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* RecycledPremise: Much of the second half of the short, Sam attempting to get into a fortress that Bugs is hiding in, is reused from ''WesternAnimation/SaharaHare''.

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* RecycledPremise: Much of the second half of the short, Sam attempting to get into a fortress that Bugs is hiding in, is reused from ''WesternAnimation/SaharaHare''. It even begins with the same gag: Sam asking the rabbit to open the door, but when [[DoorSlamsYou the door opens on him]], he asks him to close it up again.
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* RecycledPremise: Much of the second half of the short, Sam attempting to get into a fortress that Bugs is hiding in, is reused from ''WesternAnimation/SaharaHare''.
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"Knighty Knight Bugs" is a 1958 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short starring WesternAnimation/BugsBunny. Directed by Creator/FrizFreleng, it won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1959.

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"Knighty Knight Bugs" is a 1958 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short starring WesternAnimation/BugsBunny. Directed by Creator/FrizFreleng, it won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1959.
1959, being the final Warner Bros. cartoon and the only Bugs cartoon to do so.

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* AntiArmor: The Black Knight tries to climb up a rope to enter the castle, but Bugs fends him off by hitting him so hard with a mallet that it knocks him out of his armor.



* DropTheHammer: The Black Knight tries to climb up a rope to enter the castle, but Bugs fends him off by hitting him so hard with a mallet that it knocks him out of his armor.

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* MatchInABombShack: At the end, the Black Knight and his dragon (who has a cold, and as a result has been sneezing flames throughout the cartoon) chase Bugs into a tower in the Knight's castle. Bugs then runs back outside, and closes and bars the door, leaving the Knight and the dragon in a tower full of explosives. No points for predicting what happens next...



* PunnyName: The knights have names like "[[DiseasedName Sir Osis of Liver]]" and "Sir Loin of Beef".

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* PunnyName: The knights have names like of the Round Table include a chunky fellow named "Sir Loin of Beef" and a somewhat jaundiced-looking chap called "[[DiseasedName Sir Osis of Liver]]" and "Sir Loin of Beef".Liver]]".



* [[TalkingWeapon Singing Weapon]]: Bugs finds out that the Singing Sword is called that because it can magically vibrate, making it sound like it can sing.
** In the final scene, it actually ''does'' sing. "Aloha Oe," to be exact.

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* [[TalkingWeapon Singing Weapon]]: Bugs finds out that the Singing Sword is called that because it can magically vibrate, making it sound like it can sing.
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it's singing. In the final scene, it actually ''does'' sing. "Aloha Oe," to be exact.



* SpitTake: One of the knights does this when King Arthur asks for a volunteer to retrieve the Singing Sword (Sir Osis of Liver, who counters, "The Black Knight has a fire-breathing dragon!").

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* SpitTake: One of the knights does this when When King Arthur asks for a volunteer to retrieve the Singing Sword (Sir Sword, Sir Osis of Liver, who Liver drops his martini glass, spits out the swallow he just took, and counters, "The Black Knight has a fire-breathing dragon!").dragon!".



* SurroundedByIdiots: Just because the dragon is fierce doesn't mean he's very bright.

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* SurroundedByIdiots: Just because the The dragon is fierce doesn't mean he's very bright.fierce, but he definitely isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. He repeatedly ruins the Knight's attempts to get the Singing Sword back, and ends up blowing himself and his master to the moon by sneezing in a tower full of explosives.



** Also, when Bugs find the sword inside a chest, he wonders out loud why they call it the Singing Sword. The sword immediately complies, waking Sam up from his sleep.
** As he walks away from the Black Knight's castle with the sword in hand, Bugs happily says "That was simple". Cue the Black Knight coming out while riding the dragon and chasing him.

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** Also, when When Bugs find finds the sword inside a chest, he wonders out loud why they call it the Singing Sword. The sword immediately complies, gives a demonstration, waking Sam up from his sleep.
** As he walks away from the Black Knight's castle with the sword in hand, Bugs happily says "That was simple". Cue the Black Knight coming out while riding the dragon and chasing him. him on dragonback.
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Wel if Bugs calls a fool anyone who would accept such an assignment then the knights aren't really the targets of his mockery


* IWasJustJoking: King Arthur tires of his jester mocking his knights, especially since he was already annoyed at the cowardice of his knights, and decides to take Bugs at his word.

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* IWasJustJoking: King Arthur tires of his jester mocking making light of his knights, inability to find willing agents, especially since he was already annoyed at the cowardice of his knights, and decides to take Bugs at his word.
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** As he walks away from the Black Knight's castle with the sword in hand, Bugs happily says "That was simple". Cue the Black Knight coming out while riding the dragon and chasing him.

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* TemptingFate: "Only a fool would go after the Singing Sword!"

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* TemptingFate: TemptingFate:
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"Only a fool would go after the Singing Sword!"Sword!"
** Also, when Bugs find the sword inside a chest, he wonders out loud why they call it the Singing Sword. The sword immediately complies, waking Sam up from his sleep.
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* IWasJustJoking: King Arthur tires of his jester mocking his knights, and decides to take him at his word.

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* IWasJustJoking: King Arthur tires of his jester mocking his knights, especially since he was already annoyed at the cowardice of his knights, and decides to take him Bugs at his word.
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* BossArenaIdiocy: Sam clearly didn't know that one of the towers in ''his own castle'' was full of explosives, and that he just brought his frequently-sneezing dragon in there... (of course, being Sam, it's just as likely he did know, but was so angry and intent on catching Bugs that [[FailedASpotCheckhe didn't pay attention to where he was going]], and Bugs naturally took advantage of it.)

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* BossArenaIdiocy: Sam clearly didn't know that one of the towers in ''his own castle'' was full of explosives, and that he just brought his frequently-sneezing dragon in there... (of course, being Sam, it's just as likely he did know, but was so angry and intent on catching Bugs that [[FailedASpotCheckhe [[FailedASpotCheck he didn't pay attention to where he was going]], and Bugs naturally took advantage of it.)
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* BossArenaIdiocy: Sam clearly didn't know that one of the towers in ''his own castle'' was full of explosives, and that he just brought his frequently-sneezing dragon in there... (of course, being Sam, it's just as likely he did know, but was so angry and intent on catching Bugs that he didn't pay attention to where he was going.)

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* BossArenaIdiocy: Sam clearly didn't know that one of the towers in ''his own castle'' was full of explosives, and that he just brought his frequently-sneezing dragon in there... (of course, being Sam, it's just as likely he did know, but was so angry and intent on catching Bugs that he [[FailedASpotCheckhe didn't pay attention to where he was going.going]], and Bugs naturally took advantage of it.)
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* BossArenaIdiocy: Sam clearly didn't know that one of the towers in ''his own castle'' was full of explosives, and that he just brought his frequently-sneezing dragon in there...

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* BossArenaIdiocy: Sam clearly didn't know that one of the towers in ''his own castle'' was full of explosives, and that he just brought his frequently-sneezing dragon in there... (of course, being Sam, it's just as likely he did know, but was so angry and intent on catching Bugs that he didn't pay attention to where he was going.)
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* TemptingFate: "Only a fool would go after the Singing Sword!"
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* NoKillLikeOverkill: Bugs' punishment if he failed to recover the Singing Sword would be getting put to the rack, burned at the stake, and beheaded.
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* WhoWillBellTheCat: Because the Black Knight has a dragon and is allegedly invincible, none of the King's knights dare go against him. Bugs [[GotVolunteered was forced to do it]] under penalty of death because he mocked their cowardice.
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* WhoWillBellTheCat: GotVolunteered + IWasJustJoking + ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill = this.
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* WhoWillBellTheCat: GotVolunteered + IWasJustJoking + ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill = this.

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* WhoWillBellTheCat: GotVolunteered + IWasJustJoking + ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill = this.this.
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* MissXPun: Two of King Arthur's knights are Sir Osis of Liver and Sir Loin of Beef.
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-->'''Black Knight:''' Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it I say!\\

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-->'''Black Knight:''' Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it it, I say!\\
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''(muffled voice)'' Close it! Close it! Close it up again!

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''(muffled voice)'' ''[muffled voice]'' Close it! Close it! Close it up again!



** "Have the Knights of the Round Table turned chicken?" (''Cue off-screen clucking and a flurry of feathers'')

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** "Have the Knights of the Round Table turned chicken?" (''Cue ''[Cue off-screen clucking and a flurry of feathers'')feathers]''



-->'''Black Knight:''' ''(trying to cover his dragon's nose)'' No, no! Don't sneeze, you stupid dragon, or you'll blow us to the moon!

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-->'''Black Knight:''' ''(trying ''[trying to cover his dragon's nose)'' nose]'' No, no! Don't sneeze, you stupid dragon, or you'll blow us to the moon!



-->'''Black Knight:''' ''(muffled)'' You'll pay for this, varmint!

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-->'''Black Knight:''' ''(muffled)'' ''[muffled]'' You'll pay for this, varmint!

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* CryLaughing: Bugs has an outburst of this after he gets shangaied into retrieving the Singing Sword.

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* CryLaughing: Bugs has an outburst of this after he gets shangaied shanghaied into retrieving the Singing Sword.


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* NoKillLikeOverkill: Bugs' punishment if he failed to recover the Singing Sword would be getting put to the rack, burned at the stake, and beheaded.
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In the court of Myth/KingArthur, the King asks for one of his Knights of the Round Table to retrieve the Singing Sword from the clutches of the BlackKnight (played by WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam), but none of them dare to face the Black Knight and his fierce fire-breathing dragon. An ill-timed crack from Bugs, playing the CourtJester, about how "only a fool would go after the singing sword" sees him sent out on the dangerous mission.

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In the court of Myth/KingArthur, the King asks for one of his Knights of the Round Table to retrieve the Singing Sword from the clutches of the BlackKnight (played by WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam), but none of them dare to face the Black Knight and his fierce fire-breathing dragon. An ill-timed crack from Bugs, playing the CourtJester, about how "only [[ExactWords a fool fool]] would go after the singing sword" sees him sent out on the dangerous mission.
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-->'''Black Knight:''' Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it I say! \\
''[the drawbridge comes down on top of him]'' \\

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-->'''Black Knight:''' Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it I say! \\
say!\\
''[the drawbridge comes down on top of him]'' \\him]''\\
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-->'''Black Knight:''' Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it I say!\\

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-->'''Black Knight:''' Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it I say!\\ say! \\

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-->'''Black Knight:''' Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it I say! ''[the drawbridge comes down on top of him]'' Close it! Close it! Close it up again!

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-->'''Black Knight:''' Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it I say! say!\\
''[the drawbridge comes down on top of him]'' \\
''(muffled voice)''
Close it! Close it! Close it up again!
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* DropTheHammer: The Black Knight tries to climb up a rope to enter the castle, but Bugs fends him off by hitting him so hard with a mallet that it knocks him out of his armor.
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''Knighty Knight Bugs'' is a 1958 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short starring WesternAnimation/BugsBunny. Directed by Creator/FrizFreleng, it won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1959.

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''Knighty "Knighty Knight Bugs'' Bugs" is a 1958 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short starring WesternAnimation/BugsBunny. Directed by Creator/FrizFreleng, it won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short in 1959.






-->'''Black Knight''': Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it I say! ''(The drawbridge comes down on top of him)'' Close it! Close it! Close it up again!

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-->'''Black Knight''': Knight:''' Open that drawbridge, varmint! Open it I say! ''(The ''[the drawbridge comes down on top of him)'' him]'' Close it! Close it! Close it up again!



-->'''Black Knight''': You'll pay for this, varmint!

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-->'''Black Knight''': Knight:''' You'll pay for this, varmint!



-->'''Black Knight''': Now you've caught cold!

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-->'''Black Knight''': Knight:''' Now you've caught cold!



'''Bugs:''' (''stops laughing'') [[FlatWhat Wha?]]

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'''Bugs:''' (''stops laughing'') ''[stops laughing]'' [[FlatWhat Wha?]]
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The Jester has been disambiged; moving this to Court Jester


In the court of Myth/KingArthur, the King asks for one of his Knights of the Round Table to retrieve the Singing Sword from the clutches of the BlackKnight (played by WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam), but none of them dare to face the Black Knight and his fierce fire-breathing dragon. An ill-timed crack from Bugs, playing the court [[TheJester Jester]], about how "only a fool would go after the singing sword" sees him sent out on the dangerous mission.

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In the court of Myth/KingArthur, the King asks for one of his Knights of the Round Table to retrieve the Singing Sword from the clutches of the BlackKnight (played by WesternAnimation/YosemiteSam), but none of them dare to face the Black Knight and his fierce fire-breathing dragon. An ill-timed crack from Bugs, playing the court [[TheJester Jester]], CourtJester, about how "only a fool would go after the singing sword" sees him sent out on the dangerous mission.
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-->'''Black Knight''': You'll pay for this, varmint!

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