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
Cartoon Network Play Your Mandolin!"), and the Fleischer Studios/Famous Studios "Popeye" cartoons. In 1991, Turner Entertainment purchased animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions for US $320 million. On February 18, 1992, Turner Broadcasting System announced its plans to launch the Cartoon Network as an outlet for Turner's considerable library of animation. On October 1, 1992, Cartoon Network launched to finale of Tchaikovsky‘s 1812 Overture with a backdrop of cartoon explosions, followed by a special event called "Droopy's Guide to the Cartoon Network" hosted by the MGM cartoon character Droopy, during which the first cartoon on the network, Rhapsody Rabbit, was shown. Initial programming on