Ballot Box Bunny
Studio: Warner Bros. Release Date : October 6, 1951 Series: Merrie Melodies

Cumulative rating:
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Synopsis

Bugs throws his hat into the political ring and runs against Yosemite Sam.

Characters

Bugs Bunny
(Voice: Mel Blanc)
Yosemite Sam
(Voice: Mel Blanc)

Credits

Director

Friz Freleng

Animator

Ken Champin
Virgil Walter Ross
Art Davis
Manuel "Manny" Perez

Story

Warren Foster

Music

Carl W. Stalling

Backgrounds

Paul Julian

Voices

Mel Blanc

Layout

Hawley Pratt

Music Sources

Moore, Thomas : "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms "
Liszt, Franz : "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 "
Barth, John F. : "Frat "
Van Alstyne, Egbert : "It Looks Like a Big Night Tonight "
Brown, Seymour and Nat D. Ayer : "King Chanticleer "
Traditional : "Yankee Doodle "
Davis, Benny and Harry Akst : "Baby Face "
Rossini, Gioachino : "William Tell Overture "
Traditional : "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow "


Broadcasters

Cartoon Network
MeTV
MeTV Toons
Tooncast

Distributor(s)

Warner Bros.

Clips Used In:

Bugs Bunny: All American Hero
Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years

Cut Scenes

  • The Russian Roulette bit at the end of the short was cut for television airings (until recently, the short has aired on TV with the full ending intacted).

Inside Jokes

  • The names on some of the buildings are names of some of the animators, including Virgil Ross, Manuel Perez and Paul Julian. Also, in the picnic scene, a plaque on the back of a statue lists names of other Warners animators.

Television

Bugs 'n' Daffy Bugs Bunny (YTV) Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends Toon In With Me

VHS

United States

A Salute to Mel Blanc
From Hare to Eternity

Italy

From Hare to Eternity

Laserdisc (CLV)

United States

Winner by a Hare

DVD

United States

Looney Tunes Golden Collection
Bugs Bunny & Friends
Bugs Bunny: Golden Carrot Collection
Looney Tunes Golden Collection (Volumes 1-6)

France

Bugs Bunny Retrospective: 1936-1958

Technical Specifications

Running Time: 7:34
Production No.: 1199
MPAA No.: 14408
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Technicolor
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono

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