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What's Up Doc?

  • 1950
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What's Up Doc? (1950)
AnimationComedyFamilyMusicShort

Bugs' showbiz career is recounted from babyhood to stardom. Bugs and Elmer Fudd perform the title song.Bugs' showbiz career is recounted from babyhood to stardom. Bugs and Elmer Fudd perform the title song.Bugs' showbiz career is recounted from babyhood to stardom. Bugs and Elmer Fudd perform the title song.

  • Director
    • Robert McKimson
  • Writer
    • Warren Foster
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc
    • Arthur Q. Bryan
    • Dave Barry
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  • IMDb RATING
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    • Director
      • Robert McKimson
    • Writer
      • Warren Foster
    • Stars
      • Mel Blanc
      • Arthur Q. Bryan
      • Dave Barry
    • 18User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Bugs Bunny
    • (voice)
    • …
    Arthur Q. Bryan
    • Elmer Fudd
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Dave Barry
    Dave Barry
    • Al Jolson
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Richard Bickenbach
    • Bing Crosby
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    The Sportsmen Quartet
    • Vocalists
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert McKimson
    • Writer
      • Warren Foster
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    10llltdesq

    One of Robert McKimson's best efforts

    Robert McKimson is one of the "other" Warner Brothers directors, after the Big Four-Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng and Bob Clampett. While nowhere near as innovative, with work that varied sometimes wildly in quality, he was probably the most solid of the other directors and this was one of his best efforts and an excellent addition to the Bugs Bunny efforts. The scene in the park is marvelously done! Wonderful short that deserves to be seen. Most highly recommended.
    9Mightyzebra

    An upbeat Bugs Bunny episode

    I saw hardly anything wrong with this short - apart from the fact that it felt too short. I thought it was sweet, funny and had a good storyline. I thought it good that after less than ten years of Bugs Bunny, the WB studios were ready to make a history episode of Bugs Bunny's life. That is what the plot-line is. It may not be how other people see it, but it's just a cartoon. "What's Up Doc" may not have the humour right for everybody, but it can appeal to a wide range of people, many who might even say they do not like Looney Tunes. This is one of my favourite Bugs Bunny shorts and there are many other people out there with similar tastes as me, who will enjoy it even more, or just as much.

    In this episode, Bugs Bunny, sunbathing beside his swimming pool, receives a call from a reporter who wants to know about his life. Bugs gives an account of his days from babyhood to the now and we see him performing in familiar and unfamiliar episodes and it is a delight to watch...

    I recommend this to anybody who is bored of the slapstick and farce in Looney Tunes and prefers different sorts of this WB cartoon series. Enjoy "What's Up Doc?" :-)
    8sashank_kini-1

    Bugs in Chorus

    What's Up Doc has Bugs Bunny in Hollywood. Hard to fathom? Well, Bugs himself refers to this in the beginning, while he is conversing on the telephone with the press. He narrates his life story by saying how 'different' he was from others when he was born. Not only was he a bunny, but he was also a prodigy, playing the toddler piano like Mozart and then stepping it to Broadway. His 'meteoric' rise involves repetition of performances in various shows, which brings him fame and the moment he tries a one-act performance, his career takes a wrong turn. He becomes depressed and aloof till Elmer Fudd notices him and the two form an alliance.

    'What's Up Doc?' has some sparkling moments- the 'talk, it's your nickel' joke, the 'first I was born' opening, the desperate attempts made the other struggling actors when Elmer enters and the ironic ending. 'Singin' in the Rain' may have been inspired by this short- however the film is a masterpiece. This short's main problem is that it's a short, so it does not really justify its title to a great extent. It tries to cover too much in its short run length- which proves to be a double edged sword for WUD?.

    The animation however is quite superior, and the production is commendable. 'Duck Amuck's' animation is comparatively inferior, however the plot was apt for a short. A thirty minute film for What's up Doc? would do it more justice.

    I read a number of reviews that found the film to be boring and unfunny; I found the film to be a brave and somewhat visionary attempt considering the year it was made. And Bugs Bunny is just adorable. My Rating: 8/10
    5ccthemovieman-1

    The Interesting-But Not-That-Funny History Of Bugs Bunny

    This is a bit different from most Bugs Bunny cartoons: the life story of Bugs, from when he knew he was "a bit different" (the rest of the babies were humans and he was a rabbit) to his beginnings in the world of show business.

    However, the latter doesn't pan out. Bugs is down on his luck and moping around on a park bench, when Elmer Fudd passes by and says, "Why are you hanging around with these guys? They'll never amount to anything." (They are Al Jolson, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor and Bing Crosby!)

    Elmer gets him a job back in the theater. The vaudeville show opens in Peoria (where else?). It travels on to Buffalo and then New York City, but Bugs is getting bugged. He's tired of being Elmer's foil and getting pies shoved in his face, etc. He reverses the act and finishes with "What's up, doc?" It's a smash! Offers come in from everywhere and the two head off to Hollywood and Warner Brothers. The rest is history.

    There are not a lot of laughs in here: very few, in fact, but it's fairly interesting. This is good for one viewing only, unless you're a big fan or a collector of BB cartoons, then it might be of historical significance.
    7lee_eisenberg

    just like Hollywood

    Before Hollywood biographies centered on drug abuse and such things, "What's Up Doc?" portrayed Bugs Bunny telling his life story from childhood - "I knew I was different, and then it hit me: I was a rabbit in a human world." - up to his career in entertainment. However, it seems like there's a little less in this cartoon than the Looney Tunes cartoons usually showed. But I'd say that it's strength lies in its portrayal of the lack of employment in Hollywood (which I've heard is actually around 95%), and how it forces individuals into self-degrading work. I always get the feeling that whenever the Termite Terrace crowd made cartoons spoofing Tinseltown, they were probably basing the cartoons on their personal experiences. Maybe I can't prove that, but I just get that feeling.

    So, it's not the greatest cartoon, but worth seeing. I don't know whether or not you're rooting for me, so now I have to go.

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    • Trivia
      Al Jolson, Jack Benny, Eddie Cantor and Bing Crosby are caricatured as park bums, who each do their routine when Elmer Fudd shows up. Elmer spots Bugs and asks, "Why are you hanging around these guys? They'll never amount to anything."
    • Goofs
      Bugs Bunny's chin stubble suddenly disappears the moment Elmer Fudd recognizes him on the park bench.
    • Quotes

      Bugs Bunny: [singing] Eh, what's up, doc? / What's cookin'? What's up, doc? / Are ya lookin' / For Bugs Bunny Bunting / Duck has gone a-hunting / Just to get a rabbit skin / But now da rabbit's gone again / What's up, doc? / What's cookin'? / Hey, look out! Stop! / You're gonna hoit someone / Wid dat ol' shotgun / Eh, what's up, doc?

      Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd: [singing] We really mean it! / What's... / Up... / Doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooc!

    • Connections
      Edited into Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television (1982)
    • Soundtracks
      We're the Boys of the Chorus
      (uncredited)

      [Performed by Bugs Bunny and Chorus]

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    FAQ9

    • Which series is this from: Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies?
    • Does the Associated Press want Bugs's life story?
    • In what films does Bugs tell his life story to the press?

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    • Release date
      • June 17, 1950 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Hare's My Story
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 7m
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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