History WesternAnimation / BugsBonnets

Notably, this is one of the few Chuck Jones shorts ''not'' written by Mike Maltese as usual, but by Tedd Pierce, who used to write for Jones in the 1940s, but who had relocated to Creator/RobertMcKimson's unit in the early '50s. Pierce also wrote Jones' "Broom-stick Bunny", "WesternAnimation/RocketSquad" and "Barbary Coast Bunny" the same year, as well as "Knight-mare Hare" the previous year. Pierce would again write for Jones one last time on "The Abominable Snow Rabbit" in 1961.

"Bugs' Bonnets" is a 1956 WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies short directed by Creator/ChuckJones, starring WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd. It starts off with a typical Bugs/Elmer chase, until a passing truck full of hats accidentally spills its contents all over the place. This results in various different hats landing on Bugs' and Elmer's heads at random, causing their personalities to change, depending on the headgear they have on.

-->"BATTEN DOWN THE KEELHAUL! YAHOO! KILL THE WOMEN AND CHILDREN FIRST! BLOOD! GORE! SPIT 'EM ON THE TATTERS!"

* WholesomeCrossdresser: Happens to Elmer when a bride's hat lands on his head and asks Bugs to marry him.

Notably, this is one of the few Chuck Jones shorts ''not'' written by Mike Maltese as usual, but by Tedd Pierce, who used to write for Jones in the 1940s, but who had relocated to Creator/RobertMcKimson's unit in the early '50s. Pierce also wrote Jones' "Broom-stick Bunny", "WesternAnimation/RocketSquad" and "Barbary Coast Bunny" the same year, as well as "Knight-mare Hare" the previous year.

* NiceHat: Lots and ''lots'' of hats.

** The short aired uncut on Creator/MeTV in May of 2021, but in November of that year, the scene of Bugs acting like an Indian and shooting at Elmer with his own gun was cut. In contrast to other edits of the cartoon, however, [=MeTV=]'s edit was bizarre, yet very obvious: the camera zoomed in on Elmer's face with the audio muted briefly, before continuing as normal in the next scene.

Notably, this is one of the few Chuck Jones shorts ''not'' written by Mike Maltese as usual, but by Tedd Pierce, who used to write for Jones in the 1940s, but who had relocated to Creator/RobertMcKimson's unit in the early '50s. Pierce also wrote Jones' "Broom-stick Bunny", "WesternAnimation/RocketSquad" and "Barbary Coast Bunny" the same year.

** The short aired intact on Creator/MeTV in May of 2021, but in November of that year, the scene of Bugs acting like an Indian and shooting at Elmer with his own gun was cut. In contrast to other edits of the cartoon, however, [=MeTV=]'s edit was bizarre, yet very obvious: the camera zoomed in on Elmer's face with the audio muted briefly, before continuing as normal in the next scene.

Notably, this is one of the few Chuck Jones shorts ''not'' written by Mike Maltese as usual, but by Tedd Pierce, who had been writing for Creator/RobertMcKimson's unit since the early '50s. Pierce also wrote Jones' "Broom-stick Bunny", "WesternAnimation/RocketSquad" and "Barbary Coast Bunny" the same year.

** The short aired intact on Creator/MeTV in May of 2021, but in November of that year, the scene of Bugs acting like an Indian and shooting at Elmer with his own gun was gun. In contrast to other edits of the cartoon, however, [=MeTV=]'s edit was bizarre, yet very obvious: the camera zoomed in on Elmer's face with the audio muted briefly, before continuing as normal in the next scene.

Notably, this is one of the few Chuck Jones shorts ''not'' written by Mike Maltese as usual, but by Tedd Pierce, who had been writing for Creator/RobertMcKimson's unit since the early '50s. Pierce also wrote Jones' "Broom-stick Bunny", "Rocket Squad" and "Barbary Coast Bunny" the same year.

!!Tropes:

* BribeBackfire: At one point, Bugs as a gangster tries to bribe Elmer as a cop. Elmer tries to give the bribe back, but at that point a JudicialWig lands on Bugs, who then sentences him for corruption.

Notably, this is one of the few Chuck Jones shorts ''not'' written by Mike Maltese as usual, but by Tedd Pierce, who had been writing for Creator/RobertMcKimson's unit since the early '50s. Pierce also wrote Jones' "Rocket Squad", "Broom-stick Bunny" and "Barbary Coast Bunny" the same year.

* JudicialWig: At one point, Bugs as a gangster tries to bribe Elmer as a cop. Elmer tries to give the bribe back, but at that point a judge wig lands on Bugs, who then sentences him for corruption.

Notably, this is one of the few Chuck Jones shorts ''not'' written by Mike Maltese as usual, but by Tedd Pierce, who had been writing for Creator/RobertMcKimson's unit since the early '50s. Pierce also wrote Jones's "Rocket Squad" and "Broom-stick Bunny" the same year.

** On the now-defunct WB network, all of the scenes which had been cut from ABC, CBS and Cartoon Network were retained, but it made some edits of its own:

"Bugs' Bonnets" is a 1956 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short directed by Creator/ChuckJones, starring WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd. It starts off with a typical Bugs/Elmer chase, until a passing truck full of hats accidentally spills its contents all over the place. This results in various different hats landing on Bugs' and Elmer's heads at random, causing their personalities to change, depending on the headgear they have on.

*** The opening scene of the man in pirate regalia was partially edited to render silent his line: "Kill the women and children first! Blood! Gore!"

* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Parodied: When a general's cap lands on Elmer's head, he starts talking like [[UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur General MacArthur]] and smokes a pipe, which is conveniently attached to the brim ("I haaave weturned!"). Later, when a mobster's fedora lands on Bugs' head, he has a cigar to go with it, which he blows in Elmer's face while threatening to "rub [him] out".

* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Parodied: When a general's cap lands on Elmer's head, he starts talking like [[UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur General MacArthur]] and smokes a pipe, which is conveniently attached to the brim. Later, when a mobster's fedora lands on Bugs' head, he has a cigar to go with it, which he blows in Elmer's face while threatening to "rub [him] out".

* TheHatMakesTheMan: The narrator explains that any article of clothing, even a change of hat, can have an influence on one's personality. For example, Elmer is a mild-mannered individual ordinarily, but when a hunter's cap is put on his head, he turns into a bloodthirsty barbarian.

* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Parodied: When a general's cap lands on Elmer's head, he starts talking like [[UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur General MacArthur]] and smokes a pipe, which is conveniently attached to the brim. Later, when a mobster's fedora lands on Bugs' head, he has a cigar to go with it, which he blows in Elmer's face while threatening to "rub him out".

* TalkLikeAPirate: The cartoon opens with a demonstration of how clothes can alter one's personality, as evidenced by an ordinary man, who behaves like a bloodthirsty pirate when put in pirate regalia.

* TontoTalk: Bugs talks like a stereotypical Indian when an Indian wig falls on his head.

** On CBS, the aforementioned scene of Bugs blowing cigar smoke in Elmer's face was cut.