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'' cartoon directed by

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and

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. The short was released on July 29, 1961, and stars

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and Wile E. Coyote. This is the final first-run

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short in which Wile E. Coyote speaks, although he speaks again in the ''

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'' featurette a year later. The title is a play on

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Plot

In the narrative involving Wile E. Coyote and Bugs Bunny, a sequence of comedic encounters unfolds as Coyote endeavors to capture and prepare Bugs Bunny as a meal. The plot initiates with Coyote's subtle ploy, leaving a telephone in Bugs Bunny's hole and soliciting a cup of diced carrots. Bugs, perceptive to Coyote's intentions, engages in a playful exchange before finding himself ensnared by Coyote's attempts to capture him. Coyote's subsequent endeavors to ensnare Bugs Bunny involve a series of contrived traps, each met with humorous misfortune. From vacuum cleaners mistaken for prey to quick-drying cement mishaps, the comedic tension escalates as Coyote's schemes backfire, culminating in his unwitting entrapment beneath a concrete block. Bugs Bunny, ever resourceful, capitalizes on Coyote's misfortune with witty quips, asserting his prowess as a neighbor.

Additional Crew

*Directed by

*Co-Director:

*Film Editor: Treg Brown

References

External links

* {{Chuck Jones 1960s English-language films Merrie Melodies short films American comedy short films Short films directed by Chuck Jones Bugs Bunny films Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner films Films scored by Milt Franklyn 1960s Warner Bros. animated short films American animated short films Films produced by David H. DePatie Films directed by Maurice Noble English-language short films 1961 animated short films