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'''''Prest-O Change-O''''' is a [[1939 in film|1939]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[Chuck Jones]], and first released on March 25, 1939, by [[Warner Bros.]]<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=85}}</ref> It is the second appearance of the manic white hare from ''[[Porky's Hare Hunt]]'', and its only appearance in a color film. The next hare-based short film, ''[[Hare-um Scare-um]]'' (1939), would feature a gray hare more closely resembling [[Development of Bugs Bunny|the character it would develop into]], [[Bugs Bunny]]. (The white hare would make one final appearance in 1940's ''[[Patient Porky]]''.) | '''''Prest-O Change-O''''' is a [[1939 in film|1939]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' cartoon directed by [[Chuck Jones]], and first released on March 25, 1939, by [[Warner Bros.]]<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=85}}</ref> It is the second appearance of the manic white hare from ''[[Porky's Hare Hunt]]'', and its only appearance in a color film. The next hare-based short film, ''[[Hare-um Scare-um]]'' (1939), would feature a gray hare more closely resembling [[Development of Bugs Bunny|the character it would develop into]], [[Bugs Bunny]]. (The white hare would make one final appearance in 1940's ''[[Patient Porky]]''.) | ||
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The [[Two Curious Puppies]], one big and one little, are being pursued by a [[dog catcher]] until they hide in an abandoned house. They soon discover the house is owned by Sham-Fu, a [[Illusionist|magician]] who is [[unseen character|unseen]] over the course of the short. As a result, each puppy (both of whom are separated from each other shortly after entering the house) encounters all manner of magic tricks, including Sham-Fu's pet hare. The bigger puppy is left to defend himself against the hare, itself a more than competent illusionist capable of all sorts of acts of [[cartoon physics]], while the little one is engaged in a reckless battle with a Hindu rope and a [[magic wand]], the latter of which he ends up accidentally swallowing, giving him bizarre hiccups throughout the rest of the | The [[Two Curious Puppies]], one big and one little, are being pursued by a [[dog catcher]] until they hide in an abandoned house. They soon discover the house is owned by Sham-Fu, a [[Illusionist|magician]] who is [[unseen character|unseen]] over the course of the short. As a result, each puppy (both of whom are separated from each other shortly after entering the house) encounters all manner of magic tricks, including Sham-Fu's pet hare. The bigger puppy is left to defend himself against the hare, itself a more than competent illusionist capable of all sorts of acts of [[cartoon physics]], while the little one is engaged in a reckless battle with a Hindu rope and a [[magic wand]], the latter of which he ends up accidentally swallowing, giving him bizarre hiccups throughout the rest of the cartoon. | ||
The puppies and the hare all end up crashing into each other, at which point both puppies immediately attempt to pack everything back into Sham-Fu's trunk. Inexplicably, the little dog hiccups out a balloon containing the mischievous hare. However, this time, when the hare attempts another disappearing act, the bigger puppy who has had enough of the hare's tricks is able to stop it in its tracks and punches the hare as hard as possible. The scene irises out on the hare, whose eye is blackened and covered with a [[lampshade]] and sitting in a goldfish bowl with his feet sticking out. | The puppies and the hare all end up crashing into each other, at which point both puppies immediately attempt to pack everything back into Sham-Fu's trunk. Inexplicably, the little dog hiccups out a balloon containing the mischievous hare. However, this time, when the hare attempts another disappearing act, the bigger puppy who has had enough of the hare's tricks is able to stop it in its tracks and punches the hare as hard as possible. The scene irises out on the hare, whose eye is blackened and covered with a [[lampshade]] and sitting in a goldfish bowl with his feet sticking out. | ||
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[[Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films]] | [[Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films]] | ||
[[Category:Short films directed by Chuck Jones]] | [[Category:Short films directed by Chuck Jones]] | ||
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Prest-O Change-O is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 25, 1939, by Warner Bros.[1] It is the second appearance of the manic white hare from Porky's Hare Hunt, and its only appearance in a color film. The next hare-based short film, Hare-um Scare-um (1939), would feature a gray hare more closely resembling the character it would develop into, Bugs Bunny. (The white hare would make one final appearance in 1940's Patient Porky.)
Plot
The Two Curious Puppies, one big and one little, are being pursued by a dog catcher until they hide in an abandoned house. They soon discover the house is owned by Sham-Fu, a magician who is unseen over the course of the short. As a result, each puppy (both of whom are separated from each other shortly after entering the house) encounters all manner of magic tricks, including Sham-Fu's pet hare. The bigger puppy is left to defend himself against the hare, itself a more than competent illusionist capable of all sorts of acts of cartoon physics, while the little one is engaged in a reckless battle with a Hindu rope and a magic wand, the latter of which he ends up accidentally swallowing, giving him bizarre hiccups throughout the rest of the cartoon.
The puppies and the hare all end up crashing into each other, at which point both puppies immediately attempt to pack everything back into Sham-Fu's trunk. Inexplicably, the little dog hiccups out a balloon containing the mischievous hare. However, this time, when the hare attempts another disappearing act, the bigger puppy who has had enough of the hare's tricks is able to stop it in its tracks and punches the hare as hard as possible. The scene irises out on the hare, whose eye is blackened and covered with a lampshade and sitting in a goldfish bowl with his feet sticking out.
Home media
The short was released on Blu-ray on the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2, Disc 2.
References
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- 1939 films
- Merrie Melodies short films
- Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
- Short films directed by Chuck Jones
- Films about magic and magicians
- Bugs Bunny films
- Animated films about dogs
- Films produced by Leon Schlesinger
- 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films
- 1939 animated short films