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French Rarebit is a 1951 Merrie Melodies short directed by Robert McKimson.
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Title
The title is a takeoff on "Welsh rarebit", which is also known as "Welsh rabbit".
Plot
Two French chefs, Louis (the red-haired chef) and François (the black-haired chef) , both want to cook dinner specials for their restaurants, and both their dishes involve rabbits. They both spot Bugs and fight over who gets to cook him until Bugs outwits both of them. Bugs tricks the chefs into believing he has a recipe from the famed Antoine's of New Orleans; allowed to demonstrate it on them, he places them both in a bowl of vegetables, then places this into an oven with a stick of dynamite. After the dynamite explodes, the chefs, having survived the blast, sing "Alouette". Bugs then comments "Ehh, personally I prefer hamburger."
Censorship
The version of this cartoon that aired as part of ABC's "The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show" was edited to tone down violence:[2]
- the part where Louis and François (the two French chefs) clobber each other with cookery (that Bugs provides for both of them) was shortened.
- Bugs inserting a stick of dynamite into a carrot before placing it in the pot with the two chefs inside.
Notes
- Production Number: 1167
- MPAA Number: 14194
- Unlike most cartoons reissued during the time, the original closing title card was kept. However the original "Bugs Bunny In" title was plastered over by the 1955-1964 version.
- Francois would later appear near the end of the direct-to-video film "Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas" as Wile E. Coyote's personal chef which Daffy Duck had hired for him as his Christmas present.
- This is the final short to have a fade in on the orange color rings before Bugs Bunny's headshot appears in the rings.[citation needed|date=]
- The copyright was renewed on December 27, 1977.[3]
Availability
- VHS - The Looney Tunes Video Show Volume 15
- VHS - Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 4: Daffy Doodles
- DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2, Disc One
- DVD - Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 8 Disc 1
- Streaming – Boomerang
- Streaming - HBO Max
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TV Title Cards
References
External Links
- French Rarebit at SuperCartoons.net
- French Rarebit at B99.TV
- Pages needing citations
- Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
- Bugs Bunny Robert McKimson
- Bugs Bunny Cartoons
- Shorts
- Merrie Melodies Shorts
- 1951
- Blue Ribbon reissues
- Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
- Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
- Cartoons animated by Emery Hawkins
- Cartoons animated by Charles McKimson
- Cartoons with layouts by Cornett Wood
- Cartoons with backgrounds by Richard H. Thomas
- Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
- Cartoons with music by Eugene Poddany
- Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
- Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
- Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
- Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
- Cartoons with characters voiced by Tedd Pierce