Mightyzebra I really enjoyed this original, hilarious, clever, America-spoofing episode! I enjoyed it for the reasons above (this episode does not spoof America in an insulting way, just really pokes at the things America loves and is proud of) and I also enjoyed it for Bugs Bunny's over-dramatic character, the animation, the plot idea and the way it is carried out. If there was one thing that I slightly did not enjoy about the episode, it is the fact that Bugs Bunny does very horrible things in this cartoon, which surely he would dislike if someone else did them, but I guess he had just gone psychotic in this episode.Anyway, in "Rebel Rabbit", we see Bugs Bunny in the woods reading fox and bear hunting posters, which say that $50 will be awarded for a dead fox and $75 will be given for a dead bear. When Bugs Bunny comes to a rabbit poster, saying that 2 cents will be given for a dead rabbit, the bunny is FURIOUS, saying that he is "worth more" and goes all the way to Washington to complain. Will Bugs Bunny earn his revenge..? I highly recommend this episode to any Looney Tunes watcher, anyone who likes Bugs Bunny and to anyone who loves crazy, screwball ideas in a Looney Tunes cartoon. Enjoy "Rebel Rabbit"! :-)P.S Included in this cartoon are some full-blown (and crazily over the top for the cartoon) military scenes, including tanks, men on horses and aeroplanes. It does not need to be taken seriously (unlike some of the war references in Looney Tunes episodes such as "Scrap Happy Daffy" and "Daffy Duck Commando") and is a pretty good addition to the cartoon.

Lee Eisenberg When I saw the title and first minute of "Rebel Rabbit", I sort of assumed that it would be a Robin Hood-style story. Boy was I wrong! It portrays Bugs Bunny getting insulted when he finds that the government has placed exorbitant bounties on foxes and bears, but only 2 cents on rabbits (after all, rabbits are such cute little creatures). So, the carrot-chomping rascal proceeds to make a complete mess of the United States. The final scene reminded me of the Peter Sellers-Ringo Starr movie "The Magic Christian", how they ridiculously brought in the most elaborate weaponry to deal with so simple an animal (then again, Bugs isn't so simple to catch).I especially agreed with one scene: Bugs cuts Florida off from the rest of the country. Considering that the Sunshine State is home to the rich Cubans who fled when Fidel Castro's army took over in Cuba, we should break that state off from the rest of the country and send it down to Cuba so that the current government there can prosecute Fulgencio Batista's henchmen.But I digress. The point is, this is a really funny cartoon. That southern senator was obviously Mel Blanc doing Foghorn Leghorn's voice. Really neat.

slymusic Directed by Bob McKimson, "Rebel Rabbit" stars a pudgy Bugs Bunny, whose wise-guy disposition throughout the film is very amusing. Only one thing bothers him: the U.S. Game Commission is willing to dish out $50 for every fox hide and $75 for every bear hide, but rabbits, being the timid creatures that they are, are only worth two cents! For Bugs, this is quite an insult, so he decides to cause all kinds of havoc throughout North America (particularly by defacing many historical landmarks) in order to prove once and for all that rabbits can do more damage, and are worth much more for the bounty hunters, than any other animal.My favorite moments from "Rebel Rabbit" include the following. When Bugs mails himself to Washington, he is rather appalled at the postmaster's unsanitary act of licking a stamp and sticking it on Bugs' body. Amidst all the wild damage that Bugs performs in order to increase the worth of his bounty, perhaps the funniest is his act of literally sawing off Florida from the rest of the United States and allowing it to set sail towards South America! Back in Washington, Senator Claghorn (based on a real-life radio personality, and a precursor to Foghorn Leghorn) demands a price on Bugs, with Bugs himself stealing the senator's line "That's a joke, son!" And at the end, Bugs finally stirs up so much trouble that the United States Army has no choice but to come after him; Bugs is surrounded by bombs and bullets as we see some exciting live-action footage of horsemen, tanks, jeeps, and fighter planes.Bugs Bunny becomes a scourge all across the continent of North America, but at least this "Rebel Rabbit" accomplished what he hoped: he increased his bounty to one million dollars!

fostersdf Maybe the best cartoon Bugs has ever had- he goes too far, and ends up in a heap of trouble, all because the bounty for a rabbit had been set at 2 cents...Bugs' bounty becomes 1,000,000 dollars..a classic- one of if not the best ever!a classic that until a recent DVD release had not seen the light of day release wise unless you counted laser discs.. thanks Warner bros. for finally letting many see this classic cartoon! I'd rank it very highly, and would recommend this short to anyone who considers themselves to be fans of bugs and looney tunes.. a classic, and well worth the effort to see. Released April of 1949