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All This and Rabbit Stew

Movie 1941 7m 5.6 /10
Directed by Tex Avery

In this short cartoon, Bugs Bunny finds himself dealing with a hunter whose character is drawn and played as a Black man, and the rabbit uses his usual wit to mock and escape the hunter's clumsy attempts to catch him. The episode includes a comic sequence where Bugs also squabbles with a bear,... Read more

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About All This and Rabbit Stew

In this short cartoon, Bugs Bunny finds himself dealing with a hunter whose character is drawn and played as a Black man, and the rabbit uses his usual wit to mock and escape the hunter's clumsy attempts to catch him. The episode includes a comic sequence where Bugs also squabbles with a bear, using trickery to turn danger into slapstick advantage. The action moves quickly, trading sight gags and fast dialogue for physical humor, and it keeps the focus on Bugs' clever evasions without giving away how the chase ends.

Released in 1941, the film was directed by Tex Avery and written by Dave Monahan, part of the era's theatrical animated shorts that circulated before feature films.

As a period cartoon short, it does not have widely reported box office totals. Theatrical shorts typically weren't tracked with standalone grosses, so no reliable commercial figures are available for this title.

The cartoon is one of the "Censored Eleven," a group of Warner Bros shorts pulled from United Artists TV distribution in 1968 because of racist stereotyping. It has become a frequent example in discussions about how early animation portrayed race and is rarely broadcast today, appearing mainly in historical surveys or academic contexts.

Modern viewers and critics tend to separate technical aspects from the subject matter: Avery's brisk pacing and gag construction get some acknowledgment, but the racial caricature dominates assessments. The film's humor reflects attitudes of its time that audiences and scholars now treat as offensive, so contemporary commentary focuses on how the cartoon illustrates changing standards in comedy, representation, and the ethics of preserving problematic work from animation history.

Details

Release Date
September 20, 1941
Runtime
7m
User Ratings
26 votes
Type
Movie
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Country
United States
Studio
Warner Bros. Pictures +1 more
External Links
View on IMDB

Cast

Mel Blanc

Mel Blanc

Bugs Bunny (voice) (uncredited)

D

Darrell Payne

Black Hunter (voice) (uncredited)

Director: Tex Avery

Written by: Dave Monahan

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In this short cartoon, Bugs Bunny finds himself dealing with a hunter whose character is drawn and played as a Black man, and the rabbit uses his usual wit to mock and escape the hunter's clumsy attempts to catch him. The episode includes a comic sequence where Bugs also squabbles with a bear, us...

All This and Rabbit Stew stars Mel Blanc and Darrell Payne.

All This and Rabbit Stew was directed by Tex Avery.

All This and Rabbit Stew was released on September 20, 1941.

All This and Rabbit Stew is a Animation and Comedy film.

All This and Rabbit Stew was one of the shorts that United Artists pulled from TV syndication in 1968 because it contains racist stereotyping. The film is part of historical concerns about offensive portrayals in early animation.

Mel Blanc provides the voice of Bugs Bunny, and Darrell Payne voices the Black Hunter, with both credited as uncredited in the original release. Those are the two top cast voice roles listed for the short.

The 'Censored 11' is a group of Warner Bros. cartoons that were withdrawn from television distribution for containing racist content. All This and Rabbit Stew is included in that group because of its stereotypical depiction of a Black hunter.

No, the short includes racist caricatures and is generally considered inappropriate for children and many modern viewers. It's usually discussed now in the context of animation history and racial stereotypes rather than as family entertainment.