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{{Infobox Shorts wTabs
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|name = Prest-O Change-O
 
|name = Prest-O Change-O
|image = PRESTO zps7d10c4a1.jpg
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|image = [[File:PRESTO zps7d10c4a1.jpg|274px]]
 
|Director = [[Chuck Jones|Charles Jones]]
 
|Director = [[Chuck Jones|Charles Jones]]
 
|producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]
 
|producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]
 
|airdate = March 25, 1939
 
|airdate = March 25, 1939
 
|series = [[Merrie Melodies]]
 
|series = [[Merrie Melodies]]
|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]
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|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]] (uncredited)
 
|Starring = [[The Two Curious Puppies]]<br>[[Happy Rabbit]]<br>Cuckoo Clock
 
|Starring = [[The Two Curious Puppies]]<br>[[Happy Rabbit]]<br>Cuckoo Clock
 
|previous = [[Porky's Movie Mystery]]
 
|previous = [[Porky's Movie Mystery]]
 
|next = [[Chicken Jitters]]
 
|next = [[Chicken Jitters]]
|video = [[File:LOONEY TUNES Prest-O Change-O (1939) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)|center|300px]]
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|video = [[File:LOONEY TUNES Prest-O Change-O (1939) (Remastered) (HD 1080p)|thumb|center|280px]]
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[[File:Prest-O Change-O (1939)|thumb|center|280px]]
|Writer = [[Rich Hogan]]
 
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[[File:Bugs Bunny - Prest-O Change-O|thumb|center|280px]]
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[[File:Cartoon Classics (Part 2 4) "Prest-o Change-o" (1939)|thumb|center|280px]]
 
|Writer = [[Rich Hogan]] (uncredited)
 
|Animators = [[Ken Harris]]
 
|Animators = [[Ken Harris]]
 
|Layout-artist =
 
|Layout-artist =
|Background-artist = [[Art Loomer]]
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|Background-artist = [[Art Loomer]] (uncredited)
|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]]
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|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited)
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|Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling]]
|Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling]]}}'''Prest-O Change-O''' is a 1939 ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[Chuck Jones]], and first released on March 25, [[1939]] by [[Warner Bros.]]. It marks the second appearance of [[Bugs Bunny]]/[[Happy Rabbit]]. It is the only Happy Rabbit cartoon to be reissued.
 
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'''Prest-O Change-O''' is a [[1939]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' short directed by [[Chuck Jones]].
   
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== Plot ==
This film fell into the public domain in 1967 due to [[United Artists]] (successor to [[Associated Artists Productions]]) failing to renew the copyright in time within 28 years. It is available on [[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2]] disc 2, restored and non-dubbed.
 
 
[[The Two Curious Puppies|Two dogs]] being hunted by a dog catcher find shelter at Sham-Fu's house and before they can realize this, they are tossed inside. A strange bird in the clock comes in to tell them its midnight and the dogs decide to explore. They are quickly separated when the puppy gets through a door that vanishes!
   
 
The bigger dog comes by a strange [[Happy Rabbit|white rabbit]], which shows him a few magic tricks with a vase before making it vanish. Both he and the dog curiously look for it and the magical rabbit makes the vase fall on the dogs head. He peeks into the pocket the rabbit vanished inside of, only to pull back in pain when a lobster snags his nose!
==About the film==
 
Two dogs are hunted by a dog catcher when they come across a Magician's house where they decide to hide. They get separated and soon finds only worsen as a white rabbit, Happy, decides to play with the dogs.
 
 
==Summary==
 
Two dogs being hunted by a dog catcher find shelter at Sham-Fu's house and before they can realize this, they are tossed inside. A strange bird in the clock comes in to tell them its midnight and the dogs decide to explore. They are quickly separated when the puppy gets through a door that vanishes!
 
 
The bigger dog comes by a strange white rabbit, which shows him a few magic tricks with a vase before making it vanish. Both he and the dog curiously look for it and the magical rabbit makes the vase fall on the dogs head. He peeks into the pocket the rabbit vanished inside of, only to pull back in pain when a lobster snags his nose!
 
   
 
The little white puppy meanwhile found a strange rope and trails behind it after it hits him. After the brown dog gets the Lobster off his nose, the rabbit appears again and shoots him with a pop gun. The dog then peaks into the big vase to see a strange plant burst from it. Small flowers appear on the plant and one tickles the dog, causing him to grab the entire plant and shake it about, revealing it as the rabbit. He then kisses the dog and watches as it reacts in disgust. He prepares to attack the rabbit but the rabbit makes him wait a moment and vanishes.
 
The little white puppy meanwhile found a strange rope and trails behind it after it hits him. After the brown dog gets the Lobster off his nose, the rabbit appears again and shoots him with a pop gun. The dog then peaks into the big vase to see a strange plant burst from it. Small flowers appear on the plant and one tickles the dog, causing him to grab the entire plant and shake it about, revealing it as the rabbit. He then kisses the dog and watches as it reacts in disgust. He prepares to attack the rabbit but the rabbit makes him wait a moment and vanishes.
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Both dogs curiously watch and the little puppy hiccups again, sending out a small red balloon. When it pops, the rabbit is revealed to be inside of it and he uses the pop gun on the brown dog again before vanishing. The big dog is very angry now and he prepares to punch the rabbit, sending it all the way into a lamp and fish tank.
 
Both dogs curiously watch and the little puppy hiccups again, sending out a small red balloon. When it pops, the rabbit is revealed to be inside of it and he uses the pop gun on the brown dog again before vanishing. The big dog is very angry now and he prepares to punch the rabbit, sending it all the way into a lamp and fish tank.
   
==Gallery==
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== Availability ==
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* (1992) LaserDisc - ''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'', Vol. 2, Side 2: Early Wabbits
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* (2012) Blu-ray, DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2]]'', Disc 2
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== Notes ==
 
* The short subject fell into the public domain in [[1967]] due to [[United Artists]] (successor to [[Associated Artists Productions]]) failing to renew the copyright in time within 28 years.
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* This is the last short with the first design of [[Happy Rabbit]] before he is redesigned as a grey rabbit in ''[[Hare-um Scare-um]]''. This is also Happy Rabbit's first color appearance.
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* This is the only cartoon featuring [[The Two Curious Puppies]] to be in the public domain (the rest of them remain under copyright), and also is the only one to be fully restored and remastered for Blu-ray/DVD.
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* Happy Rabbit does not speak in this short.
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* This is the only cartoon which Happy Rabbit loses in the end.
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== Gallery ==
 
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Presto.jpg|An ad for the cartoon appearing in the ''Altus Times-Democrat'' in Altus, OK on April 17, 1949 at the time of the short's "Blue Ribbon" rerelease.
 
Presto.jpg|An ad for the cartoon appearing in the ''Altus Times-Democrat'' in Altus, OK on April 17, 1949 at the time of the short's "Blue Ribbon" rerelease.
 
Bugsbunnyproto2.jpg|Happy Rabbit does some magic.
 
Bugsbunnyproto2.jpg|Happy Rabbit does some magic.
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Prest-O Change-O Lobby Card.jpg|[[Lobby Cards|Lobby Card]]
 
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[[Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones]]
 
[[Category:The Two Curious Puppies Cartoons]]
 
[[Category:The Two Curious Puppies Cartoons]]
[[Category:Cartoons with recreated titles]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Ken Harris]]
 
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Rudy Larriva]]
 
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[[Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger]]
[[Category:Cartoons written by Rich Hogan]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons animated by Robert McKimson]]
 
 
[[Category:Public domain films]]
 
[[Category:Public domain films]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons with missing Leon Schlesinger credits]]
 
[[Category:Cartoons with no dialogue]]

Revision as of 20:41, 30 April 2020

Template:Infobox Shorts wTabs Prest-O Change-O is a 1939 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones.

Plot

Two dogs being hunted by a dog catcher find shelter at Sham-Fu's house and before they can realize this, they are tossed inside. A strange bird in the clock comes in to tell them its midnight and the dogs decide to explore. They are quickly separated when the puppy gets through a door that vanishes!

The bigger dog comes by a strange white rabbit, which shows him a few magic tricks with a vase before making it vanish. Both he and the dog curiously look for it and the magical rabbit makes the vase fall on the dogs head. He peeks into the pocket the rabbit vanished inside of, only to pull back in pain when a lobster snags his nose!

The little white puppy meanwhile found a strange rope and trails behind it after it hits him. After the brown dog gets the Lobster off his nose, the rabbit appears again and shoots him with a pop gun. The dog then peaks into the big vase to see a strange plant burst from it. Small flowers appear on the plant and one tickles the dog, causing him to grab the entire plant and shake it about, revealing it as the rabbit. He then kisses the dog and watches as it reacts in disgust. He prepares to attack the rabbit but the rabbit makes him wait a moment and vanishes.

The little puppy continues to follow the rope, trying to get it but the rope manages to trick him with each try and drops a vase on him, pours cold water on him, then drops the water pitcher onto his head. It gets stuck on the puppy's head but he manages to break it. The rope then turns the pieces of the yellow pitcher into small birds and then summons a ball/balloon that pops when the puppy pokes it. He then angrily grabs onto the wand and tries to pull it away from the rope, but accidentally swallows it.

The brown dog resumes waiting for the rabbit, who reappears, then turns invisible except for his hands. He performs more tricks and goes through a door and proceeds to smack, pinch, and tickle the dog.

The little puppy keeps hiccuping balloons while the rabbit is too busy laughing at the dog. The rabbit then hides in the door again and watches as the dog pounds on it trying to get inside. Just as the rabbit thinks his fun is over, the little puppy shoots by after releasing the wind from a balloon that inflated inside of him, through his mouth and manages to hit the rabbit and open the door. After both dogs get up they see the rabbit all tied up in the rope, so the big brown dog puts the rabbit into a box, into a chest, then finally in a giant iron chest.

Both dogs curiously watch and the little puppy hiccups again, sending out a small red balloon. When it pops, the rabbit is revealed to be inside of it and he uses the pop gun on the brown dog again before vanishing. The big dog is very angry now and he prepares to punch the rabbit, sending it all the way into a lamp and fish tank.

Availability

Notes

  • The short subject fell into the public domain in 1967 due to United Artists (successor to Associated Artists Productions) failing to renew the copyright in time within 28 years.
  • This is the last short with the first design of Happy Rabbit before he is redesigned as a grey rabbit in Hare-um Scare-um. This is also Happy Rabbit's first color appearance.
  • This is the only cartoon featuring The Two Curious Puppies to be in the public domain (the rest of them remain under copyright), and also is the only one to be fully restored and remastered for Blu-ray/DVD.
  • Happy Rabbit does not speak in this short.
  • This is the only cartoon which Happy Rabbit loses in the end.

Gallery

Preceded by
Porky's Hare Hunt
Happy Rabbit Cartoons
1939
Succeeded by
Hare-um Scare-um
Bugs Bunny Shorts
1938 Porky's Hare Hunt
1939 Prest-O Change-OHare-um Scare-um
1940 Elmer's Candid CameraA Wild Hare
1941 Elmer's Pet RabbitTortoise Beats HareHiawatha's Rabbit HuntThe Heckling HareAll This and Rabbit StewWabbit Twouble
1942 The Wabbit Who Came to SupperAny Bonds Today?The Wacky WabbitHold the Lion, PleaseBugs Bunny Gets the BoidFresh HareThe Hare-Brained HypnotistCase of the Missing Hare
1943 Tortoise Wins by a HareSuper-RabbitJack-Wabbit and the BeanstalkWackiki WabbitFalling Hare
1944 Little Red Riding RabbitWhat's Cookin' Doc?Bugs Bunny and the Three BearsBugs Bunny Nips the NipsHare Ribbin'Hare ForceBuckaroo BugsThe Old Grey HareStage Door Cartoon
1945 Herr Meets HareThe Unruly HareHare TriggerHare ConditionedHare Tonic
1946 Baseball BugsHare RemoverHair-Raising HareAcrobatty BunnyRacketeer RabbitThe Big SnoozeRhapsody Rabbit
1947 Rabbit TransitA Hare Grows in ManhattanEaster YeggsSlick Hare
1948 Gorilla My DreamsA Feather in His HareRabbit PunchBuccaneer BunnyBugs Bunny Rides AgainHaredevil HareHot Cross BunnyHare SplitterA-Lad-In His LampMy Bunny Lies over the Sea
1949 Hare DoMississippi HareRebel RabbitHigh Diving HareBowery BugsLong-Haired HareKnights Must FallThe Grey Hounded HareThe Windblown HareFrigid HareWhich Is WitchRabbit Hood
1950 Hurdy-Gurdy HareMutiny on the BunnyHomeless HareBig House BunnyWhat's Up Doc?8 Ball BunnyHillbilly HareBunker Hill BunnyBushy HareRabbit of Seville
1951 Hare We GoRabbit Every MondayBunny HuggedThe Fair Haired HareRabbit FireFrench RarebitHis Hare Raising TaleBallot Box BunnyBig Top Bunny
1952 Operation: RabbitFoxy by Proxy14 Carrot RabbitWater, Water Every HareThe Hasty HareOily HareRabbit SeasoningRabbit's KinHare Lift
1953 Forward March HareUpswept HareSouthern Fried RabbitHare TrimmedBully for BugsLumber Jack-RabbitDuck! Rabbit, Duck!Robot Rabbit
1954 Captain HareblowerBugs and ThugsNo Parking HareDevil May HareBewitched BunnyYankee Doodle BugsBaby Buggy Bunny
1955 Beanstalk BunnySahara HareHare BrushRabbit RampageThis Is a Life?Hyde and HareKnight-Mare HareRoman Legion-Hare
1956 Bugs' BonnetsBroom-Stick BunnyRabbitson CrusoeNapoleon Bunny-PartBarbary-Coast BunnyHalf-Fare HareA Star Is BoredWideo WabbitTo Hare Is Human
1957 Ali Baba BunnyBedevilled RabbitPiker's PeakWhat's Opera, Doc?Bugsy and MugsyShow Biz BugsRabbit Romeo
1958 Hare-Less WolfHare-Way to the StarsNow, Hare ThisKnighty Knight BugsPre-Hysterical Hare
1959 Baton BunnyHare-abian NightsApes of WrathBackwoods BunnyWild and Woolly HareBonanza BunnyA Witch's Tangled HarePeople Are Bunny
1960 Horse HarePerson to BunnyRabbit's FeatFrom Hare to HeirLighter Than Hare
1961 The Abominable Snow RabbitCompressed HarePrince Violent
1962 Wet HareBill of HareShishkabugs
1963 Devil's Feud CakeThe Million HareHare-Breadth HurryThe UnmentionablesMad as a Mars HareTransylvania 6-5000
1964 Dumb PatrolDr. Devil and Mr. HareThe Iceman DuckethFalse Hare
1979 Bugs Bunny's Christmas CarolFright Before Christmas
1980 Portrait of the Artist as a Young BunnySpaced Out Bunny
1990 Box Office Bunny
1991 (Blooper) Bunny
1992 Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers
1995 Carrotblanca
1997 From Hare to Eternity
2004 Hare and Loathing in Las VegasDaffy Duck for President


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