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Bowery Bugs

  • 1949
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7.4/10
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Bowery Bugs (1949)
AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyShort

Bugs Bunny recounts a story of how he tricked a man so much so that he jumped off a bridge.Bugs Bunny recounts a story of how he tricked a man so much so that he jumped off a bridge.Bugs Bunny recounts a story of how he tricked a man so much so that he jumped off a bridge.

  • Director
    • Arthur Davis
  • Writers
    • Lloyd Turner
    • Bill Scott
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc
    • Billy Bletcher
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    836
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Arthur Davis
    • Writers
      • Lloyd Turner
      • Bill Scott
    • Stars
      • Mel Blanc
      • Billy Bletcher
    • 13User reviews
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    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Bugs Bunny
    • (voice)
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    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Steve Brody
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Arthur Davis
    • Writers
      • Lloyd Turner
      • Bill Scott
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    • Trivia
      The only cartoon starring Bugs Bunny that was directed by Arthur Davis.
    • Goofs
      As the scene flashes back to 1886, a large sign on a building reads HAD ENOUGH? VOTE FOR GROVER CLEVELAND. At that time, Cleveland had been President for at least a year.
    • Quotes

      [Brody enters the swami's shop]

      Bugs Bunny: Enter, O seeker of knowledge.

      [a sandbag swings down and hits Brody in the head]

      Bugs Bunny: That's you, fathead!

    • Connections
      Edited into Brooklyn Bridge (1981)
    • Soundtracks
      Lullaby of Broadway
      (uncredited)

      Music by Harry Warren

      Played during the opening credits and on the bridge at the end

    User reviews13

    Featured review
    9/10

    bridge over hilariously troubled water vs. a potential "Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers"

    I think that I'd heard of Steve Brody before I'd seen Arthur Davis's "Bowery Bugs", but I wish to call this cartoon the coolest way to know him. The plot has Brody suffering a bout of bad luck, so he decides to find himself a rabbit's foot. While we should immediately be able to guess which rabbit he tries to get it from, we still haven't seen what Bugs Bunny makes the poor sucker do! It goes to show that Bugs was a New Yorker all the way.

    Truth be told, what Bugs does to the guy towards the end reminds me of "Invasion of the Body Snatchers", how Kevin McCarthy's character starts finding that everyone has been taken over by the aliens and doesn't know whether or not he can trust anyone. But that's just me.

    While I have to admit that Arthur Davis is not the Warner animation director who first comes to my mind, he did helm some fairly interesting cartoons during his few years as a director: "Mexican Joyride", "The Stupor Salesman" and "Porky Chops" are the ones that I know aside from this one. All in all, this is one that you're sure to like.
    • lee_eisenberg
    • Sep 28, 2007
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    • Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes?
    • Who does Bugs disguise himself as?
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    • Release date
      • June 4, 1949 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Bugs en Nueva York
    • Filming locations
      • Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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