Beanstalk Bunny
| Beanstalk Bunny | |
|---|---|
| Merrie Melodies (Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck) series | |
| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Voices by |
Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by |
Ken Harris Richard Thompson Abe Levitow Keith Darling |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date(s) | 12 February 1955 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7:00 |
| Language | English |
Beanstalk Bunny is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon released on 12 February 1955. The cartoon's story is derived from the classic fairy tale Jack and the Beanstalk and stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck as Jack, and Elmer Fudd as the giant. The cartoon was directed by Chuck Jones.
Plot
The story begins with Daffy Duck in the role of Jack summing up recent events leading up to the start of the story:
| “ | Now there goes a salesman - he trades me out of a perfectly good, Grade A homogenized Holstein cow, and for what? Three stupid beans. Jack, yer a jerk. | ” |
Frustrated with having traded his cow for the three beans, Daffy tosses them away and they land right in Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole. A beanstalk erupts shortly after, and Daffy decides to climb it for the sake of the cartoon ("I'd better get to work climbing that thing, or we won't have any picture"). During his climb, he meets Bugs, who awakens from his slumber and sees Daffy, but Daffy kicks him away. Realizing which story is unfolding before him, Bugs decides to climb after him.
Meanwhile, Daffy reaches the top of beanstalk, excited about stealing the fortune that the giant's castle holds, until he meets the giant himself - Elmer Fudd. Daffy's excitement turns into panic and he runs from the giant Elmer just as Bugs reaches the top. As Elmer closes in on the duo, Bugs tells the Elmer to go after Jack (Daffy) instead of him, as that is whom he is supposed to be trying to catch according to the original story. Daffy frantically tries to pass this off as a lie, declaring his name to be Aloysius, and that Bugs is Jack. As the two start to argue of who the real Jack is, Elmer decides to "open with a pair of Jacks" and captures both of them. Inside the castle, Elmer places Bugs and Daffy under a glass cake dome to prepare to grind their bones to make his bread. However, they manage to escape because Bugs has an ACME glass cutter in his possession. Elmer then begins chasing the two around his castle as they are trying to escape.
The chase continues until Bugs manages to trip Elmer, knocking him unconscious. Bugs wants to leave the place, but the greedy Daffy decides to stay so he can steal from the giant. As Bugs runs towards the beanstalk, he comes across Elmer's equally large carrot garden, with carrots as big as houses and ready to be eaten. Later that night, a very full Bugs rests under one of the giant carrots he has been eating and wonders what has become of Daffy, who is revealed to be trapped inside Elmer's pocket watch, acting like the minute and hour hands, while constantly making tick tock sounds. ("Eh... it's a living.")
Cast
• Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
• Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer Fudd (uncredited)
Availability
This cartoon was available on the laserdisc release Hare Beyond Compare. As of 2016, this short is still unavailable on DVD.
See also
External links
| Preceded by Baby Buggy Bunny |
Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1955 |
Succeeded by Sahara Hare |
