History WesternAnimation / TheWackyWabbit

* PublicDomainAnimation: The cartoons copyright wasn't renewed, so its become a staple PublicDomain cartoon in the Looney Tunes series.

* GoldTooth: Bugs tells Elmer that he found gold, and as Elmer gets all excited, he shows him his gold cap tooth. Elmer shows Bugs his own gold cap before realizing he's been tricked again.

—->'''Elmer:''' (To the audience) Don’t waugh. I’ll bet pwenty of you men out there wear one of these!

* ItAmusedMe /{{Jerkass}}: A prime example of Bugs at his most RascallyRabbit-esque; Elmer does absolutely nothing whatsoever, not even accidentally, to provoke Bugs' bullying behavior, just being out prospecting for gold to contribute to the US war effort, and when he realises that Bugs is stalking him he merely responds "Dat's dat skwewy wabbit... oh well." [[VillainProtagonist Bugs, not Elmer, is the actual antagonist of the cartoon]].

* ItAmusedMe/{{Jerkass}}: A prime example of Bugs at his most RascallyRabbit-esque; Elmer does absolutely nothing whatsoever, not even accidentally, to provoke Bugs' bullying behavior, just being out prospecting for gold to contribute to the US war effort, and when he realises that Bugs is stalking him he merely responds "Dat's dat skwewy wabbit... oh well." [[VillainProtagonist Bugs, not Elmer, is the actual antagonist of the cartoon]].

* [[ItAmusedMe It Amused Me]]/{{Jerkass}}: A prime example of Bugs at his most RascallyRabbit-esque; Elmer does absolutely nothing whatsoever, not even accidentally, to provoke Bugs' bullying behavior, just being out prospecting for gold to contribute to the US war effort, and when he realises that Bugs is stalking him he merely responds "Dat's dat skwewy wabbit... oh well." [[VillainProtagonist Bugs, not Elmer, is the actual antagonist of the cartoon]].

* ItAmusedMe: Curiously, Elmer does nothing to provoke Bugs' usual KarmicTrickster antics in this short, with the latter deciding to just troll him for fun's sake.
* {{Jerkass}}: A prime example of Bugs at his most RascallyRabbit-esque; Elmer does absolutely nothing whatsoever, not even accidentally, to provoke Bugs' bullying behavior, just being out prospecting for gold to contribute to the US war effort, and when he realises that Bugs is stalking him he merely responds "Dat's dat skwewy wabbit... oh well." [[VillainProtagonist Bugs, not Elmer, is the actual antagonist of the cartoon]].

The cartoon is centered on Elmer Fudd travelling through a desert to dig for gold to help out with the war effort. Along the way, he encounters rascally Bugs Bunny, who decides just for the hell of it to screw around with him for the rest of the cartoon.

** YankTheDogsChain: Unfortunately, the punchline of the episode reveals that, while Elmer did dish out some pain to Bugs, he somehow ended up [[EpicFail pulling out HIS OWN gold tooth instead without realising it]].

* WartimeCartoon: Downplayed. The signpost and opening song tells that Elmer is digging gold for the war effort.

* {{Jerkass}}: A prime example of Bugs at his most RascallyRabbit-esque; Elmer does absolutely nothing whatsoever, not even accidentally, to provoke Bugs' bullying behavior, just being out prospecting for gold to contribute to the US war effort, and when he realises that Bugs is stalking him he merely responds "Dat's dat skwewy wabbit... oh well." Bugs, not Elmer, is the actual antagonist of the cartoon.

* {{Jerkass}}: A prime of example of Bugs at his most RascallyRabbit-esque; Elmer does absolutely nothing whatsoever, not even accidentally, to provoke Bugs' bullying behavior, just being out prospecting for gold to contribute to the US war effort, and when he realises that Bugs is stalking him he merely responds "Dat's dat skwewy wabbit... oh well." Bugs, not Elmer, is the actual antagonist of the cartoon.

* ScrewySquirrel: Bugs has absolutely no reason to pester Elmer throughout the cartoon than for kicks.

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: Bugs and Elmer are waiting for a stick of dynamite to go off, but it turns out to be a dud. So what does Bugs do? "[[SuddenlyShouting BAAAAAAAM]]!"

* OfCorsetsFunny: Elmer is revealed to be wearing a corset when bugs cuts his pants

* ShoutOut: Just as the "Oh, Susanna!" number ends, Bugs bellows "Good evening, friends!"

* PublicDomainAnimation

* StandardSnippet: Elmer sings a variation of "Oh, Susanna!" in the opening, and Bugs joins in on the singing without him realizing it.

* ScrewySquirrel: Bugs has absolutely no reason to pester Elmer throughout the cartoon than for kicks.