Along with its two sequels, the versions of this cartoon shown on ABC in the 1980s and 1990s, CBS in the 1980s, the syndicated and Fox network versions of Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends in the 1990s, and Kids' WB! in the 1990s cut multiple scenes of Elmer shooting Daffy.ITunes ( - ) (restored with DVNR) Censorship Bugs says 'Be very, very quiet… we're hunting Elmers!' with Daffy imitating Elmer's laugh. With the roles reversed, Elmer gets a taste of his own medicine and starts running, avoiding gunshots whilst Bugs and Daffy, dressed as hunters, stalk him. When Daffy bites Elmer, Bugs' ear reveals and Elmer sees through their disguises and threatens to finish them off.Įlmer finds the two arguing by a tree with a sign that starts with the words 'Rabbit Season' Bugs and Daffy continue to pull off the sign to alternatively reveal it is 'Duck Season' or 'Rabbit Season' until they hit a final sign, proclaiming it to be 'Elmer Season'.

Daffy comes into the scene, disguised as a hunting dog and Bugs comes in disguised as a lady hunter. Just as Elmer is considering it, a huge elephant appears from literally nowhere, threatens Elmer in a Joe Besser voice, 'You do and I'll give you SUCH a pinch!' and preemptively pounds him into the ground before striding off.Įlmer finally loses patience and decides to take out both Bugs and Daffy.

Bugs comes out of his hole and accuses Elmer of 'hunting rabbits with an elephant gun', suggesting Elmer shoot an elephant instead. Elmer blasts him again, then begins shooting and chases both of them all the way to the rabbit hole. Outraged, Bugs gets in Elmer's face and claims 'Oh, yeah? Well, there's other sports besides huntin', ya know!?' Daffy then offers to play tennis. Elmer tells them he's a vegetarian and only hunts for the sport of it. Bugs then begins to read duck recipes from a cookbook and Daffy does the same with a rabbit recipe cookbook. After Daffy gets blasted, he goes up to Bugs and says, 'You're desthpicable!' The two walk away, getting out of their costumes as Daffy rants to Bugs how despicable he is. However, the sign nailed to that tree now reads 'Rabbit Season Open', implying that Bugs replaced the signs. Daffy points at the tree where he previously saw the 'Duck Season Open' sign. Bugs appears disguised as Daffy, complete with webbed feet and fake bill, and asks Daffy why he thinks it's duck season. As he sees Elmer approaching, he disguises himself as Bugs, telling him that it's duck season. Thrilled, Daffy comes back and grabs Elmer's gun to make sure, only to be shot with the last shell.ĭaffy then sees a sign that Bugs has nailed to a tree saying 'Duck Season Open'. Elmer tries to shoot him, but no more shells come out of his gun. After Daffy is shot for the third time, he walks away. This repeats multiple times during the short, with Daffy trying different ploys to get Elmer to shoot Bugs, but Bugs continues to outwit him. Once Daffy admits it is duck season, Elmer fires his shotgun at Daffy, causing the duck to suffer a temporary setback before he tries again.

Daffy: 'I say it's duck season, and I say FIRE!'.

Bugs: (reversing the flow) 'Rabbit season!'.

Their conversion breaks down into Bugs leading Daffy to admit it is duck season by a number of verbal plays and reverse psychology, for example: Daffy emerges, irate, and attempts to convince Elmer that Bugs is lying. But Bugs informs Elmer that it isn't rabbit season, but instead duck season. The title is a play on 'rapid fire,' substituting 'rapid' for 'rabbit.'Įlmer Fudd is hunting, and he says, 'Be vewy, vewy quiet! I'm hunting wabbits!' Daffy Duck lures Elmer to Bugs Bunny's burrow and watches from aside while Elmer attempts to shoot Bugs.

Picture of elmer fudd hunting rabbits