans on the silhouette of a mighty Viking arousing ferocious lightning storms, but then zooms in to reveal Elmer Fudd in armor (as the demigod Siegfried). ", and the chase begins. Bugs yanks Elmer's helmet down over his head and uses it as a chance to escape, discarding his disguise. 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