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
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