| Spaced Out Bunny | |
|---|---|
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| Story by | Chuck Jones |
| Directed by | Chuck Jones Phil Monroe (uncredited) |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chuck Jones |
| Animator | Virgil Ross |
| Running time | 6 Minutes |
| Production companies | Chuck Jones Enterprises Warner Bros. Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | May 21, 1980 (1980-05-21) |
Spaced Out Bunny is aWarner Bros. cartoon starringBugs Bunny andMarvin the Martian. The cartoon was part of the television specialBugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over onCBS, which aired May 21, 1980.[1]
Spaced Out Bunny is one of the four Bugs Bunny cartoons produced during 1979–1980, the first new shorts since 1964'sFalse Hare.Spaced Out Bunny would also be the last Warner Brothers-released short to haveMel Blanc voicing Bugs.
While walking in a forest, Bugs Bunny declares that although many others are out to get each other, he is at peace with all. He then sees a carrot at the end of a line and begins to eat it, unaware that it is bait set byMarvin the Martian who hauls Bugs into hisflying saucer, where Bugs falls into a deep sleep which Marvin explains is because the carrot is an "ACME Super Rack and PinionTranquilizer Carrot".
Marvin's purpose is to provide a playmate forHugo the Abominable Snowman (who also appears in 1961's "The Abominable Snow Rabbit"). Marvin carries the sleeping Bugs out of his ship and places him by the space tree. When Bugs wakes up Marvin tells him that he is onMars before turning Hugo loose on Bugs ("Oh no, not again!" cries Bugs). Hugo says he wants to "hug him and stroke him and cuddle him and sing to him and call him George." Bugs suggests to Hugo that he wants a robot, not a rabbit; Marvin attempts to make a getaway, but Hugo reaches into the spaceship and repeats his lines. When Marvin demands that Hugo cease his behavior and states that he is not a robot, Hugo spanks him. Bugs then whispers in Hugo's ear. The scene cuts to Hugo's wrist, where he proudly displays his new "Mickey Martian" wristwatch, with Marvin on the dial. Bugs then climbs into the spacecraft and gets Hugo to practice his Frisbee toss by hurling the ship toward the Earth.
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