Bugs' Bonnets Bugs' Bonnets Bugs' Bonnets is a 1956 "Merrie Melodies" cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones, written by Tedd Pierce, and released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It features the voice talents of Mel Blanc, providing the voice of Bugs Bunny, as well as the uncredited performance of Arthur Q. Bryan (Elmer Fudd). At the beginning, the narrator explains how clothes strongly affect people's behavior. For an example, a typical businessman's suit is replaced with a pirate outfit, causing him to act like one ("Batten down the keelhaul! Kill the women and children first! Blood!! Gore!! Spit 'em on the tatters!"). The narrator
Knighty Knight Bugs character, having been created for the episode, but a parody of Terrytoons character Sidney the Elephant, a.k.a. "Silly Sidney", whose cartoon "Sidney's Family Tree" was indeed nominated for an Academy Award the same year as "Knighty Knight Bugs". This cartoon is featured uncut on Disc 1 of the "" DVD set, "Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection", and "The Essential Bugs Bunny". It is also available in the "" Blu-ray and DVD. Bugs' White Water Rapids is a Hopkins Rides log flume themed to "Knighty Knight Bugs" that opened in 1998 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San