JohnHowardReid "Bugs Bunny", "Elmer Fudd", and caricatures of Leopold Stokowski, Gregory Peck, Ray Milland, Frank Sinatra, Humphrey Bogart, Sydney Greenstreet, Carmen Miranda, Lauren Bacall.Copyright 20 December 1946 by the Vitaphone Corp. Merrie Melodies (Bugs Bunny Special) Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc. U.S. release: 1 November 1947 (sic). 1 reel. 7 minutes.COMMENT: Prices have climbed a bit since we visited Ciro's for Hollywood Steps Out. Dinner at the Macrumbo is $600, but small down payments are accepted. Although Steve Schneider likes this one, selecting it as both a Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd "best", I would not give it such a high rating. The spot gags (Milland paying for his drink with a typewriter and receiving three miniature typewriters for change; Sinatra drinking himself into a glass tumbler; Bugs imitating Groucho opposite Elmer's Harpo; and what is the point of the gag with Gregory Peck - or is it supposed to be Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge?) are not all that funny. But Bugs eventually does get to dine with Bogey and Baby and in the meantime dances up a storm in a nice Carmen Miranda take-off. The rabbit is full of his usual vitality, and we like his snappy white tie and tails. Fudd has some "waughable" business too including a quick-witted trick with a mirror.

Hot 888 Mama " . . . it's rabbit Baby gets." So ends this Merrie Melodies cartoon, after nearly 7 minutes and 44 seconds of mayhem in the kitchen of a restaurant seemingly populated only by celebrities. "Baby" refers to Lauren Bacall, who is dining out with her fried rabbit craving husband Humphrey Bogart. Other Mel Blanc impersonations here include Jack Carson, Sydney Greenstreet, Chico and Harpo Marx, Frank McHugh, Ray Milland, Carmen Miranda, Gregory Peck, Zachary Scott, Alexis Smith, Barbara Stanwyck, Leopold Stokowski, and Clifton Webb--many of whom have been dead so long and are regarded as being of such little importance in the current century that their surnames come up as typos on this site's spell checker. The ageless Bugs Bunny himself, despite his possible double entendre at the close, is imperiled throughout this brief animation by his nemesis, Elmer Fudd (the eatery's cook\waiter here). Though director Fritz Freleng feels compelled to resort to a cream pie barrage by the end of the film, a root canal certainly would be a more painful experience than watching this colorful artifact from the 1900s.

movieman_kev Humphrey Bogart is in the Mocrumbo restaurant (a spoof of the legendary Mucombo in LA), where Elmer Fudd is working as a chef. Bogart wants fried rabbit, so Elmer chases Bugs around in hopes of making him dinner. Half the fun is the chase and all the shenanigans that entails. The other half is spotting all the personality parodies. There's Bogert, Grocho Marx, and Lauren Bacall, of course. But there's also Leopold Stokowski, Gregory Peck, Ray Milland, Frank Sinatra, Sydney Greenstreet, and Carmen Miranda. This animated short can be seen on Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2. It also features an optional commentary by Micheal Barrier.My Grade: A-

RSmythe42 This is absolutely hilarious!!... It is my favorite BB cartoon. Bogie,Groucho, Ray Milland....its fabulous. Then hiding in Carmen Miranda's hat followed by the dance. Priceless. The fact that a cartoon character can provide laughs like this is living proof of the talent the creators had. If you want to see the essential "wise-guy" that was in essence the character itself, this is the one to see. This, along with the cartoon in which he is offered the "oscar", shows that this was one that played in the big-leagues. It also provides a little bit of a history lesson for the younger generations. It shows the "star power" that was in place at that time...and a mixture of comedians, dramatic actors and musical entertainers.