Rabbit Seasoning and the "Bugs Bunny: Winner By A Hare" laserdisc. Rabbit Seasoning Rabbit Seasoning is a 1952 "Merrie Melodies" cartoon, directed by Chuck Jones, and starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd. It is the sequel to "Rabbit Fire", and the second entry in the "Hunting trilogy" directed by Jones and written by Michael Maltese (the only major difference in format between them is that "Rabbit Seasoning" takes place during the spring, while "Rabbit Fire" takes place in autumn. The third cartoon, "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!", takes place in the winter). Produced by Edward Selzer for Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc., the
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"