Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk

Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk is a 1943 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Bugs Bunny,^[2] with all of the voices provided by Mel Blanc.^[3][4]

Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk
Directed by	I. Freleng
Story by	Michael Maltese
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Starring	Mel Blanc[1]
Narrated by	Mel Blanc[1]
Music by	Carl W. Stalling
Animation by	Jack Bradbury
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	June 12, 1943 (1943-06-12)
Running time	7:28
Language	English

Plot

In a twist on Jack and the Beanstalk, Bugs Bunny finds himself in a giant's realm in the sky, where he angers the dim-witted giant by chopping down carrots in his victory garden. Bugs spends the movie evading the giant, even challenging him to a duel. In the end he tricks the giant into falling from the sky-land to earth, leaving a canyon-like hole in the ground from which he delivers the final line: "watch out for that first step, it's a lulu."

Production notes

Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk is a parody of the fairy tale "Jack and the Beanstalk". It should not be confused with Beanstalk Bunny (1955), another parody of this story starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd.

See also

• Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)
• List of Bugs Bunny cartoons

Sources

• Zipes, Jack (2011). "Filmography". The Enchanted Screen: The Unknown History of Fairy-Tale Films. Routledge. ISBN 978-1135853952.