| Which Is Witch | |
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 Lobby card | |
| Directed by | I. Freleng1 |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce1 |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited)2 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc1 |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling1 |
| Animation by | Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy Ken Champin Virgil Ross A.C. Gamer (effects animation)1 |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt1 |
| Backgrounds by | Paul Julian1 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation1 |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes1 |
| Language | English |
Which Is Witch is a Looney Tunes cartoon released by Warner Bros. Pictures in 1949, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce.3 It was released on December 3, 1949, and features Bugs Bunny.4 The cartoon has been taken out of circulation in recent years due to racially insensitive depictions of Africans.5
Plot
In Darkest Africa, Bugs Bunny runs afoul of Dr. I.C. Spots, the diminutive witch doctor of a nearby tribe who wants to use the rabbit in a potion. Realizing he's about to be cooked, Bugs flees from the doctor, disguising himself as a native. The doctor sees through the disguise and chases Bugs to the river, where the bunny makes for a nearby ferry boat. Dr. Spots follows, but is swallowed by a crocodile. Bugs beats up the reptile and turns it into a crocodile-skin bag, with the tiny witch doctor inside dressed in crocodile shoes.
Reception
The Film Daily reviewed the film on January 1, 1950: "When Dr. Ugh, Witch Doctor extraordinary for a tribe of little people, decides it's time to leave. The jungle medico learns he can't split the hare, and B.B. emerges victorious once more. Wonderful cartoon."6
References
References
- John Reid (2005), Movies Magnificent: 150 Must-See Cinema Classics, Lulu.com, ISBN 9781411650671
- Karl F. Cohen (2004), Forbidden Animation, McFarland, ISBN 9780786420322
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 205. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- Cohen, Karl F. (2004), "Racism and Resistance:Stereotypes in Animation", Forbidden Animation: Censored Cartoons and Blacklisted Animators in America, McFarland & Company, p. 54, ISBN 978-0786420322
- Sampson, Henry T. (1998). That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960. Scarecrow Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0810832503.