Operation: Rabbit

Besides Jones finding more work for Wile E. Coyote away from the Roadrunner, this cartoon is significant in another way. For all of Bugs' cartoons up to this point his adversaries were quite dumb. Elmer Fudd, Willoughby, Beaky Buzzard, Red Hot Ryder, and even the Tazmanian Devil to come, were all idiots. The only exception is Yosemite Sam but he was stubborn where most of them were dumb so Bugs had a pretty easy time with him too. However, in this cartoon, it turns out that Wile E. is just as smart if not smarter than Bugs. One would think that in such a case Bugs would have met his match a finally have been genuinely scared. However, he's just as calm as he would be with Elmer Fudd's stupider cousin. Not only is Bugs not frightened of Wile E., he even taunts him into thinking he's given himself up at one point. He then tricks Wile E. into signing Bugs' will with a lit stick of dynomite. Needless to say, Bugs wins the days thoroughly and unmercifully. This cartoon established that Bugs has much more than intelligence on his side. What that is is a divine mystery.

Interesting blend of RR-type gags and Bugs' verbal byplay...you just KNOW Wile E's schemes wont work-but his ego wont let him after all hifailures, he has the audacity to call himself S-U-U-PER Genius..directly in time with the locomotive that is about to blow him up! NOTHING is funnier than Wile E pulling the curtain down as the train bears down on him-like its gonna help! An underrated Jones classic...

There are few things as funny as Wile E. Coyote's pupil's contracting when imminent danger is in view. This time his foe is Bugs Bunny. Laughs abound.