Little Red Riding Rabbit

In this wartime version of the story, a bobby-soxer Red Riding Hood is taking a little bunny (you know who) to Grandma. So the wolf sneaks ahead of her to Grandma's, where he finds a note saying that Grandma is off working the swing shift at Lockheed: "P.S. Leave rabbit under door." The wolf goes in, dresses like Grandma, and about four other wolves are already waiting in Grandma's bed dressed like Grandma. He runs them off. A very annoying Red comes in and, in an incredibly obnoxious voice, hollers, "Hey, Grandma, I brought a little bunny rabbit for you... ta have!" The wolf rushes Red out, but she comes back, yelling, "That's an awfully big nose for you... ta have!" She's thrown out. Then she yells, "What big ears ya got!" The wolf chases Bugs around the house. Eventually, Bugs points out to the wolf places where he might be hiding. And he's actually in one of them. Bugs hides under the wolf's nightgown and treats his bottom to some hot coals. The wolf goes up in the air, landing with his legs on a chair and table across a gap with hot coals below. Bugs keeps piling tons of stuff in the wolf's arms (forcing him down onto the coals) when Red comes back hollering, and Bugs switches out Red and the wolf.

Bugs Bunny, Red Riding Hood, Wolf, Granny

Generally considered to have released on January 04, 1944, new evidence developed by Thad Komorowski suggests this short began screening in theaters as early as the date indicated. For more information, see Thad's Blog.

The voice of Red Riding Hood is an impersonation of raucous radio comedienne Cass Daley.

This short marked the first time Mel Blanc receives an on-screen voice credit.

The complete lyrics to "The Five O'clock Whistle" (composed by Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon and Gene Irwin, and performed by Little Red Riding Hood):

The five o'clock whistle's on the blink,
The whistle won't blow and whadd'ya think?
My pop is still in the factory,
'Cause he don't know what time it happens to be!

The five o'clock whistle didn't blow,
The whistle is broke and whadda'ya know?
If somebody don't find out what's wrong,
Oh, my pop'll be workin' all night long!

Oh! Who's gonna fix the whistle?
Won't somebody fix the whistle?
Oh! Who's gonna fix the whistle?
So my poor old pop will know
It's time for him to stop!

Ya ought to hear what my mommy said,
When papa came home and sneaked into bed
And told her he worked till half past two
'Cause the five o'clock whistle never blew!