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When Daffy then offers to play tennis, Elmer blasts him again, tells Bugs that he is next, and then begins shooting and chases both of them all the way to the rabbit hole, into which both Daffy and Bugs jump.

Disgusted, Bugs gets in Elmer's face and claims there are other sports besides hunting. Elmer tells them that he is a vegetarian and only hunts for 'the sport of it' (although, in previous appearances, it has been stated that he was hunting Bugs for rabbit stew). Ignoring Daffy, Bugs then begins to read duck recipes from a cookbook that he pulls from his rabbit hole, and Daffy does the same with a rabbit recipe cookbook that he also pulls from the hole. After Daffy gets blasted, the two shed their costumes as Daffy comments to Bugs how despicable he is. Daffy points at the tree however, Bugs has switched the sign to 'Rabbit Season Open'. Bugs then appears, disguised as Daffy, complete with webbed feet and fake bill, and asks Daffy why he thinks it is duck season. As he sees Elmer approaching, he disguises himself as Bugs and reminds him that it is duck season. He grabs Elmer's gun to make sure, only to be shot with the last bullet.ĭaffy then sees a sign that Bugs has nailed to a tree saying, 'Duck Season Open'. Bugs relays this apparent fact to Daffy and, thrilled, Daffy comes back. Elmer goes to shoot him, but it appears the gun is out of bullets. When Daffy is shot for the third time, he walks away, his head now upside down. After Daffy's beak spins back into place, he tries the verbal game again, this time starting first. Once he says this, he tells Elmer to fire, which he does. Their conversation breaks down into Bugs engaging Daffy in a verbal sparring match, which results in Daffy being tricked into saying it is duck season. Daffy emerges from his hiding spot, furious, and attempts to convince Elmer that Bugs is lying. As Elmer prepares to shoot again, Bugs informs him that it is not rabbit season, but rather duck season. However, Daffy was returned to his original screwball personality in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Looney Tunes: Back in Action (in which he got both personalities), Daffy's Rhapsody, New Looney Tunes, Looney Tunes Cartoons, and Bugs Bunny Builders (in which displays both personalities).ĭaffy Duck lures Elmer Fudd to Bugs Bunny's burrow with fake rabbit footprints, calls down to the rabbit that a 'friend' is here to see him, then watches from behind a tree as Elmer shoots at the emerged Bugs, parting his ears. This was fueled by Bugs' popularity surpassing Daffy's quickly over the years, increasing the desire of the studio's animators to pair the two together. This personality change, which was previously explored by Jones in You Were Never Duckier and Daffy Dilly, and even earlier in Friz Freleng's You Ought to Be in Pictures, was done in order for Daffy to better serve as Bugs' foil.

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The film marks a significant shift in Daffy's personality, going from being the insane 'screwball' character who (like Bugs) overwhelmed his adversaries, to be a much more flawed individual, full of greed and vanity and desire for attention under the spotlight. Pictures and is often considered among Jones' best and most important films. Cartoons, Inc., the short was released to theaters on by Warner Bros. Produced by Edward Selzer for Warner Bros.

Directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, the cartoon is the first in Jones' 'hunting trilogy'-the other two cartoons following it being Rabbit Seasoning and Duck! Rabbit, Duck! It is also the first cartoon to feature a feud between Bugs and Daffy. Rabbit Fire is a 1951 Looney Tunes cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd.

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