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
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit time, Felix the Cat and Krazy Kat. Universal was given the right to name the rabbit and it selected a name out of a hat. The first Oswald cartoon, "Poor Papa", was rejected by the Universal studio heads for its poor production quality and the sloppiness and age of Oswald. Disney, together with Iwerks, decided to create a second cartoon titled "Trolley Troubles" featuring a much younger, neater Oswald. The short, released on September 5, 1927, officially launched the series and proved to be Disney's greatest success to date. The storyline for Poor Papa was reused in a Mickey Mouse