''Devil's Feud Cake'' is a 1963

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'' animated short directed by

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. The short was released on February 9, 1963, and stars

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and

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. The film involves the traditional cultural motif of making a

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. Sam is depicted as a

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who was killed in an

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while trying to escape. The Devil offers him

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and a

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, but only if Sam can bring Bugs to

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Plot

Yosemite Sam robs the Last National Bank and makes his getaway in an airplane flown by Bugs Bunny. Sam falls out of the plane and dies. Sam ends up in

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, where he makes a

. If Sam brings Bugs to Hell, he will be set free, but if he fails, he will remain in Hell forever. Sam gladly accepts the deal and the Head Devil sends him back to the world of the living. After three failed attempts on Bugs' life, the Devil decides to give Sam "one more chance". However, Sam has had enough and tells the Devil that if he wants Bugs, he can get him himself and announces that he is ''staying'' in Hell while wearing a devil suit and wielding a

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