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The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
Merrie Melodies/Bugs Bunny series
Directed by	I. Freleng
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation by	Richard Bickenbach
Voices by	Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan (uncredited)
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	March 28, 1942 (USA)
Format	Technicolor, 8 min (one reel)
Language	English
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The Wabbit Who Came to Supper is a 1942 Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring early appearances by Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The Elmer character is in a transitional state from his earliest appearances in Bob Clampett's shorts and the classic appearance which he adopted around 1943.

Friz Freleng, the man most responsible for developing Bugs' personality was the director of this short, which was written by Michael Maltese and animated by Richard Bickenbach. The music was selected, composed and arranged by Carl W. Stalling with sound effects and editing by Treg Brown. Mel Blanc performed all the voices, except for Elmer, who was voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan.

While out on the hunt for rabbits, Elmer receives a telegram saying his Uncle Louie will leave him $3 million in his will, as long as he doesn't harm any animals — especially rabbits.

Bugs, with characteristic élan, takes full advantage of the situation by moving in with Elmer.

After fulfilling the stipulations of the will, Elmer gets a letter from his uncle's lawyers showing that, after taxes and fees, he owes them $1.98 (almost $2.00) on the $3 million inheritance. Unfortunately, Elmer loses his patience with Bugs, and a chase ensues.

• The title of the short is a reference to the 1942 Warner Brothers film version of the George S. Kaufman comedy The Man Who Came to Dinner, in which an overbearing house-guest threatens to take over the lives of a small-town family.
• Bugs sings "Angel in Disguise", from the 1940 Warner Brothers film It All Came True (which, like The Man Who Came to Dinner, starred Ann Sheridan), while he showers and shaves.
• While Elmer reads the "Eastern Union" telegram from Uncle Louie, he is accompanied by the melody "We're in the Money". Elmer, with his rounded-L's-and-R's speech impediment, of course cannot pronounce "Louie" correctly.
• Bugs references a running gag from the radio show Fibber McGee and Molly when he threatens to call Uncle Louie: "Operator, give me Walnut three three fifty-. . ., Ohhh, that you, Myrt? How's every little thing?" (Arthur Q. Bryan, the voice of Elmer Fudd, also played "Doc Gamble" on the Fibber McGee show.)
• The phone operator is referred to by the name "Mert". Judging by the quick dialogue that Bugs has with this unseen character before he hangs up the phone, we can generally assume that they are very good friends.

On the 2005 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD release, The Wabbit Who Came to Supper is presented in a restored unedited version with a commentary track provided by animation historian Jerry Beck and Warner Brothers' inker Martha Sigal, one of about 40 uncredited inkers and painters who labored on the Looney Tunes shorts.

• The Wabbit who Came to Supper at the Internet Movie Database