''Shishkabugs'' is a 1962

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directed by

Friz Freleng Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and '' ...

. The short was released on December 8, 1962, and stars

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and

Yosemite Sam Yosemite Sam ( /joʊˈsɛmɪti/ ''yoh-SEM-ih-tee'') is a cartoon character in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of short films produced by Warner Bros. His name is taken from Yosemite National Park. He is an adversary of Bugs ...

. The title of the short is a play on

shish kebab Shish kebab is a popular meal of skewered and grilled cubes of meat. It can be found in Mediterranean cuisine and is similar to or synonymous with dishes called shashlik and khorovats, found in the Caucasus region. It is one of the many types ...

, a culinary dish. With only 5 minutes and 05 seconds of footage (not counting the credits and cards), ''Shishkabugs'' is the shortest Bugs Bunny short ever made in the

Golden Age of American animation The golden age of American animation was a period in the history of U.S. animation that began with the popularization of sound cartoons in 1928 and gradually ended in the late 1960s, where theatrical animated shorts began losing popularity to the ...

. ''Shishkabugs'' is also a rare cartoon where Yosemite Sam is in the role of a victim instead of being the aggressor.

Plot

is the royal chef for a king; Sam is in a bad temper for not only does he have to buy food and cook every day but his employer is a spoiled king who shouts at him "Where's my lunch? Where's my dinner?" After Sam prepares the king's latest meal, the king orders Sam to fix him some

hasenpfeffer Hasenpfeffer is a traditional Dutch and German stew made from marinated rabbit or hare, cut into stewing-meat sized pieces and braised with onions and a marinade made from wine and vinegar. Description ''Hase'' is German for "hare", and ''pf ...

. Sam doesn't know what this new dish is and the King throws a custard dish into Sam's face. While Sam is looking up the recipe,

knocks on the door and explains that he's come to borrow a cup of diced carrots. Sam tricks Bugs into thinking that the king has invited Bugs for dinner. Bugs demurs, saying that he is not prepared; but Sam assures Bugs that he will "prepare" him. Realizing there's no time to cook Bugs, Sam shuts him in the pot and serves him to the eager king. Bugs gives the King a kiss. The angry king orders Sam to take the raw Hasenpfeffer back to the kitchen and prepare it the right way, or else Sam will be " drawn and quartered". Sam shoves Bugs into the oven and demands that he stay there until the cooking time is up. Bugs escapes the oven and leaves. When the king lifts the pot lid, a spring loaded custard pie springs out and hits the king in the face. Sam realizes that his goose has just been cooked. A pair of clumsy guards rush in, arrest Sam, and lead him to the dungeon to await

execution Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is the State (polity), state-sanctioned practice of deliberately killing a person as a punishment for an actual or supposed crime, usually following an authorized, rule-governed process to ...

. Bugs, now the new royal chef, serves the king a giant carrot and calls it hasenpfeffer. The king comments, "If I didn't know this was hasenpfeffer, I'd swear it was carrots." Bugs breaks the

fourth wall The fourth wall is a performance convention in which an invisible, imaginary wall separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this ''wall'', the convention assumes the actors act as if they cannot. From the 16th cen ...

and closing one eye remarks: "It just goes to show ya that a one-eyed jack rabbit can beat a king!"

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* {{Friz Freleng 1962 films 1962 animated films 1962 short films 1960s American animated films 1960s Warner Bros. animated short films Looney Tunes shorts Short films directed by Friz Freleng Films scored by William Lava Bugs Bunny films Films about royalty Yosemite Sam films 1960s English-language films Films about chefs

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