Farmer Elmer Fudd is fed up with Bugs Bunny stealing his carrots. So he calls the good people at ACME Pest Control and they send him a robot to eliminate Bugs. But, of course, things don't go as planned. Fun short directed by Friz Freleng, with a story by Warren Foster. Beautifully animated with bright, lush colors. Energetic music from Carl Stalling. Wonderful voice work from Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan. Many funny gags and lines. Love the robot and its gadgets. The female robot gag is a highlight. Elmer is especially fun in this one. A well-paced and very funny cartoon that is a treat for the eyes. Nothing beats good old-fashioned Technicolor!
7 Reviews
Fudd gets more than he's looking for . . .
oscaralbert19 December 2017
Warning: Spoilers
. . . once again, despite his order on Amazon Prime for an Acme Pest Control Rabbit-Eradicating Robot. Because this Looney Tunes animated short ROBOT RABBIT begins and ends at Elmer Fudd's carrot farm, it lacks the scope of some of Elmer and Bugs Bunny's more epic pairings, such as WHAT'S OPERA, DOC? Nevertheless, it's a very pleasant way to spend not quite seven minutes. Also, it continues Bugs Bunny's omnivorous approach to romance, which encompasses BOTH Elmer and his mail-order male robot here. Zest for all creatures great and small is one of the key Bugs Bunny characteristics. Irony may loom behind some of Bug's smooches on various kissers. Still and all, Bugs is nothing if not an Equal Opportunity Kisser. Great lovers tend to have big hearts. And Bug Bunny's is perhaps the biggest of all. Gone are the days when this hare holds out for just the hottest females of his kind. Genuine loving-kindness is shown by Bugs toward even his bitterest antagonists, such as Mr. Fudd. Endless love? Ditching any references to Scott Spencer's flick on becoming a master arsonist, ROBOT RABBIT rates a look on its own merits. Most of the violence here is implied rather than being shown on-camera, including the robot's eventual rendezvous with a pile driver. Everything will be explained even more clearly if close examination is applied to the initiator of each foregoing phrase.
One of the better Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd cartoons
Kalaman15 January 2003
This is one of the better Bugs Bunny/Elmer Fudd cartoons. It's so funny! Elmer Fudd is a farmer who hates Bugs Bunny. He invents a Robot to get rid of the pesty rabbit, but after numerous well-conceived disasters, it fails. It is directed by Friz Freleng, not Chuck Jones, but it is enjoyable nonetheless.
Rampaging robot
Prismark101 December 2013
Robot Rabbit is one of the most memorable of the Bugs Bunny cartoons as it goes rather futuristic and science fiction.
Friz Freleng directed this short starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
Elmer owns a farm in Indiana and as always is irritated by Bugs Bunny who always get one up on our doe eyed Fudd.
Elmer decides to go hi-tech and gets a robot from ACME pest control. After some initial programming which consists of showing the robot of an animal with long ears. The robot goes off to work, which means blasting anything with long ears but it may not necessarily be a rabbit.
This is a funny cartoon as Bugs is involved in a few close scrapes, some genuinely funny scenes including enticing the robot with a female robot.
A classic Bugs Bunny short.
Friz Freleng directed this short starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
Elmer owns a farm in Indiana and as always is irritated by Bugs Bunny who always get one up on our doe eyed Fudd.
Elmer decides to go hi-tech and gets a robot from ACME pest control. After some initial programming which consists of showing the robot of an animal with long ears. The robot goes off to work, which means blasting anything with long ears but it may not necessarily be a rabbit.
This is a funny cartoon as Bugs is involved in a few close scrapes, some genuinely funny scenes including enticing the robot with a female robot.
A classic Bugs Bunny short.
Bugs Bunny vs. The Robot
TheLittleSongbird14 June 2011
Robot Rabbit is an example of a cartoon that I watched not too long ago, and it has very quickly become one of my favourites. I love the cartoons of Bugs and Elmer together, so this was a real treat. Elmer himself is a lot of fun, and the Robot adds a lot to the cartoon but it is Bugs'(who bags all the best lines such as "watch where you're going ya hot water heater", "you dance divinely" and "why you fugitive from Stanley Steemer") show all the way. The story is fast paced and constantly interesting and there is some hilarious dialogue and sight gags, I also love the duet with Bugs and Elmer and "the rabbit kicked the bucket, the bucket kicked the rabbit" part, while the ending is priceless. The cartoon is brilliantly animated, Carl Stalling's music is witty and full of energy and the voice work from Mel Blanc and Arthur Q.Bryan is superb. Overall, a wonderful cartoon and quickly becoming a favourite of mine. 10/10 Bethany Cox
Mediocre Warner Bros short from 19953
Horst_In_Translation25 April 2016
Warning: Spoilers
"Robot Rabbit" is a Warner Baros cartoon from over 60 years ago and it has, once again, Bugs going against Elmer. However, looking at the technical component here, this also has a touch of Roadrunner vs. Coyote. Elmer decides to delegate his attempts of catching Bugs and orders a new modern robot to do the dirty work. Will he succeed? Well.. you know the answer, but at least he came a lot closer than Elmer usually does. Unfortunately I must say I did not find the comedy in this one too good. The animation is fine, but it was good 10 years earlier too and it is not much better here. Oh yeah, it runs for under 7 minutes just like they usually do. Not everyone can be a winner, even if your name is Friz Freleng, Warren Foster or Mel Blanc. Not recommended.
A funny Freleng flick
rapt0r_claw-121 July 2004
Chuck Jones is best known as an animator who dealt with futuristic concepts. In Robot Rabbit, however, Friz Freleng directs a science-fiction story starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
Elmer owns a farm in Indiana, were carrots abound. Such an enticing smorgasbord of vegetables is irresistible to rabbits, so Bugs binges on them. When Elmer finds out, he contacts ACME pest control, which supplies him with a robot to get rid of a long-haired bunnies. However, the robot seems to think anything with long ears is a rabbit, so . . .
Bugs isn't always successful in Robot Rabbit. He gets badly concussed when the intruding pile of tin socks him. This is a very funny cartoon, with a nice ending, and brilliantly animated: few animators would take the trouble to add overlap and elasticity to a few carrots that fly into the air. Recommended for all fans of the carrot-crunching icon we knows as Bugs Bunny. In other words: Recommended to all!
Elmer owns a farm in Indiana, were carrots abound. Such an enticing smorgasbord of vegetables is irresistible to rabbits, so Bugs binges on them. When Elmer finds out, he contacts ACME pest control, which supplies him with a robot to get rid of a long-haired bunnies. However, the robot seems to think anything with long ears is a rabbit, so . . .
Bugs isn't always successful in Robot Rabbit. He gets badly concussed when the intruding pile of tin socks him. This is a very funny cartoon, with a nice ending, and brilliantly animated: few animators would take the trouble to add overlap and elasticity to a few carrots that fly into the air. Recommended for all fans of the carrot-crunching icon we knows as Bugs Bunny. In other words: Recommended to all!
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