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
Crusader Rabbit Roy Whaley. The success of "Crusader Rabbit" inspired many more television cartoon character packages. Jay Ward would later produce "The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show". In 1985, Rhino Entertainment released the first two volumes of "Crusader Rabbit" in a planned home-video release of all the original episodes. However, 20th Century Fox claimed the distribution rights by their acquisition of previous owner Metromedia Producers Corporation. No further video releases of "Crusader Rabbit" have been produced. The first series aired in syndication, with production of 195 episodes ending in 1951. The second series premiered in 1956 syndication with 260 episodes produced, 20 "chapters"