Rhapsody Rabbit

7.8
1946 0 hr 7 min Animation , Comedy , Family

When Bugs attempts to perform Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody, he is troubled by a mouse.

  • Cast:
    Mel Blanc

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Reviews

Hellen
1946/11/09

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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NekoHomey
1946/11/10

Purely Joyful Movie!

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Tayloriona
1946/11/11

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

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Patience Watson
1946/11/12

One of those movie experiences that is so good it makes you realize you've been grading everything else on a curve.

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TheLittleSongbird
1946/11/13

This is a truly wonderful and imaginative cartoon. The animation is very effective and beautiful if rather simple. The music is a real highlight, I love the cartoons that feature classical music, and this is no exception. Franz Lizst's "Hungarian Rhapsody no 2" (amongst others) is a real treat, but extremely complicated to play on the piano and put to really clever use. Bugs is not as funny as he usually is, but he does a stellar job, courtesy to some brilliant vocal characterisations from Mel Blanc. During his performance of "Hungarian Rhapsody no 2", Bugs has to overcome many obstacles, such as the coughing audience member and being upstaged by a musical (and cute) mouse in a Tom and Jerry-like scenario. The minimal use of dialogue is good, the funniest gag of the cartoon was the telephone call where Bugs says "Franz Lizst? Nah, never heard of him!" Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed this, it mayn't be Bug's very best but it is great fun. 10/10 Bethany Cox

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slymusic
1946/11/14

"Rhapsody Rabbit" is a SUPERLATIVE Bugs Bunny cartoon written by the great Tedd Pierce & Michael Maltese and directed by a man who arguably knew how to incorporate music in his cartoons better than any other director: Isadore "Friz" Freleng. In this film, Bugs Bunny is a concert pianist performing Franz Liszt's famous Second Hungarian Rhapsody, a flamboyant piece of music that has been incorporated in probably countless other cartoons. In order to make "Rhapsody Rabbit" as brilliantly effective as it is, Friz Freleng understood that he needed to familiarize himself with the music score so as to give him & his animators a visual guide.Bugs Bunny may seem very elegant in executing Liszt's rhapsody on the piano, but, being Bugs Bunny, he still gets a chance to show off his fun-loving nature. Before he begins, he plugs a coughing audience member! His eyebrow wiggle at the opening of the piece indicates that he is going to take the audience - both IN the cartoon and WATCHING the cartoon - for a ride. Among other gags in "Rhapsody Rabbit," Bugs uses the keyboard as a typewriter, he scoops up the piano keys, he answers a telephone call for Franz Liszt and claims he never heard of him, he flips several pages in his music book only to reveal a photograph of a scantily-clad woman, and he even takes an interlude by playing some great boogie-woogie while a mischievous little mouse provides the bass line."Rhapsody Rabbit" has been one of my favorite Bugs Bunny cartoons ever since I first saw it on television during my high school days (early 1990s), and since I am a pianist as well, this cartoon is quite dear to my heart. The piano keys that Bugs strikes do not at all correspond with the proper pitches on the piano, but no matter! Friz Freleng and his crew did a commendable job with this wonderful cartoon, which you can find on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 Disc 4, featuring an additional audio commentary by a very knowledgeable music historian named Daniel Goldmark.

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ccthemovieman-1
1946/11/15

This early Bugs (you always tell because his head is shaped more oblong and his ears are longer) has him in tuxedo and on stage ready to play Lizst's Second Hungarian Rhapsody on the piano.After he warms up with some knuckle-crunching, he gets set to play but some idiot makes a loud coughing noise and stops him. After the second time, Bugs takes out a gun and shoots him. That's funny - something we wouldn't advise or condone but think about doing. Anyway, he then performs, hams it up a bit, and then bothered by a little mouse who pops out of the piano right above the keys. The by-play between Bugs and the mouse is very reminiscent of some Tom and Jerry cartoons, most notably "Cat Concerto." The latter might have been considered a better work of art, but I laughed at more things in here as the mouse made the music change to jazz, then chopsticks, then taps, etc. There is more humor in this one and it's more fun to watch, especially with the fantastic artwork.What I liked best about this animated short wasn't the solid humor or the music but the colors. This was a nicely drawn 'toon. The bright golden hued drapes and the dark piano, tuxedo, green floor, reflections on the piano, etc., all made for some nice visuals.The 'toon got better and better as it went on with the last few minutes extremely creative and colorful.

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dewshine
1946/11/16

I had the pleasure of meeting Virgil Ross once at a public appearance, and I was able to talk with him briefly. He mentioned that this was the cartoon he had the most fun to work on, so I sought it out, curious to see it. I must say, it does look like it would have been fun to make, because it's really fun to watch. Even by today's standards, this is a very clever and humorous piece, free of cliches. I liked it!

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