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Hot Cross Bunny (1948)

Hot Cross Bunny poster
Directed by
Robert McKimson
Genre
animation, comedy, science fiction
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Bugs Bunny disguises himself to avoid being caught by a mad scientist who wants to swap his brain with a chicken's. The scientist chases Bugs through a cartoon laboratory full of gags and slapstick humor.

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What happens

Hot Cross Bunny is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical animated short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on August 21, 1948, and features Bugs Bunny. The title is a play on the nursery rhyme Hot Cross Buns as well as a punny allusion to the basic plot premise. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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