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Wile E. Coyote versus Bugs Bunny? Wow, this was a new one on me, when I first saw it, but it occurred a couple of times in Loony Tunes cartoons....and we, the viewer, are the winners for it.
Also different for first-time viewers of this collaboration between two LT stars, is hearing Wile speak.. "Allow me to introduce myself," he says right off the bat to Bugs. He gives Bugs his card which reads "Wile E Coyote - Genius." He then proceeds to tell Bugs, in a muted British accent, no less, that he intends to eat him. He's gonna give Bugs "the customary two minutes to say your prayers." Bugs slams the portable door on him, says no thanks, and disappears back into his rabbit hole while Wile goes back to his cave muttering "Why do they always want to do it the hard way?"
After that, it's standard "Roadrunner" material with Wile pulling out every plan he has under "Operation: Rabbit" in his arsenal....and the predictable result. The "smart" guys goes through a half dozen plans while the "dumb" thwarts him every time.
I loved the ending to this cartoon as Wile humbly calls himself something else. This was a lot of fun to watch and a good lesson for those elitists who think they are smarter than most others. Surprise!!!
Also different for first-time viewers of this collaboration between two LT stars, is hearing Wile speak.. "Allow me to introduce myself," he says right off the bat to Bugs. He gives Bugs his card which reads "Wile E Coyote - Genius." He then proceeds to tell Bugs, in a muted British accent, no less, that he intends to eat him. He's gonna give Bugs "the customary two minutes to say your prayers." Bugs slams the portable door on him, says no thanks, and disappears back into his rabbit hole while Wile goes back to his cave muttering "Why do they always want to do it the hard way?"
After that, it's standard "Roadrunner" material with Wile pulling out every plan he has under "Operation: Rabbit" in his arsenal....and the predictable result. The "smart" guys goes through a half dozen plans while the "dumb" thwarts him every time.
I loved the ending to this cartoon as Wile humbly calls himself something else. This was a lot of fun to watch and a good lesson for those elitists who think they are smarter than most others. Surprise!!!
- ccthemovieman-1
- 25 ago 2007
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Wile E. has more personality here. He is ore than the emaciated walking roadkill that he portrays in the Roadrunner episodes. He actually introduces himself to Bugs and tells him that he will be his supper. Unfortunately, Bugs is the irrepressible, ultimate optimist and as enterprising as any cartoon character. So you can guess there are hard time ahead for our friend.
- Hitchcoc
- 5 jul 2019
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- tadpole-596-918256
- 15 ago 2021
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After his failure to catch the Roadrunner in 1949's Fast And Furry-ous, Wile E. Coyote instead targets a new prey: Bugs Bunny. Unfortunately, his luck with catching Bugs isn't much better than it was with the Roadrunner three years earlier.
Although it's a little odd that Wile E. Coyote's sophomore cartoon was actually the first of five that paired him with Bugs Bunny (suggesting that Chuck Jones knew he had a popular character with Wile E. but wasn't quite sure of what to do with him after F&F), Bugs proves to be just as funny a foil for Wile E. as the Roadrunner was. In addition to discovering his name, we also discover Wile E.'s over-inflated ego. This, of course, is what ultimately does him in. The whole use of "modern science" to capture Bugs was a first at the time and a welcome departure from the usual "man with gun out to get Bugs" routine. Of course, the cartoon's novel presentation is put to good use with some very funny gags (my favorite being the mechanical bunny). Plus, at the end of the cartoon, we hear one of Bugs's most oft-quoted lines (which is already cited elsewhere on IMDb).
Overall, this is one of the funniest and most creative Bugs Bunny shorts ever released. It's a shame the remaining four cartoons couldn't quite live up to this one because, considering the potential the cartoon's formula had, Wile E. and Bugs could've easily become just as popular a pairing as Wile E. and the Roadrunner.
Although it's a little odd that Wile E. Coyote's sophomore cartoon was actually the first of five that paired him with Bugs Bunny (suggesting that Chuck Jones knew he had a popular character with Wile E. but wasn't quite sure of what to do with him after F&F), Bugs proves to be just as funny a foil for Wile E. as the Roadrunner was. In addition to discovering his name, we also discover Wile E.'s over-inflated ego. This, of course, is what ultimately does him in. The whole use of "modern science" to capture Bugs was a first at the time and a welcome departure from the usual "man with gun out to get Bugs" routine. Of course, the cartoon's novel presentation is put to good use with some very funny gags (my favorite being the mechanical bunny). Plus, at the end of the cartoon, we hear one of Bugs's most oft-quoted lines (which is already cited elsewhere on IMDb).
Overall, this is one of the funniest and most creative Bugs Bunny shorts ever released. It's a shame the remaining four cartoons couldn't quite live up to this one because, considering the potential the cartoon's formula had, Wile E. and Bugs could've easily become just as popular a pairing as Wile E. and the Roadrunner.
- MartyD82-1
- 4 may 2006
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I love Bugs Bunny and I like Wile E.Coyote, and I thoroughly enjoy their cartoons together on the whole. Yes even more so than the Raodrunner vs. Coyote cartoons, I like those too but these have more wit and personality. Operation:Rabbit is my personal favourite of their cartoons, it is simply brilliant. Whether it is the best Looney Tunes short, or one of their better ones, or even my favourite cartoon is up for debate still in my mind, but I cannot deny whatever the answer this cartoon is excellent. Great animation, energetic music, cracking pace, witty dialogue and wonderful sight gags are just a few things to like about Operation:Rabbit. Plus Bugs and Coyote work perfectly together, cunning Wile E.Coyote is wonderful with Bugs who is every bit his equal in terms of personality and Mel Blanc voices both characters brilliantly as he always does. Overall, brilliant and recommended. 10/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- 27 jun 2010
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- slymusic
- 13 oct 2008
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Wile E. Coyote just can't catch a break. One of several encounters with Bugs Bunny goes as badly for him as his attempts at catching the Roadrunner do. I feel for his life and accident insurers! It's a pity they only made 5 or 6 of these, because it's a good combination. Wile E. is a good foil for Bugs and most of the shorts are hilarious and all of them are enjoyable. The animators could stretch the characters in ways they couldn't normally. Most recommended
- llltdesq
- 17 jul 2001
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I love the Bugs vs Wile E. Coyote cartoons, better than just the Coyote/Roadrunner cartoons, and I the Chuck Jones/Phil Monroe collaboration in it as well. I also love the "OH NO!" take Bugs does after Wile tells him "I am going to eat you." And the ending where Bugs gives the "moral" of the story: "M. U. D. Spell backwards is D. U. M."
Being an interest in folklore and after hearing from the commentary for this cartoon (in one of my Looney Tunes DVD box sets), there are some parallels of South-Western Indian folktales of Coyote, the trickster and a very proud and smug character. And also parallels from the African-American folktales of Br'er Rabbit & Br'er Fox; post-modern take. Only instead of using snare traps and tar dummies, Wile E. Uses high explosives and other contraptions.
So overall, I really love this cartoon and it's one of my favorite Bugs Bunny/Wile E. Coyote cartoons.
Being an interest in folklore and after hearing from the commentary for this cartoon (in one of my Looney Tunes DVD box sets), there are some parallels of South-Western Indian folktales of Coyote, the trickster and a very proud and smug character. And also parallels from the African-American folktales of Br'er Rabbit & Br'er Fox; post-modern take. Only instead of using snare traps and tar dummies, Wile E. Uses high explosives and other contraptions.
So overall, I really love this cartoon and it's one of my favorite Bugs Bunny/Wile E. Coyote cartoons.
- ja_kitty_71
- 9 nov 2009
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'Operation: Rabbit' is a Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote, both voiced by Mel Blanc. It is the first cartoon where the coyote tells us his real name. He thinks he is a genius and in the first scene he puts a door in front of a rabbit hole, knocks the door and waits for Bugs to open. He then explains how smart and fast he is and that it is better for Bugs to surrender himself to the coyote. It is a great start for a great cartoon.
Of course Bugs will not surrender and so the coyote has to come up with a couple of plans to catch the rabbit. And although we know he will fail with every attempt the gags are not really predictable. Directed by Chuck Jones, who makes almost everything work, this cartoon is definitely worth watching.
Of course Bugs will not surrender and so the coyote has to come up with a couple of plans to catch the rabbit. And although we know he will fail with every attempt the gags are not really predictable. Directed by Chuck Jones, who makes almost everything work, this cartoon is definitely worth watching.
- rbverhoef
- 17 may 2004
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In a slight break from protocol, Chuck Jones, Michael Maltese, and Mel Blanc pit Wile E. Coyote - aka Supergenius - against Bugs Bunny. But, sure enough, Bugs has ways of avoiding capture...most of which involve Wile E. getting maimed somehow.
The point is that no matter how hard he tries, Wile E. has no success in any field, whether going after the Road Runner or Bugs Bunny. And they play it to great effect. "Operation: Rabbit" is a classic just like the rest of the Looney Tunes cartoons from that era. Having Wile E. talk doesn't diminish the quality at all.
Mud spelled backwards is dum. Exactly!
The point is that no matter how hard he tries, Wile E. has no success in any field, whether going after the Road Runner or Bugs Bunny. And they play it to great effect. "Operation: Rabbit" is a classic just like the rest of the Looney Tunes cartoons from that era. Having Wile E. talk doesn't diminish the quality at all.
Mud spelled backwards is dum. Exactly!
- lee_eisenberg
- 30 may 2006
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Early Wile E. Coyote isn't chasing the Roadrunner, but Bugs Bunny! He's pulling these schemes we know so well from his later adventures with the miep-miep character, and obviously each time is losing out, getting blown up no less than 5 times.
The schemes he pulls are pretty funny, although to me it doesn't match up to the episodes with the Roadrunner. In particular the overuse of his (annoying) voice doesn't work well. We hear him blabbing he's a genious about 10 times. Alright, we get it.
Still, I had some good laughs from this decent cartoon. Interesting for those into the Coyote character I suppose. 6/10.
The schemes he pulls are pretty funny, although to me it doesn't match up to the episodes with the Roadrunner. In particular the overuse of his (annoying) voice doesn't work well. We hear him blabbing he's a genious about 10 times. Alright, we get it.
Still, I had some good laughs from this decent cartoon. Interesting for those into the Coyote character I suppose. 6/10.
- TheOtherFool
- 4 ago 2004
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- cilardi-463-825209
- 19 feb 2019
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- Horst_In_Translation
- 1 jun 2016
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Chuck Jones's 'Operation: Rabbit' is something of an oddity in the Warner Bros. canon. Part of a very short lived series in which Wile. E. Coyote pursues Bugs Bunny instead of the Road Runner, 'Operation: Rabbit' offers a different take on the Coyote by giving him a voice. A posh, self-obsessed egotist, this version of the Coyote sits strangely with the mute wretch we all know and love. At the time 'Operation: Rabbit' was released, however, the Coyote was a brand new character who had only appeared in one Road Runner cartoon previously. I truly believe that, had Jones worked on more Road Runner cartoons prior to this cartoon, he would have rejected the idea of giving the Coyote a voice. This would have been wise. 'Operation: Rabbit' takes a similar spot-gag approach to the Road Runners but the dialogue slows down a series of gags which you can see coming a mile off and therefore would be better dispensed with in a more timely manner. I've never been partial to this vocal version of the Coyote but, thankfully, I am able to divorce this character from the character in the Road Runner cartoons, just as I am able to accept the almost identical Ralph Wolf as a different character. While it passes the time pleasantly enough, 'Operation: Rabbit' is mainly notable for being a failed character experiment.
- phantom_tollbooth
- 8 ene 2009
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- talarisw
- 25 ago 2012
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- planktonrules
- 13 jun 2006
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- DaniGirl1969
- 5 ago 2010
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A fine, but surprising, piece of work by Chuck Jones (read my "Batton Bunny" comment). Why is it surprising? Glad you asked, because this is the first time that Wile E. Coyote talk. Usually in the Road Runner cartoons their is no dialog but "Beep! Beep!" and Coyote holding signs to express himself. Here he meets Bugs Bunny, who uses his clever, but funny skills to stop the carnivore. So there is no choice but to put dialog in this cartoon. Since Bugs is used to foiling the plans of Elmer Fudd, Yosimite Sam, Rocky and Mugsy and Marvin the Martian, it is Wile E. Coyote's turn to have his plans foiled but the rabbit. I saw it on the "Bugs Bunny and Road Runner Show" back in the 80's on CBS. Good old days. Bottom line: I highly recommend it! Not rated, but a G would work perfectly.
- ultramatt2000-1
- 19 ago 2009
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- Terryfan
- 15 ene 2022
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"I like the way that rolls out. Wile E Coyote, super genius." The real geniuses were the writer and director of this excellent cartoon. The best Coyote cartoon, as well as one of Bugs Bunny's all time best. If this was the first time the coyote spoke, they should have let him speak more often! It worked. His plan was to have Bugs Bunny for dinner. Great fun, as Bugs outsmarts the coyote at every turn. The contrast between these two characters is someone who thinks he is smart, compared to someone who really is smart. The coyote, with his perfect diction, has nothing on the rabbit with the Brooklyn accent. The great Mel Blanc did the voices of both characters, with equal effectiveness. One of my all time favorite cartoons.
- gregorycanfield
- 20 feb 2025
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Rating 10/10 Explanation: A movie anyone should see. It could range anywhere from excellent to brilliant classic. As you could see in plots, Wile E. Coyote hiatuses his chases with the Road Runner in temporary favor of Bugs Bunny. Does his luck change? No, not really, in fact, not at all. The laughs from this short can bring it to the greatest Looney Tunes short in history.
- Betelgeuse-19
- 10 ene 2002
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An over-confident Wile E. Coyote is sure of getting Bugs Bunny. First, he tries to cook Bugs right in his hole. There is a canon. He uses an explosive decoy, a flying saucer, and exploding carrots. He gets run over by a train and finally admits defeat.
This is a very early Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Bugs is his natural nemesis although Road Runner is still his best target. I love trying to cook Bugs right in his home. I do wonder if we should be inside with Bugs as he eats his carrots and relaxes like in a sauna. I think that was a missed opportunity for some good gags. Still, this is a great Wile against Bugs.
This is a very early Wile E. Coyote cartoon. Bugs is his natural nemesis although Road Runner is still his best target. I love trying to cook Bugs right in his home. I do wonder if we should be inside with Bugs as he eats his carrots and relaxes like in a sauna. I think that was a missed opportunity for some good gags. Still, this is a great Wile against Bugs.
- SnoopyStyle
- 7 mar 2025
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