Rabbit Fire Animation Professionals". Its 1952 sequel, "Rabbit Seasoning", made the actual list at number 30. The style, setup, and plot of "Rabbit Fire" were adapted into the opening sequence of Warner Bros.' 2003 film "". The "non sequitur" elephant character based on Joe Besser was the inspiration for Horatio the Elephant, a recurring character on PBS' "Sesame Street". The Elephant from "The Major Lied 'Til Dawn" reappeared, but redesigned. This cartoon is available on the "," Disc 2, and "The Essential Bugs Bunny", Disc 1. Rabbit Fire Rabbit Fire is a 1951 "Looney Tunes" (reissued as a 1960 Blue Ribbon "Merrie
Rhapsody Rabbit Both MGM and Warner Bros. accused each other of plagiarism, after both films were shown in the 1947 Academy Awards Ceremony. Technicolor was accused of sending a print of either cartoon to a competing studio, who then plagiarized their rival's work. This remains uncertain even today: though "Rhapsody Rabbit" has an earlier MPAA approval number and release date, MGM's cartoons took longer to make. The massive similarities could be coincidental. The controversy was mentioned in an episode of the Cartoon Network anthology series "ToonHeads". Rhapsody Rabbit Rhapsody Rabbit is a 1946 American animated comedy short film in the "Merrie Melodies"