It is a winter\u2019s night in Dawson City during the midst of the 1896 Gold Rush when a snow-covered Bugs Bunny walks into a saloon and orders a glass of carrot juice. He is carrying a bag of large gold nuggets, but believes they have no value \u2013 he mistakes the \u201ckarats\u201d of the rocks with the carrots that make up his diet. The villainous Blacque Jacques Shellacque \u2013 who is wanted for such crimes as for claim-jumping, pogo-sticking, and square-dance calling \u2013 makes multiple attempts to take Bugs\u2019 bag of gold nuggets, but ultimately winds up running off a with a bag of gunpowder that Bugs ignites. Bugs ultimately admits the rocks were merely covered in paint and he drives off in a sled powered by a chihuahua.
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\u201cBonanza Bunny\u201d is a cute romp that is notable as the first of two Golden Age appearances of Blacque Jacques Shellacque, a French-Canadian equivalent of Yosemite Sam. Monsieur Shellacque was created because Yosemite Sam was a character in Friz Freleng\u2019s unit and \u201cBonanza Bunny\u201d was a Robert McKimson cartoon. But while the new character lacked the high-decibel bellicosity of the pint-sized cowboy, he was gifted with a wonderfully funny voice by Mel Blanc and amusing dialogue by Tedd Pierce \u2013 especially in the surprising game of 21 that Bugs wins with a single card.<\/p>\n
\u201cBonanza Bunny\u201d is also notable as the last cartoon featuring Robert C. Bruce, an uncredited voice performer who served as the narrator of this work. Bruce\u2019s best-known narration including \u201cWhat\u2019s Cookin\u2019 Doc? (1944) and \u201cBuckaroo Bugs\u201d (1946), and he also did occasional character voice acting with a brief but memorable turn as King Henry VIII in the brilliantly surreal \u201cBook Revue\u201d (1946).<\/p>\n