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* TookALevelInJerkass: Bugs is downright nasty in this cartoon, and is one of the very few times in the franchise ("Elmer's Pet Rabbit being another notable instance) where he's portrayed as such, a stark contrast to his typical characterization.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: Bugs is downright nasty in this cartoon, and is one of the very few times in the franchise ("Elmer's (Elmer's Pet Rabbit being another notable instance) where he's portrayed as such, a stark contrast to his typical characterization.
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* RecycledAnimation: Footage from "Tortoise Beats Hare" is used in the opening, but it's for the sake of the story, and (probably) not a mere cost-cutting move.
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* StockFootage: Footage from "Tortoise Beats Hare" is used in the opening, but it's for the sake of the story, and (probably) not a mere cost-cutting move.
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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: "Under the Spreading Chessnut Tree", a staple song for blacksmiths, plays when Bugs is working on his metal shell.
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* PublicDomainSoundtrack: "Under the Spreading Chessnut Chestnut Tree", a staple song for blacksmiths, plays when Bugs is working on his metal shell.
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* CheatersNeverProsper: The rabbit mafia, who have waged everything on Bugs, spend the entire race try to rig the outcome in a not-so-subtle manner, ranging from steering the turtle off track to outright ''attacking him with a machine gun''. Their methods only sabotaged the wrong guy, and they promptly shoot themselves over their losses.
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* CheatersNeverProsper: CheatersNeverProsper:
** The rabbit mafia, who have waged everything on Bugs, spend the entire race try to rig the outcome in a not-so-subtle manner, ranging from steering the turtle off track to outright ''attacking him with a machine gun''. Their methods only sabotaged the wrong guy, and they promptly shoot themselves over theirlosses.losses.
** Bugs doesn't cheat so blatantly himself, but he does lie to Cecil to try to get an advantage and jumps the gun, the former of which ends up his undoing.
** Averted as in the last short by Cecil. He wins by redirecting the cheating meant to aid his opponent, but since it was unsolicited third party, he is essentially still cheating Bugs.
** The rabbit mafia, who have waged everything on Bugs, spend the entire race try to rig the outcome in a not-so-subtle manner, ranging from steering the turtle off track to outright ''attacking him with a machine gun''. Their methods only sabotaged the wrong guy, and they promptly shoot themselves over their
** Bugs doesn't cheat so blatantly himself, but he does lie to Cecil to try to get an advantage and jumps the gun, the former of which ends up his undoing.
** Averted as in the last short by Cecil. He wins by redirecting the cheating meant to aid his opponent, but since it was unsolicited third party, he is essentially still cheating Bugs.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Cecil tricks Bugs into doing this by revealing to Bugs the "secret" of his speed (his streamlined shell) so Bugs unintentionally dresses himself up like a turtle to win the race, which draws the attention of the local rabbit mob, who are too stupid to tell the difference and give him one heck of a beatdown.
* HopeSpot: Bugs when he sees he's just about to cross the finish line, only for the rabbit mobsters to stop him in his tracks.
* HopeSpot: Bugs when he sees he's just about to cross the finish line, only for the rabbit mobsters to stop him in his tracks.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: Cecil tricks Bugs into doing this by revealing to Bugs the "secret" of his speed (his streamlined shell) so Bugs unintentionally dresses himself up like a turtle to win the race, which draws the attention of the local rabbit mob, who are too stupid to tell the difference and give him one heck of a beatdown.
* HopeSpot: Bugswhen he sees he's just about to cross the finish line, only for the rabbit mobsters to stop him in his tracks.
* HopeSpot: Bugs
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* CassandraTruth: Throughout the cartoon, Bugs shouts at the rabbit gangsters that he's the wrong target, but they refuse to listen. It's only at the end that the gangsters realize their mistake-and promptly kill themselves.
* CheatersNeverProsper: The rabbit mafia, who have waged everything on Bugs, spend the entire race try to rig the outcome in a not-so-subtle manner, ranging from steering the turtle off track to outright ''attacking him with a machine gun''. Their methods do actually succeed in the end, however, they only then realise that they had sabotaged the wrong guy, and they promptly shoot themselves over their losses.
* CheatersNeverProsper: The rabbit mafia, who have waged everything on Bugs, spend the entire race try to rig the outcome in a not-so-subtle manner, ranging from steering the turtle off track to outright ''attacking him with a machine gun''. Their methods do actually succeed in the end, however, they only then realise that they had sabotaged the wrong guy, and they promptly shoot themselves over their losses.
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* CassandraTruth: Throughout the cartoon, Bugs shouts at the rabbit gangsters that he's the wrong target, but they refuse to listen. It's only at the end end, after Bugs has lost as tears his disguise off, that the gangsters realize their mistake-and mistake--and promptly kill themselves.
* CheatersNeverProsper: The rabbit mafia, who have waged everything on Bugs, spend the entire race try to rig the outcome in a not-so-subtle manner, ranging from steering the turtle off track to outright ''attacking him with a machine gun''. Their methodsdo actually succeed in the end, however, they only then realise that they had sabotaged the wrong guy, and they promptly shoot themselves over their losses.
* CheatersNeverProsper: The rabbit mafia, who have waged everything on Bugs, spend the entire race try to rig the outcome in a not-so-subtle manner, ranging from steering the turtle off track to outright ''attacking him with a machine gun''. Their methods
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* AssInALionSkin: Both Bugs and Cecil do this, although Cecil tricked Bugs into doing the latter.
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* AssInALionSkin: Both Bugs and Cecil do this, dress as each other's species, although Cecil tricked Bugs into doing the latter.latter by pretending it would make him faster.
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* TurtlePower: Who else but Cecil?
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** On [=MeTV=], the 2022 “Bugs Bunny Block Party” marathon used a jump cut to remove the above part. The same network’s ''Toon In with Me'', however does leave the scene uncut.
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** On [=MeTV=], the 2022 “Bugs Bunny Block Party” marathon used a jump cut to remove the above part. gambling ring members shooting themselves. The same network’s ''Toon In with Me'', however however, does leave the scene uncut.
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* {{Bowdlerization}}: The ending where the gambling ring shoots themselves after realizing that they've been trying to sabotage Bugs throughout the cartoon has been cut from most American TV prints. In addition to the gun suicide ending, the TBS version also shortens the part where the rabbits pounce on Bugs before he can reach the finish line.
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* {{Bowdlerization}}: The ending where the gambling ring shoots themselves after realizing that they've been trying to sabotage Bugs throughout the cartoon has been cut from most American TV prints.
** On [=MeTV=], the 2022 “Bugs Bunny Block Party” marathon used a jump cut to remove the above part. The same network’s ''Toon In with Me'', however does leave the scene uncut.
** In addition to the gun suicide ending, the TBS version also shortens the part where the rabbits pounce on Bugs before he can reach the finish line.
** On [=MeTV=], the 2022 “Bugs Bunny Block Party” marathon used a jump cut to remove the above part. The same network’s ''Toon In with Me'', however does leave the scene uncut.
** In addition to the gun suicide ending, the TBS version also shortens the part where the rabbits pounce on Bugs before he can reach the finish line.
