Rabbit Hood

Sherwood Forest is studded with "No Poaching" signs- "Not even an egg!" Bunny tries to swipe a carrot from the king's carrot patch, but is caught crimson-fisted by the Sheriff of Nottingham. Just then, a goofy Little John announces, "Don't you worry, never fear, Robin Hood will soon be here!" Robin doesn't appear (the film's running gag), so Bugs announces, "Lo, the king approacheth!" As the sheriff bows for the king, Bugs bops him and runs.

The sheriff chases Bugs around the king's Royal Ground, where the rabbit imitates a real estate salesman and sells the sheriff the land. The flim-flam works so well that the sheriff is building the second story of a house before he finally gets wise. The sheriff corners Bugs, who comically introduces Little John to him. Next, Bugs pretends that the king is coming; this time, he disguises himself as His Highness and bestows knighthood on the sheriff.

Bobbing him with his staff with each word, Bugs declares the sheriff "Sir Loin of Beef, Earl of Cloves, Baron of Munchausen, Milk of Magnesia, Quarter of Ten." The groggy sheriff sings "London Bridge" as he falls into a freshly-baked layer cake. Little John finally introduces Robin Hood: a live-action shot of Errol Flynn, causing an astonished Bugs to shrug and say, "Eh, it couldn't be him!"

Bugs Bunny, Sheriff of Nottingham, Little John, Robin Hood/Errol Flynn

Contains actual footage of Errol Flynn as Robin Hood from the 1938 film "The Adventures of Robin Hood." Flynn's price for using his image was reportedly only a copy of this cartoon for his collection.

Released exactly one day before retired WB cartoon producer Leon Schlesinger died of viral infection at the age of 65.

In September of 1943, beginning with A Feud There Was, Warner Bros. began re-releasing select color cartoons in their "Blue Ribbon" program. Typically the Blue Ribbon reissues received new opening sequences with Blue Ribbon title cards and standardized music. Cartoon production credits were also removed. Between ten and fifteen cartoons were released in any given year, with cartoons coming from as far back as 1935. The reissues continued until the close of the studio in the 1960's.

All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.

Songs include: "London Bridge is Falling Down" (Unknown-arr. Carl Stalling), Performed by the Sheriff of Nottingham.