Backwoods Bunny
Bugs outwits a rural buzzard in the Ozarks.
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In the 1959 Merrie Melodies short Backwoods Bunny, Bugs Bunny vacations in the Ozarks and meets a buzzard named Elvis and his Pa, who live in a treetop shack. Bugs outsmarts Elvis with a water hose trick, dodges his rifle, and fools him by dressing as a hillbilly woman. After Elvis threatens Bugs’s rabbit hole, Bugs tricks him into shooting his own father. The cartoon ends with Bugs golfing and singing “I’m Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover” as gunfire interrupts.
Plot
Bugs Bunny heads to the Ozarks for a vacation, where he finds a tall tree with a simple home in it. This is where a rural buzzard named Elvis and his Pa live. When Elvis spots Bugs, he tries to lure him with a carrot, but Bugs outsmarts him by using a water hose that looks like his hand. Bugs controls the water flow, and Elvis ends up flying between trees until he crashes to the ground.
Next, Elvis grabs a rifle, thinking Bugs is a danger, but he misses when he tries to shoot. Bugs then tricks Elvis by dressing up as a female hillbilly, causing a short moment of confusion before Elvis sees through the disguise and chases him again. Elvis tries to force Bugs out of his rabbit hole by threatening to shoot. Bugs cleverly points Elvis's attention to his father, who is relaxing close by.
Trying to follow Elvis's orders, the father buzzard ends up getting shot by Elvis instead, thanks to Bugs setting up a series of funny accidents. The cartoon ends with a strange scene where Bugs, now in golf clothes, sings "I'm Looking Over a Four Leaf Clover" while gunfire keeps interrupting the tune.
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- Wikipedia: Backwoods Bunny (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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