{"id":52786,"date":"2026-04-29T07:00:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T11:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/?p=52786"},"modified":"2026-04-26T21:52:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T01:52:04","slug":"every-bugs-bunny-ever-devils-feud-cake-1963","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cinema-crazed.com\/blog\/2026\/04\/29\/every-bugs-bunny-ever-devils-feud-cake-1963\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Devil&#8217;s Feud Cake (1963)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Devil\u2019s Feud Cake<\/strong> (1963)<br \/>\nDirected by Friz Freleng<br \/>\nStory by Friz Freleng and Warren Foster<br \/>\nAnimation by Gerry Chiniquy, Virgil Ross, Bob Matz, Art Leonardi, Lee Halpern<br \/>\nMusic by Bill Lava<\/p>\n<p>After an encounter with Bugs Bunny goes fatally awry, Yosemite Sam winds up in Hell. Satan makes a deal with Sam \u2013 if he can bring Bugs down into the underworld, he will be freed from having to spend eternity in Hell. Sam makes two attempts to snare Bugs for Satan, but fails fatally each time. Rather than accept Satan\u2019s offer for another chance, Sam dresses in a devil\u2019s costume, grabs a pitchfork, and declares he would rather stay down below.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Friz Freleng had a penchant for recycling storylines and gags, but for \u201cDevil\u2019s Feud Cake\u201d he took this habit to a new extreme by recycling a 1961 television episode from \u201cThe Bugs Bunny Show\u201d for a theatrical release. The episode was \u201cSatan\u2019s Waitin\u2019\u201d and it incorporated three classic shorts \u2013 \u201cHare Trimmed,\u201d \u201cRoman Legion-Hare\u201d and \u201cSahara Hare\u201d \u2013 into an offering with new footage taking place in Hell. \u201cDevil\u2019s Feud Cake\u201d condensed that half-hour episode into a one-reeler.<\/p>\n<p>For \u201cDevil\u2019s Feud Cake,\u201d Freleng footage from \u201cHare Trimmed\u201d with \u201cHare Lift\u201d and had Bill Lava replace the original scores by Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn with new music. Film historian Keith Scott claimed some of Bugs&#8217; lines from &#8220;Hare Lift&#8221; were re-recorded by Jerry Hausner, who filled in after Mel Blanc was incapacitated in a near-fatal car accident prior to the cartoon\u2019s completion. <\/p>\n<p>The resulting work, not surprisingly, is strange. The new footage looks flat and cheap compared to the classic animation, and the idea of having Sam negotiating with Satan is rather peculiar for a cartoon of that era. As for the conclusion of Sam preferring to spend eternity in Hell \u2013 well, the less said about that, the better.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player.html?video=x7wilya\"style=\"width:100%; height:100%; position:absolute; left:0px; top:0px; overflow:hidden; border:none;\"allowfullscreentitle=\"Dailymotion Video Player\"allow=\"web-share\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devil\u2019s Feud Cake (1963) Directed by Friz Freleng Story by Friz Freleng and Warren Foster Animation by Gerry Chiniquy, Virgil Ross, Bob Matz, Art Leonardi, Lee Halpern Music by Bill Lava After an encounter with Bugs Bunny goes fatally awry, Yosemite Sam winds up in Hell. 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