A Corny Concerto #popcoorn #cartoon #bugsbunny #daffyduck

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A Corny Concerto is a 1943 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies directed by Bob Clampett. The short was released on September 25, 1943, and stars Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd and Daffy Duck.

They perform a parody of Walt Disney's Silly Symphony cartoon series and specifically his 1940 feature Fantasia. The film uses two of Johann Strauss' best known waltzes, "Tales from the Vienna Woods" and "The Blue Danube".

Plot
Pyotr Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 is heard over the opening credits, featuring Carnegie Hall parody "Corny-gie Hall". Afterwards, a musicologist, played by Elmer Fudd appears in an ill-fitting tailcoat, unshaven and in glasses, parodying Deems Taylor in Fantasia.

The first of the two musical segments is set to Strauss' waltz Tales from the Vienna Woods. Porky Pig plays Elmer Fudd's usual role of hunter, accompanied by his hunting dog. Porky explains what he is doing via a sign reading, "I'm hunting that @!!*@ rabbit!!", which turns out to be Bugs Bunny. A series of visual gags ensue, culminating with all three characters believing that they have been shot. After Porky and the dog realize that they are unharmed, they attempt to give first aid to the apparently fatally wounded Bugs, as the dog bawls in tune with the music. When Porky finally pries Bugs' clenched hands off the supposed gunshot wound in his chest, Bugs is revealed to have a baby blue bra underneath. Emitting a scream of modesty, Bugs caps the bra over the bewildered hunters' heads and then, wearing a tutu and pointe shoes, gracefully dances off into the distance, falling over at the music's climax.

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A Corny Concerto
A corny concerto title card.jpg
Produced by Leon Schlesinger[1]
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Leon Schlesinger Studios[1][2]
Distributed by Warner Bros.[1][2]
Release date
September 25, 1943[3]
Running time 7:58
Language English

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