| Shishkabugs | |
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| Directed by | Friz Freleng |
| Story by | John Dunn |
| Produced by | David H. DePatie |
| Music by | Bill Lava |
| Animation by | Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Bob Matz Lee Halpern Art Leonardi |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
| Backgrounds by | Tom O'Loughlin |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 5:34 |
| Language | English |
Shishkabugs is a 1962Warner Bros.Looney Tunesanimated short directed byFriz Freleng.[1] The short was released on December 8, 1962, and starsBugs Bunny andYosemite Sam.[2] The title of the short is a play onshish kebab, a culinary dish.
Yosemite Sam serves as the beleaguered royal chef to a petulant king, while enduring daily demands for meals while contending with the king's volatile temperament. When tasked with preparinghasenpfeffer (rabbit stew), a dish unfamiliar to him, Sam seeks assistance and encounters Bugs Bunny, who innocently seeks diced carrots.
Exploiting Bugs' naivety, Sam ensnares him in a culinary deception, convincing him of a royal dinner invitation. Subsequently, Bugs finds himself unwittingly trapped in a cooking pot, only to ingeniously evade his predicament and depart unscathed. As Sam's scheme unravels, the king is subjected to comedic mishaps, culminating in Sam's arrest and imprisonment. Bugs assumes the role of royal chef, presenting a giant carrot disguised as hasenpfeffer, amusingly tricking the king.
This narrative concludes with Bugs' playful commentary on the triumph of wit over royalty.
Being only five and a half minutes,Shishkabugs is the shortest Bugs Bunny cartoon released during theGolden Age of American animation. It also marks the rare occasion in which Yosemite Sam is the victim instead of the aggressor.
| Preceded by | Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1962 | Succeeded by |