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 Floyd and Lloyd, "Poppa Oswald's" new sons, stuck around; Toby was relegated to the sidelines, disappearing for good in 1953. Later stories focused on Oswald adventuring with his sons, seeking odd jobs, or simply protecting the boys from the likes of rabbit-eating Reddy Fox and (from 1961) con man Gabby Gator—a character adapted from contemporary Woody Woodpecker cartoon shorts. This era of Oswald comics typically featured the art of Jack Bradbury, known also for his Mickey Mouse work. Post-1960s, Oswald comics tended to be produced outside the United States, for example in Mexico and Italy. Through the end of the