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'''''Knighty Knight Bugs''''' is a 1958 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon directed by [[Friz Freleng]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=309}}</ref> The short was released on August 23, 1958, and stars [[Bugs Bunny]] and [[Yosemite Sam]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–62}}</ref> | '''''Knighty Knight Bugs''''' is a 1958 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon directed by [[Friz Freleng]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=309}}</ref> The short was released on August 23, 1958, and stars [[Bugs Bunny]] and [[Yosemite Sam]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–62}}</ref> | ||
''Knighty Knight Bugs'' is the only Bugs Bunny cartoon to win an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]], which was awarded in [[31st Academy Awards|1959]].<ref name="1958 Academy Awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148765.html |title=1958 Academy Awards |access-date=2024-10-18}}</ref> The short was later included in the 1981 compilation film ''[[The Looney | ''Knighty Knight Bugs'' is the only Bugs Bunny cartoon to win an [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]], which was awarded in [[31st Academy Awards|1959]].<ref name="1958 Academy Awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148765.html |title=1958 Academy Awards |access-date=2024-10-18}}</ref> The short was later included in the 1981 compilation film ''[[The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie]]''. The cartoon's title is a pun on the phrase "nighty-night". | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
[[File:Knighty Knight Bugs.png|thumb|left|250px|Bugs Bunny aims his mallet at Black Knight Yosemite Sam]] | [[File:Knighty Knight Bugs.png|thumb|left|250px|Bugs Bunny aims his mallet at Black Knight Yosemite Sam]] | ||
In the realm of [[King Arthur]], trouble ensues when the infamous Black Knight Yosemite Sam steals the Singing Sword. King Arthur, | In the realm of [[King Arthur]], trouble ensues when the infamous Black Knight Yosemite Sam steals the Singing Sword. King Arthur, looks to the [[Knights of the Round Table]], as a volunteer to recover the stolen artifact, to which all of them reject. Reluctantly, court jester Bugs Bunny is assigned the mission by King Arthur, facing execution if he fails. | ||
Upon infiltrating the castle of the [[Black knight|Black Knight]], Bugs encounters a dragon, a companion to Yosemite Sam, suffering from a cold-induced sneezing fit. Taking advantage of the situation, Bugs retrieves the Singing Sword from the castle's chest. When Bugs wonders aloud why it is called the Singing Sword, it starts humming "[[Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine]]" and causes Sam to wake up from his nap. As Bugs escapes, Yosemite Sam gives chase of the dragon, leading to a series of comical encounters. Bugs outsmarts Yosemite Sam by utilizing the castle's defenses against him, causing various mishaps, including Sam falling into the moat and being flattened by a failed catapult launch. Despite Sam's persistent pursuit, Bugs ultimately traps him and the dragon in an explosives stockade within the castle. | Upon infiltrating the castle of the [[Black knight|Black Knight]], Bugs encounters a dragon, a companion to Yosemite Sam, suffering from a cold-induced sneezing fit. Taking advantage of the situation, Bugs retrieves the Singing Sword from the castle's chest. When Bugs wonders aloud why it is called the Singing Sword, it starts humming "[[Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine]]" and causes Sam to wake up from his nap. As Bugs escapes, Yosemite Sam gives chase of the dragon, leading to a series of comical encounters. Bugs outsmarts Yosemite Sam by utilizing the castle's defenses against him, causing various mishaps, including Sam falling into the moat and being flattened by a failed catapult launch. Despite Sam's persistent pursuit, Bugs ultimately traps him and the dragon in an explosives stockade within the castle. | ||
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==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
''Knighty Knight Bugs'' is the fifth ''Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes'' entry to win the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] in [[31st Academy Awards|1959]]. In doing so, it beat out cartoons [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Studios]]' ''[[Paul Bunyan (film)|Paul Bunyan]]'' and [[Terrytoons]]' ''Sidney's Family Tree''.<ref name="1958 academy awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148765.html |title=1958 academy awards |access-date=2007-09-20}}</ref> It was the third Oscar-nominated Bugs Bunny cartoon, after ''[[A Wild Hare]]'' in [[13th Academy Awards|1941]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148142.html |title=1940 Academy Awards |access-date=2007-09-20}}</ref> and ''[[Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt]]'' in [[14th Academy Awards|1942]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148172.html |title=1941 Academy Awards |access-date=2007-09-20}}</ref> The Oscar was presented to [[John W. Burton (animation)|John W. Burton]], the producer of this cartoon.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6AipTOMpd0 Short Subject Winners: 1959 Oscars]</ref> After Burton's death, the Oscar was handed to the director, Friz Freleng.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cartoonist Friz Freleng dead at 89 |url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FOswego%2520NY%2520Palladium%2FOswego%2520NY%2520Palladium%2520May-June%25201995%2FOswego%2520NY%2520Palladium%2520May-June%25201995%2520-%25200552.pdf |date=1995-05-27 |access-date=2023-01-20 |work=The Palladium-Times |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> | ''Knighty Knight Bugs'' is the fifth ''Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes'' entry to win the [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film]] in [[31st Academy Awards|1959]]. In doing so, it beat out cartoons [[Walt Disney Animation Studios|Walt Disney Studios]]' ''[[Paul Bunyan (film)|Paul Bunyan]]'' and [[Terrytoons]]' ''Sidney's Family Tree''.<ref name="1958 academy awards">{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148765.html |title=1958 academy awards |access-date=2007-09-20}}</ref> It was the third Oscar-nominated Bugs Bunny cartoon, after ''[[A Wild Hare]]'' in [[13th Academy Awards|1941]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148142.html |title=1940 Academy Awards |access-date=2007-09-20}}</ref> and ''[[Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt]]'' in [[14th Academy Awards|1942]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0148172.html |title=1941 Academy Awards |access-date=2007-09-20}}</ref> The Oscar was presented to [[John W. Burton (animation)|John W. Burton]], the producer of this cartoon.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6AipTOMpd0 Short Subject Winners: 1959 Oscars]</ref> After Burton's death, the Oscar was handed to the director, Friz Freleng.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Cartoonist Friz Freleng dead at 89 |url=https://fultonhistory.com/highlighter/highlight-for-xml?altUrl=https%3A%2F%2Ffultonhistory.com%2FNewspaper%252024%2FOswego%2520NY%2520Palladium%2FOswego%2520NY%2520Palladium%2520May-June%25201995%2FOswego%2520NY%2520Palladium%2520May-June%25201995%2520-%25200552.pdf |date=1995-05-27 |access-date=2023-01-20 |work=The Palladium-Times |agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref> Also, this animated short film would last to receive win for the [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] before its closure in 1964. | ||
In the ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' episode "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny?", the Oscar win of ''Knighty Knight Bugs'' is a major plot point. Mirroring the real-life loss of the [[Terrytoons]] short at the Academy Awards, a character named Sappy "Slaphappy" Stanley (a parody of "Silly" Sidney, here voiced by [[Jonathan Winters]]) was defeated for the [[Oscar (award)|Shloscar Award]]. As a result, Stanley scorned the U.S. film industry. He relocated to France, where [[Jerry Lewis|despite becoming a national star]] still nursed a bitter grudge against Bugs, culminating in the episode's plot. | In the ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'' episode "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny?", the Oscar win of ''Knighty Knight Bugs'' is a major plot point. Mirroring the real-life loss of the [[Terrytoons]] short at the Academy Awards, a character named Sappy "Slaphappy" Stanley (a parody of "Silly" Sidney, here voiced by [[Jonathan Winters]]) was defeated for the [[Oscar (award)|Shloscar Award]]. As a result, Stanley scorned the U.S. film industry. He relocated to France, where [[Jerry Lewis|despite becoming a national star]] still nursed a bitter grudge against Bugs, culminating in the episode's plot. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* The phrase "Sir Loin of Beef" was used in Bugs Bunny parody ''[[Rabbit Hood]]'' by Bugs to con the gullible Sheriff of Nottingham. | * The phrase "Sir Loin of Beef" was used in Bugs Bunny parody ''[[Rabbit Hood]]'' by Bugs to con the gullible Sheriff of Nottingham. | ||
* The phrase "Sir Osis of | * The phrase "Sir Osis of Liver" was used in the Bugs Bunny parody ''[[Knight-mare Hare]]''. | ||
* The gag on a dopey fire-breathing dragon was also used in ''Knight-mare Hare'' and the cartoon series ''[[Here Comes the Grump]]''. | * The gag on a dopey fire-breathing dragon was also used in ''Knight-mare Hare'' and the cartoon series ''[[Here Comes the Grump]]''. | ||
==Home media== | ==Home media== | ||
This cartoon is featured uncut on Disc 1 of the ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4]]'' DVD set,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4987 |title=Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Four DVD Review |access-date=2007-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010024601/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4987 |archive-date=2007-10-10 }}</ref> ''[[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection]]'', ''[[The Essential Bugs Bunny]]'' | This cartoon is featured uncut on Disc 1 of the ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4]]'' DVD set,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4987 |title=Looney Tunes - Golden Collection, Volume Four DVD Review |access-date=2007-09-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010024601/http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=4987 |archive-date=2007-10-10 }}</ref> Disc 1 of the ''[[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection]]'' DVD set, Disc 1 of ''[[The Essential Bugs Bunny]]'' DVD set, Disc 1 of the ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3]]'' Blu-ray and DVD sets, and Disc 3 of the ''[[Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection]]'' Blu-ray set. | ||
==Attractions== | ==Attractions== | ||
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Knighty Knight Bugs is a 1958 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on August 23, 1958, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.[2]
Knighty Knight Bugs is the only Bugs Bunny cartoon to win an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, which was awarded in 1959.[3] The short was later included in the 1981 compilation film The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie. The cartoon's title is a pun on the phrase "nighty-night".
Plot
In the realm of King Arthur, trouble ensues when the infamous Black Knight Yosemite Sam steals the Singing Sword. King Arthur, looks to the Knights of the Round Table, as a volunteer to recover the stolen artifact, to which all of them reject. Reluctantly, court jester Bugs Bunny is assigned the mission by King Arthur, facing execution if he fails.
Upon infiltrating the castle of the Black Knight, Bugs encounters a dragon, a companion to Yosemite Sam, suffering from a cold-induced sneezing fit. Taking advantage of the situation, Bugs retrieves the Singing Sword from the castle's chest. When Bugs wonders aloud why it is called the Singing Sword, it starts humming "Cuddle up a Little Closer, Lovey Mine" and causes Sam to wake up from his nap. As Bugs escapes, Yosemite Sam gives chase of the dragon, leading to a series of comical encounters. Bugs outsmarts Yosemite Sam by utilizing the castle's defenses against him, causing various mishaps, including Sam falling into the moat and being flattened by a failed catapult launch. Despite Sam's persistent pursuit, Bugs ultimately traps him and the dragon in an explosives stockade within the castle.
As Bugs departs with the Singing Sword, the dragon's sneeze triggers an explosion that propels Sam and the dragon towards the moon. Bugs bids them farewell as the Singing Sword plays "Aloha 'Oe" at the end.
Awards
Knighty Knight Bugs is the fifth Merrie Melodies/Looney Tunes entry to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1959. In doing so, it beat out cartoons Walt Disney Studios' Paul Bunyan and Terrytoons' Sidney's Family Tree.[4] It was the third Oscar-nominated Bugs Bunny cartoon, after A Wild Hare in 1941[5] and Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt in 1942.[6] The Oscar was presented to John W. Burton, the producer of this cartoon.[7] After Burton's death, the Oscar was handed to the director, Friz Freleng.[8] Also, this animated short film would last to receive win for the Warner Bros. Cartoons before its closure in 1964.
In the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "Who Bopped Bugs Bunny?", the Oscar win of Knighty Knight Bugs is a major plot point. Mirroring the real-life loss of the Terrytoons short at the Academy Awards, a character named Sappy "Slaphappy" Stanley (a parody of "Silly" Sidney, here voiced by Jonathan Winters) was defeated for the Shloscar Award. As a result, Stanley scorned the U.S. film industry. He relocated to France, where despite becoming a national star still nursed a bitter grudge against Bugs, culminating in the episode's plot.
References
- The phrase "Sir Loin of Beef" was used in Bugs Bunny parody Rabbit Hood by Bugs to con the gullible Sheriff of Nottingham.
- The phrase "Sir Osis of Liver" was used in the Bugs Bunny parody Knight-mare Hare.
- The gag on a dopey fire-breathing dragon was also used in Knight-mare Hare and the cartoon series Here Comes the Grump.
Home media
This cartoon is featured uncut on Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 DVD set,[9] Disc 1 of the Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection DVD set, Disc 1 of The Essential Bugs Bunny DVD set, Disc 1 of the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3 Blu-ray and DVD sets, and Disc 3 of the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray set.
Attractions
Bugs' White Water Rapids is a Hopkins Rides log flume themed to Knighty Knight Bugs that opened in 1998 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Texas.[10][11][12]
See also
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