Show Biz Bunny ending

[George3000]

One of the Looney Tunes I liked was "Show Biz Bunny", where tries to out-duel for popularity on-stage to the audience. I got this cartoon unuaual 'cause it ended with with an exploding xylaphone, which is involved in (more on this later). I thought WB could have had a more dramatic ending; this is probably the first WB short to have a less dramatic ending, huh?!

[Jave]

Most networks (including CN and Boomerang) remove the entire final scene of this cartoon, which is the REAL ending. It goes as follows:

After seeing Bugs get all the cheers one more time after a juggling act, Daffy decides to try his ultimate act so he can finally impress the audience. Daffy appears in a devil outfit and starts drinking gasoline, uranium and gunpowder. He then lights a match and swallows it, exploding in front of the audience. The audience finally cheers Daffy, and Bugs, who is also applauding, and tells Daffy they loved it. Cut to Daffy in who's floating up to heaven, replying "I know, I know! But I can only do this once!" Fade out, that's all folks.

If you want to watch the complete cartoon, buy the Looney Tunes Golden Collection #2 DVD, the whole cartoon is there.

[Natey]

Most networks (including CN and Boomerang) remove the entire final scene of this cartoon, which is the REAL ending. It goes as follows:

After seeing Bugs get all the cheers one more time after a juggling act, Daffy decides to try his ultimate act so he can finally impress the audience. Daffy appears in a devil outfit and starts drinking gasoline, uranium and gunpowder. He then lights a match and swallows it, exploding in front of the audience. The audience finally cheers Daffy, and Bugs, who is also applauding, and tells Daffy they loved it. Cut to Daffy in who's floating up to heaven, replying "I know, I know! But I can only do this once!" Fade out, that's all folks.

If you want to watch the complete cartoon, buy the Looney Tunes Golden Collection #2 DVD, the whole cartoon is there.

i saw that while back when they had the bugs n daffy show. i never relized they were clapping cuz daffy died until a while later. But that ranks in the 5 best looney Tunes.

~Nate~

[J. B. Warner]

It's also worth noting that the entire ending gag is reused from Friz Freleng's 1949 Porky Pig cartoon "Curtain Razor", with Daffy in place of the desperate fox. In fact, about half of this cartoon is recycled from old gags - Daffy's pigeon act is also taken from "Curtain Razor", and the xylophone bit is taken from Freleng's 1951 "Ballot Box Bunny" (only instead of Daffy getting blasted by a xylophone, it was Yosemite Sam getting blasted by a piano).

Freleng was a master of comedic timing, but he wasn't very original.

[Steve Carras]

ANd Daffy's out of character.

Maybe Merilee might note that the Daffster in many of these :bugs!: and
shorts acts like the elsehwere disccused Gothchick Alexandra from H-B's JOSIE ()-think about the ROAD TRIP sensibility/stylel of H-B';s TV series JOSIE & PUSSYCTAS in and daffy: in ALI BABA BUNNY [Jones,m'57] and this one upsmanship in the world o'showbizz in SBB and BTW it';s SDHOW BIZ BUGS for what it's worth :bugs1;orky:

[NozeNuggets]

"The xylophone bit is taken from Freleng's 1951 'Ballot Box Bunny (only instead of Daffy getting blasted by a xylophone, it was Yosemite Sam getting blasted by a piano).

"Freleng was a master of comedic timing, but he wasn't very original."

Then again they recycled the piano bit in a Tweety and Sylvester cartoon as well as a Road Runner toon as well.

[Merilee]

ANd Daffy's out of character.

Maybe Merilee might note that the Daffster in many of these :bugs!: and
shorts acts like the elsehwere disccused Gothchick Alexandra from H-B's JOSIE ()-think about the ROAD TRIP sensibility/stylel of H-B';s TV series JOSIE & PUSSYCTAS in and daffy: in ALI BABA BUNNY [Jones,m'57] and this one upsmanship in the world o'showbizz in SBB and BTW it';s SDHOW BIZ BUGS for what it's worth :bugs1;orky:

Well, actually in my mind there are two Daffys in the Looney Tunes Universe. The original Dafy who was just plain funny and crazy (in my opinion, the best Daffy) who thought of crazy schemes to avoid being shot by the hunter who was after him. This Daffy didn't set anyone up to be shot at instead, but instead did lots of crazy antics to drive the hunter's crazy on his own (Daffy Duck Hunt)
The other Daffy was the one in 'Show Biz Bugs', 'Rabbit Seasoning', and 'Ali Baba Bunny'. The 'Alexandra Cabot-Like' Daffy who not only wants to survive the hunters but tries to set it up so tat the one who happens to be with him (Mainly Bugs) gets shot instead. This Daffy is the selfish one who wants to keep the vauables he finds to himself and will do anything (even commit suicide) to steal the spotlight from Bugs.
That's just my theory, there are in fact, two different Daffy Ducks in Loony Toon Land.
Merilee

[Steve Carras]

Well, actually in my mind there are two Daffys in the Looney Tunes Universe. The original Dafy who was just plain funny and crazy (in my opinion, the best Daffy) who thought of crazy schemes to avoid being shot by the hunter who was after him. This Daffy didn't set anyone up to be shot at instead, but instead did lots of crazy antics to drive the hunter's crazy on his own (Daffy Duck Hunt)
The other Daffy was the one in 'Show Biz Bugs', 'Rabbit Seasoning', and 'Ali Baba Bunny'. The 'Alexandra Cabot-Like' Daffy who not only wants to survive the hunters but tries to set it up so tat the one who happens to be with him (Mainly Bugs) gets shot instead. This Daffy is the selfish one who wants to keep the vauables he finds to himself and will do anything (even commit suicide) to steal the spotlight from Bugs.
That's just my theory, there are in fact, two different Daffy Ducks in Loony Toon Land.
Merilee

Agreed on ALL of your points (esp.your preferences)

[Peter Paltridge]

It's also worth noting that the entire ending gag is reused from Friz Freleng's 1949 Porky Pig cartoon "Curtain Razor", with Daffy in place of the desperate fox. In fact, about half of this cartoon is recycled from old gags - Daffy's pigeon act is also taken from "Curtain Razor", and the xylophone bit is taken from Freleng's 1951 "Ballot Box Bunny" (only instead of Daffy getting blasted by a xylophone, it was Yosemite Sam getting blasted by a piano).

Freleng was a master of comedic timing, but he wasn't very original.

Yeah, I thought that sounded familiar...."Curtain Razor" was a great and funny cartoon; the premise was that Porky was in charge of a talent agency or something, and all these insane people (animals, technically) kept coming in pulling wild stunts to get their break. I can't remember all the details because the last time I saw it was in 1989 at age six.

Oh hey, some of the routines are coming to me now:
"Howdy friend, they call me (whatever name he had)! The MAN OF A MILLION VOICES! You name me a voice and I'll do it! (He imitates Bugs, Yosemite and Sylvester, all the WB cartoon stars up to that point)"
Porky: "W-w-w-wait, that was only 999,999 voices! You said you were the m-m-man of a million!"
Man: "That's right, I did, didn't I?" He walks off scratching his head. "I wonder which voice I can't remember...."

Then there was the guy who set up a zillion-foot diving board and announced everything he was doing as he did it, even in mid-dive: "BUT I'LL TELL YA WHAT! I'M NOT DIVING INTO A DIVING POOL! WANT TO KNOW WHAT I'M DIVING INTO? WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'M GONNA DIVE INTO! AN ORDINARY...DRINKING GLASS!!" At that point he hits the glass and his entire body squashes into it in a tenth of a second.

After that was the fox who blew himself up, and he ended the cartoon.

[Natey]

Well, actually in my mind there are two Daffys in the Looney Tunes Universe. The original Dafy who was just plain funny and crazy (in my opinion, the best Daffy) who thought of crazy schemes to avoid being shot by the hunter who was after him. This Daffy didn't set anyone up to be shot at instead, but instead did lots of crazy antics to drive the hunter's crazy on his own (Daffy Duck Hunt)
The other Daffy was the one in 'Show Biz Bugs', 'Rabbit Seasoning', and 'Ali Baba Bunny'. The 'Alexandra Cabot-Like' Daffy who not only wants to survive the hunters but tries to set it up so tat the one who happens to be with him (Mainly Bugs) gets shot instead. This Daffy is the selfish one who wants to keep the vauables he finds to himself and will do anything (even commit suicide) to steal the spotlight from Bugs.
That's just my theory, there are in fact, two different Daffy Ducks in Loony Toon Land.
Merilee

yes Looney Tunes did change alot of their characters. exspecially Daffy Duck. (i loved the daffy when he painted staches on everyone )

~Nate~

[Dudley]

While the selfish Daffy appeared in good shorts, I dislike the ones where he was paired with Speedy. He became really mean there. Think we can consider that Daffy the 3rd one?

Wasn't those the ones of the LT made by DePatie-Freleng? Those were pretty lousy.

[J. B. Warner]

Yeah, I'm not sure why Daffy was chosen as the new antagonist for Speedy Gonzales, but they really misjudged his character. The way Chuck Jones developed him, Daffy was merely ruled by his inner impulses, looking out for himself, trying to protect himself from anything that would stop him from getting what he wants, but still being a pretty screwy fall guy. The only reason he put up those "Rabbit Season" signs was because he was trying to save his own skin, and the only reason he put up with that giant paintbrush for so long was because he was trying to save his own dignity. But the Daffy seen in the DePatie-Freleng cartoons is just a cold-hearted jerk with no motivation for hating Speedy - he just does. It wasn't thought out very well.

[Steve Carras]

Actually, that exploding xylophone gag originated in "Private Snafu", only it was a piano. The music was the same, though, and Snafu couldn't get the last part, until a toy Adolph Hitler reminded him what it was, and Snafu went back and played the last part, only to explode.

I think that short was called "Booby Trap"

'Cept back then DAFFY would have been the "victim" of the piano bit, only SUCCESSFULLY playing all of the entire song while a Hitler or Japanese or Mussolini or whatever the villianous flavor admonished him and winds up al;a Sam or Daffy himself!

How times changed the ltitle black duck. (Of course DRAFTEE DAFFY presented a later-type Daffy bakc in WWII but it was really moire or less an exzception, given his other wartime shorts.)

Just imagine if a Veitnam War or Septemebr 11 version would be made--Daffy would see the country and the draft was still in action in Vietnam War and there's talk of bringing it back..if it had been brought back just imagine how in Looney Tune hwe woudl be in his DRAFTEE DAFY (1944) mode.

[Steve Carras]

Yeah, I'm not sure why Daffy was chosen as the new antagonist for Speedy Gonzales, but they really misjudged his character. The way Chuck Jones developed him, Daffy was merely ruled by his inner impulses, looking out for himself, trying to protect himself from anything that would stop him from getting what he wants, but still being a pretty screwy fall guy. The only reason he put up those "Rabbit Season" signs was because he was trying to save his own skin, and the only reason he put up with that giant paintbrush for so long was because he was trying to save his own dignity. But the Daffy seen in the DePatie-Freleng cartoons is just a cold-hearted jerk with no motivation for hating Speedy - he just does. It wasn't thought out very well.

Maybe they just needed a bigot since Speedy was a ethnic type--like the studio's far superioir lvie action CHICO AND THE MAN starring SCOOBY star Freddie Pirnze Jr.'s daddy Freddie Prinze Sr (Speedy) and Jack Albertson (Daffy).Of coruse the relationshipo was very different and custom made for the two live characters.

[HannaBarberaFan]

Most networks (including CN and Boomerang) remove the entire final scene of this cartoon, which is the REAL ending. It goes as follows:

After seeing Bugs get all the cheers one more time after a juggling act, Daffy decides to try his ultimate act so he can finally impress the audience. Daffy appears in a devil outfit and starts drinking gasoline, uranium and gunpowder. He then lights a match and swallows it, exploding in front of the audience. The audience finally cheers Daffy, and Bugs, who is also applauding, and tells Daffy they loved it. Cut to Daffy in who's floating up to heaven, replying "I know, I know! But I can only do this once!" Fade out, that's all folks.

I had NO idea that the REAL ending had EVER been trifled with!

Now I see the REASON for MY working DOUBLE OVERTIME at MY studios and NEVER having the opportunity to tune in to ANY programmes on the telly these days....

If you want to watch the complete cartoon, buy the Looney Tunes Golden Collection #2 DVD, the whole cartoon is there.

It's most likely the ONLY way to see ANY of yer faves in PRISTINE, UNADULTERATED GLORY....

"THE LAST HUNGRY CAT"

"BALLOT BOX BUNNY"

and, most likely

"HILLBILLY HARE"

come SWIFTLY to mind!

As The Much Regretted CHUCK JONES said in a 1980'S interview for TV GUIDE : "I don't think that these heavy handed idiots should rape (the vignettes). They should be shown in their original, uncut version, or not at all!"

So true..

[Howard Fein]

Then again they recycled the piano bit in a Tweety and Sylvester cartoon as well as a Road Runner toon as well.

The 'exploding piano' bit was never used in any cartoon. Sylvester did suffer the indigities of pianos being dropped on him in Canned Feud and Muzzle Tough, which resulted in the standard 'piano keys as teeth' gag. But as you correctly stated, it was in the first DFE short, the Robert McKimson-directed Rushing Roulette.

This bit was even recycled by Hanna-Barbera in the TOP CAT episode The Missing Heir. The victim was a semi-articulate guest bulldog (with the oft-recycled Don Messick snicker) who was the henchdog of the greedy butler in the old 'inheriting the fortune by killing the benficiary' chestnut. It was rather surprising to see this type of gag in a series originally made for prime time. TOP CAT, along with THE FLINTSTONES and JETSONS generally favored dialogue, satire and character-driven humor over the heavily violent comic slapstick associated with contemporary H-B shorts- not to mention theatrical shorts from virtually every animation studio.

One studio copying a gag from another is hardly unusual. With many writers and directors moving from studio to studio, it's to be expected. The migration to H-B of longtime WB writers Warren Foster and Mike Maltese had a huge influence on the latter studio's 'house style'.

Original TOP CAT credit sequences have long been lost, so there's no way to identify which writer wrote which specific episode. The WHV DVD release of the series nicely carries a newly-manufactured gang credit roll- which includes Maltese. For all we know, he could've written the episode in question and incorporated the piano gag. (Warren Foster, who wrote Box Office Bunny and Show Biz Bugs, is not listed as a TOP CAT writer. He must've been busy with THE FLINTSTONES and THE YOGI BEAR SHOW.)

[Kazuya Prower]

They have this short with the final scene in one of the Looney Tunes movies.

[YoshiAngemon]

That exploding xylaphone gag was reworked in an Animaniacs episode, where Slappy Squirrel played the song Bugs played. She played it right, but the explosion was targeted at the antagonist. "Old gag, new twist."

[Steve Carras]

The 'exploding piano' bit was never used in any cartoon. Sylvester did suffer the indigities of pianos being dropped on him in Canned Feud and Muzzle Tough, which resulted in the standard 'piano keys as teeth' gag. But as you correctly stated, it was in the first DFE short, the Robert McKimson-directed Rushing Roulette.

This bit was even recycled by Hanna-Barbera in the TOP CAT episode The Missing Heir. The victim was a semi-articulate guest bulldog (with the oft-recycled Don Messick snicker) who was the henchdog of the greedy butler in the old 'inheriting the fortune by killing the benficiary' chestnut. It was rather surprising to see this type of gag in a series originally made for prime time. TOP CAT, along with THE FLINTSTONES and JETSONS generally favored dialogue, satire and character-driven humor over the heavily violent comic slapstick associated with contemporary H-B shorts- not to mention theatrical shorts from virtually every animation studio.

One studio copying a gag from another is hardly unusual. With many writers and directors moving from studio to studio, it's to be expected. The migration to H-B of longtime WB writers Warren Foster and Mike Maltese had a huge influence on the latter studio's 'house style'.

Original TOP CAT credit sequences have long been lost, so there's no way to identify which writer wrote which specific episode. The WHV DVD release of the series nicely carries a newly-manufactured gang credit roll- which includes Maltese. For all we know, he could've written the episode in question and incorporated the piano gag. (Warren Foster, who wrote Box Office Bunny and Show Biz Bugs, is not listed as a TOP CAT writer. He must've been busy with THE FLINTSTONES and THE YOGI BEAR SHOW.)

He was stil alive in 1989-1990 when Box office Bunny came out? Correction: It's "Ballot Box Bunny"...

I kinda thought SBB was a miscasting of Daffy, but Yogi or Fred Flintstone would be PEACHY with that gag (and heaven knows...as you mention many HB carotons redid WB stuff..Michael Maltese examples---Pebbles ("Carry on Nurse Fred",1963) in the laundry.with a Mel Blanc--Syvlester-like laundromat manager, "Rockenheimer,'(OL) Think WB's own"Feed the kitty",PIXAR's "Monsters Inc.", or to strengthen this and the Disney connection "Chips off the old block" (1941) from MGM with a Donald Duck sounding tabby, voiced by "Harry E Lang".(I think Bea Benadaret is the mistress in that.). Quick Draw McGraw's 1959 "Slick City Slicker" a la "Mouse Wreckers",a Loopy deLoop with the "It just...don't...add...up!" gag from "Cheese chasers", and those are just the "Jones/Maltese" riffs.)

Then there is the (suprisingly theattricla,but not 1960s TV cartoon) "Hungarian Rhapsody" first used by Friz in 1941's "Rnhpaosy in Rivets" and ending in "Convict Concerto", and of coruse in "Cat Concerto", and "Rhpaosdy Rabbit', both in 1946 (Warner bros., Universal/Lantz), MGM, and Warner Bros. respectivwely), and of coruse since "Who Framed Roger Rabbut'(Un iversal/Disney) revived. BTW ever note that BUGS doesn't fare any better thsn Daffy in "Shwobiz Bugs" who Bugs at least applauds comes cartoons ends , when Daffy is an angel, in "Rhapsody", Bugs Bunny's best by a mouse just like in Tom and Jerry. (But that is another thread)