Wackiki Wabbit

Wackiki Wabbit

July 3, 1943 Theatrical Series Merrie Melodies

Studio
Leon Schlesinger Studios
Distributor
Warner Bros.

Synopsis

Two hungry castaways (a fat man and a skinny one) are on a raft imagining each other as different types of food. They swim to an island and have the misfortune to take refuge on a place whose only food inhabitant is Bugs Bunny. Viewing Bugs as a convenient source of food ("We're gonna have roast rabbit..."), the two earn themselves a thorough heckling. Bugs confuses them with his pseudo-Polynesian dance (delivering his famous line "What's up, Doc?" in a native language). His wild dancing is irresistible, and soon, the two men are dancing and Bugs leaves. They read in a guidebook that natives will dive for coins, and they drop one in a stew pot. But Bugs steals the whole cooking pot (complete with fire), and takes a bath in it. Bugs lowers a chicken puppet (a headless chicken on strings) from his treetop home. Soon, the two men are going after that, and they discover Bugs. But a cruise ship comes by, and while Bugs is yelling "Bon Voyage!" at them, they get so confused that he gets on the rescue ship instead of they. Then they run off, imagining each other as a hot dog and a hamburger.

Characters

Bugs Bunny, Two Castaways

Credits

Directing

Director
Chuck Jones (as Charles M. Jones)

Producing

Producer
Leon Schlesinger

Writing

Writer
Tedd Pierce

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny), Michael Maltese (Castaway), Tedd Pierce (Castaway)

Music

Music
Carl W. Stalling

Animation

Animator
Ken Harris
Layout Artist, uncredited
John McGrew
Animators, uncredited
Ben Washam, Robert Cannon

Art Department

Background Artist, uncredited
Gene Fleury, Bernyce Polifka

Production notes

The two castaways are caricatures of Michael Maltese and Tedd Pierce, who also provided their voices.

Songs include: "Trade Winds" (Cliff Friend-Charlie Tobias), Performed by Bugs Bunny.

Pictures

Reviews

Wackiki Wabbit

elmerjfuddIIJune 28, 2004

..with an able assist from voicers Maltese & Pierce....Warners/Schlesinger is the only place in the known universe where it was OK to end a cartoon with a hot dog chasing a hamburger...and it making total sense!