{"id":49073,"date":"2025-08-06T08:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T12:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=49073"},"modified":"2025-08-06T06:33:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T10:33:02","slug":"every-bugs-bunny-ever-rabbitson-crusoe-1956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2025\/08\/06\/every-bugs-bunny-ever-rabbitson-crusoe-1956\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Rabbitson Crusoe (1956)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Rabbitson Crusoe <\/strong>(1956)<br \/>\nDirected by\tFriz Freleng<br \/>\nStory by\tWarren Foster<br \/>\nAnimation by\tGerry Chiniquy, Art Davis. Virgil Ross<br \/>\nMusic by\tMilt Franklyn<\/p>\n<p>This riff on \u201cRobinson Crusoe\u201d is the rare Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs is mostly a supporting character, with the bulk of the comedy handled by Yosemite Sam and a one-off shark character named Dopey Dick.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The short\u2019s concept has Sam marooned on a tiny South Pacific island for 20 years. His sole food supply is a coconut tree on an even tinier island adjacent to his home, while his dwindling supplies are inside a shipwrecked vessel off the other side of tropical domain. Sam\u2019s attempts to pick coconuts and to access the vessel are constantly disrupted by Dopey Dick, a shark that defies all laws of marine biology by chasing Sam across land and up a tree. Sam uses mallets and baseball bats to deflect his predator, who retreats with yelping cries.<\/p>\n<p>Sam\u2019s two decades of isolation with only coconuts for food has driven him to the brink of insanity, but the arrival of a castaway Bugs floating in on a wave gives him inspiration for a rabbit dinner. Bugs, of course, is not interested in becoming Sam\u2019s dinner, and the wily rabbit \u2013 with the assistance of the equally sneaky shark \u2013 make Sam\u2019s life miserable.<\/p>\n<p>Most of the fun in \u201cRabbitson Crusoe\u201d involves Sam losing his temper with Dopey Dick, calling him such outrageous names as \u201cshovel-nosed mackerel\u201d and \u201cno good bush whackin&#8217; barracuda.\u201d The shark also makes a surprise appearance where and when Sam least expects it in a sight gag that is truly hilarious.<\/p>\n<p>There is one funny gag that makes no sense \u2013 Sam distracts Dopey Dick with a bone, as if he was a dog, but it is unclear how he could have a bone if all he had to eat for 20 years was coconuts. Go figure.<\/p>\n<p>As for Bugs, he gets to sample the tunes \u201cTrade Winds\u201d and \u201cSecret Love\u201d and he has a brief deranged reaction to learning he is on Sam\u2019s menu. And the final gag gives Bugs a sweet bit of nasty revenge on Sam. But for the most part, \u201cRabbitson Crusoe\u201d is the Sam and Dopey Dick Show \u2013 and even though Bugs is mostly along for the ride, this short is very funny.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\">\n  <iframe src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=x74009i\"\n    style=\"width:100%; height:100%; position:absolute; left:0px; top:0px; overflow:hidden; border:none;\"\n    allowfullscreen\n    title=\"Dailymotion Video Player\"\n    allow=\"web-share\"><br \/>\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rabbitson Crusoe (1956) Directed by Friz Freleng Story by Warren Foster Animation by Gerry Chiniquy, Art Davis. 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