Bonehead is a 2021 Looney Tunes Cartoons short directed by Pete Browngardt.
Title[]
The title is a pun on the slang "bonehead", which refers to a stupid or foolish person. In this case, the title is used both figuratively and literally.
Plot[]
Russian Dog uncovers troubles when he buries a bone in Bugs Bunny's hole.
Caricatures[]
- Groucho Marx - "Of course you realize, this means..."
- Bert Gordon - Russian Dog is based on his Mad Russian character.
Music Cues[]
- Henry Bishop - "Home, Sweet Home" - plays when Russian Dog find Bugs Bunny's burrow.
- Raymond Scott - "Powerhouse" - plays when Russian Dog pursues Bugs Bunny.
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Notes[]
- The title card is a reference to the 1977 film Eraserhead.
- The ending where Bugs tricks the Russian Dog into burying himself alive and dances away after his "death" complete with the Russian Dog's tombstone telling the audience "This shouldn't even happen to a dog!" is a reference to the ending of "Hare Ribbin'" (1944). Bugs does the exact same dance from "Hare Ribbin'" in the ending, which in turn is partially-reused animation from "A Corny Concerto" (1943).
- After burying the Russian Dog into his own grave, Bugs mentions the episode's title "Bon voyage, bonehead!" before dancing away.
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