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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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''Tortoise Wins By A Hare'' is a [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1943]] WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short, part of the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] series, and directed by Creator/BobClampett.
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''Tortoise Wins By A Hare'' is a [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation [[UsefulNotes/TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1943]] WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short, part of the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] series, and directed by Creator/BobClampett.
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* ShoutOut: Bugs' line, "That ain't the way I heered it, Johnny!" is cribbed from the old ''Fibber [=McGee=] and Molly'' radio show.
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* ShoutOut: Bugs' line, "That ain't the way I heered it, Johnny!" is cribbed from the old ''Fibber [=McGee=] and Molly'' ''Radio/FibberMcGeeAndMolly'' radio show.
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* OhCrap: Cecil when he sees Bugs hot on his trail, prompting him to pick up the pace enough to briefly stay ahead of Bugs.
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* OhCrap: Cecil when he sees Bugs hot on his trail, prompting him to pick up the pace enough to briefly stay ahead of Bugs.
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* MoodSwinger: Bugs in the beginning:
--> '''Bugs''': ''(irate)'' I'll find out his secret if is the last thing I ever do! ''(calmly, smiling)'' And I will, too.
--> '''Bugs''': ''(irate)'' I'll find out his secret if is the last thing I ever do! ''(calmly, smiling)'' And I will, too.
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''Tortoise Wins By A Hare'' is a [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1943]] BugsBunny WesternAnimation/BugsBunny short, part of the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] series, and directed by Creator/BobClampett.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass / WorthyOpponent: Cecil is easily the smartest foe Bugs has ever faced, being just as wily as he is, and knows how to exploit Bugs arrogance and bruised ego to bring about Bugs own defeat while remaining very laid back and levelheaded himself, as well as take advantage of the stupidity of the local rabbit mob. Near the end, we also see that he's a ''lot'' faster than he lets on.
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* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass / WorthyOpponent: Cecil is easily the smartest foe Bugs has ever faced, being just as wily as he is, and knows how to exploit Bugs Bugs' arrogance and bruised ego to bring about Bugs Bugs' own defeat while remaining very laid back and levelheaded himself, as well as how to take advantage of the stupidity of the local rabbit mob. Near the end, we also see that he's a ''lot'' faster than he lets on.
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* DrivenToSuicide: The mobsters when they discover Bugs isn't the toitle. It's almost always cut from TV airings, but is uncut on the first Golden Collection.
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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 gives him one heck of a beatdown.
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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 gives give him one heck of a beatdown.
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs, while exploiting the mobs stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit in order to win the race. Granted, compared to his other two appearances, where he blatantly cheats, he merely lets Bugs' ego set himself up for failure here.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The rabbit mafia is so deterimed for the "rabbit" (Cecil) to win the race, they go out of their way to try and kill the "toitle" (Bugs) by physically beating him, firing machine guns and even firing artillery shells at him!
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The rabbit mafia is so deterimed for the "rabbit" (Cecil) to win the race, they go out of their way to try and kill the "toitle" (Bugs) by physically beating him, firing machine guns and even firing artillery shells at him!
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs, while exploiting the mobs mob's stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit in order to win the race. Granted, compared to his other two appearances, where he blatantly cheats, he merely lets Bugs' ego set himself up for failure here.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The rabbit mafia is sodeterimed determined for the "rabbit" (Cecil) to win the race, they go out of their way to try and kill the "toitle" (Bugs) by physically beating him, firing machine guns and even firing artillery shells at him!
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The rabbit mafia is so
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-->'''Mobsters:''' ''"Eh...Eh...[[NowYouTellMe now he tells us!]]"'' (they gun themselves down)us!]] ''(they line their heads up and fire a single bullet through them)''
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* ContinuityNod: The opening directly references the events of "Tortoise Beats Hare" by having Bugs watch the actual cartoon on a home movie projector. This is ''very'' rare for WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes, a franchise that thrives on NegativeContinuity. Curiously, it overlooks the fact that Cecil blatantly cheated to win the previous race, making it seem like he won fairly--even Bugs has seemed to forgotten this, since he goes to Cecil in disguise to grill him for his secrets, but that may have been [[BroadStrokes just sacrificing a few details]] [[RuleOfFunny to preserve the humor of the short.]]
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* ContinuityNod: The opening directly references the events of "Tortoise Beats Hare" by having Bugs watch the actual cartoon on a home movie projector. This is ''very'' rare for WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes, a franchise that thrives on NegativeContinuity. Curiously, it overlooks the fact that Cecil blatantly cheated to win the previous race, making it seem like he won fairly--even Bugs has seemed seems to have forgotten this, since he goes to Cecil in disguise to grill him for his secrets, but that may have been [[BroadStrokes just sacrificing a few details]] [[RuleOfFunny to preserve the humor of the short.]]
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* RoleReversal: Meta-example, in that Cecil is clearly in the upper hand position of outsmarting his foe, something that Bugs is usually known for in his cartoons.
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The short is a direct follow-up to "Tortoise Beats Hare", and the second of the "Bugs Bunny vs. Cecil Turtle" trilogy. It begins with Bugs watching footage from "Tortoise Beats Hare" and going berserk from his wounded ego, over the idea that a turtle was able to beat him in the race. In an effort to thwart him, Bugs disguises himself and discovers after a talk with Cecil that his streamlined shells allow Cecil greater speed. As such, Bugs immediately constructs himself a metal shell, and challenges Cecil to a second race. Trouble brews, however, when the local rabbit mob targets the turtle, with Cecil disguising himself in a rabbit suit while the mobsters go after Bugs in his suit....
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The short is a direct follow-up to "Tortoise Beats Hare", and the second of the "Bugs Bunny vs. Cecil Turtle" trilogy. It begins with Bugs watching footage from "Tortoise Beats Hare" and going berserk from his loss and the accompanying wounded ego, over the idea that a turtle was able to beat him in the race. ego.
In an effort to thwart him, Bugs disguises himself and discovers after a talk with Cecil thathis the turtle's natural streamlined shells allow shell allows Cecil greater speed. As such, Bugs immediately constructs himself a metal shell, and challenges Cecil to a second race. race.
Trouble brews, however, when the local rabbit mob targets theturtle, "turtle", with Cecil disguising himself in a rabbit suit while the mobsters go after Bugs in his suit....
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In an effort to thwart him, Bugs disguises himself and discovers after a talk with Cecil that
Trouble brews, however, when the local rabbit mob targets the
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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: A rabbit vs. turtle race gets billed over AdolfHitler committing suicide?! Then again, it makes for a great TakeThat against Hitler.
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* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: A rabbit vs. turtle race gets billed over AdolfHitler UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler committing suicide?! Then again, it makes for a great TakeThat against Hitler.
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs, while cheating himself by exploiting the mobs stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit in order to win the race. Granted, compared to his other two appearances, where he blatantly cheats, he merely lets Bugs' ego set himself up for failure here.
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs, while cheating himself by exploiting the mobs stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit in order to win the race. Granted, compared to his other two appearances, where he blatantly cheats, he merely lets Bugs' ego set himself up for failure here.
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs into setting himself up for failure, while cheating himself by exploiting the mobs stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit in order to win the race. Granted, compared to his other two appearances, where he blatantly cheats, he merely lets Bugs' ego set himself up for failure here.
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs into setting himself up for failure, Bugs, while cheating himself by exploiting the mobs stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit in order to win the race. Granted, compared to his other two appearances, where he blatantly cheats, he merely lets Bugs' ego set himself up for failure here.
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs into setting himself up for failure, while cheating himself by exploiting the mobs stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit in order to win the race.
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs into setting himself up for failure, while cheating himself by exploiting the mobs stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit in order to win the race. Granted, compared to his other two appearances, where he blatantly cheats, he merely lets Bugs' ego set himself up for failure here.
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-->'''Mobsters:''' ''"Eh...now he tells us!"'' (they gun themselves down)
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* ContinuityNod: The opening directly references the events of "Tortoise Beats Hare" by having Bugs watch the actual cartoon on a home movie projector. This is ''very'' rare for WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes, a franchise that thrives on NegativeContinuity. Curiously, it overlooks the fact that Cecil blatantly cheated to win the previous race, making it seem like he won fairly--even Bugs has seemed to forgotten this, since he goes to Cecil in disguise to grill him for his secrets.
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* ContinuityNod: The opening directly references the events of "Tortoise Beats Hare" by having Bugs watch the actual cartoon on a home movie projector. This is ''very'' rare for WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes, a franchise that thrives on NegativeContinuity. Curiously, it overlooks the fact that Cecil blatantly cheated to win the previous race, making it seem like he won fairly--even Bugs has seemed to forgotten this, since he goes to Cecil in disguise to grill him for his secrets.secrets, but that may have been [[BroadStrokes just sacrificing a few details]] [[RuleOfFunny to preserve the humor of the short.]]
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This short is one of The100GreatestLooneyTunes. It can be found on Vol. 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection and Volume 2 of the Platinum Collection.
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This short is one of The100GreatestLooneyTunes.Literature/The100GreatestLooneyTunes. It can be found on Vol. 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection and Volume 2 of the Platinum Collection.
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'''''Tortoise Wins By A Hare''''' is a [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1943]] BugsBunny short, part of the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] series, and directed by BobClampett.
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs into setting himself up for failure, while cheating himself by exploiting the mobs stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit.
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* KarmaHoudini: Cecil gets off scot free again after indirectly tricking Bugs into setting himself up for failure, while cheating himself by exploiting the mobs stupidity by dressing up as a rabbit. rabbit in order to win the race.
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* SmugSnake: Cecil has shades of this, although his insults are very passive aggressive and laid back.
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* OffscreenTeleportation: Bugs hides behind a tree while Cecil runs some distance away in the background. The moment he goes off screen, however, his head peeks into the ''foreground'' to say "Time's a wastin', Speedy."
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'''''Tortoise Wins By A Hare''''' is a [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1943]] BugsBunny short, part of the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] series, and directed by BobClampett.
The short is a direct follow-up to "Tortoise Beats Hare", and the second of the "Bugs Bunny vs. Cecil Turtle" trilogy. It begins with Bugs watching footage from "Tortoise Beats Hare" and going berserk from his wounded ego, over the idea that a turtle was able to beat him in the race. In an effort to thwart him, Bugs disguises himself and discovers after a talk with Cecil that his streamlined shells allow Cecil greater speed. As such, Bugs immediately constructs himself a metal shell, and challenges Cecil to a second race. Trouble brews, however, when the local rabbit mob targets the turtle, with Cecil disguising himself in a rabbit suit while the mobsters go after Bugs in his suit....
This short is one of The100GreatestLooneyTunes. It can be found on Vol. 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection and Volume 2 of the Platinum Collection.
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!!Tropes:
* AssInALionSkin: Both Bugs and Cecil do this, although Cecil tricked Bugs into doing the latter.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Cecil telling Bugs that his secret is a streamlined shell is clearly made up to trick Bugs, but Bugs is way too obsessed with finding any way to beat him to realize it.
* ContinuityNod: The opening directly references the events of "Tortoise Beats Hare" by having Bugs watch the actual cartoon on a home movie projector. This is ''very'' rare for WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes, a franchise that thrives on NegativeContinuity. Curiously, it overlooks the fact that Cecil blatantly cheated to win the previous race, making it seem like he won fairly--even Bugs has seemed to forgotten this, since he goes to Cecil in disguise to grill him for his secrets.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass / WorthyOpponent: Cecil is easily the smartest foe Bugs has ever faced, being just as wily as he is, and knows how to exploit Bugs arrogance and bruised ego to bring about Bugs own defeat while remaining very laid back and levelheaded himself, as well as take advantage of the stupidity of the local rabbit mob. Near the end, we also see that he's a ''lot'' faster than he lets on.
* DerangedAnimation: Some of Rod Scribner's animation of Bugs watching "Tortoise Beats Hare" in frustration.
* DownerEnding: Bugs suffers a humiliating defeat by Cecil ''again'', and the rabbit mafia kills themselves when they find out their target was Bugs.
* DrivenToSuicide: The mobsters when they discover Bugs isn't the toitle. It's almost always cut from TV airings, but is uncut on the first Golden Collection.
-->'''Mobsters:''' ''"Eh...now he tells us!"'' (they gun themselves down)
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This was one of the first Bugs Bunny cartoons produced by Warner Brothers (the character had debuted in 1940). Besides the fact that his look isn't quite the same as the character was drawn after World War II, latter-day viewers who are used to Bugs being the hero, the trickster, and the guy who always outwits his opponents might be puzzled to see him here as the antagonist and butt of jokes. (In other words, the kind of role Daffy Duck would play a lot in later years.) It's been said though that even at this early point in Bugs' career, the writers were struggling with how not to let Bugs become a BoringInvincibleHero, thus deciding to have Bugs lose every now and again. In fact the later creation of Yosemite Sam was in part an effort to give Bugs a more threatening villain to go up against.
* EvilVsEvil: Both Bugs and Cecil are willing to play dirty.
* 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 gives 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.
* HumiliationConga: Bugs gets this through the entire cartoon--first being reminded of how he lost the previous race, Cecil seeing through his disguise and insulting his intelligence, being tricked by Cecil into unintentionally dressing himself up like a turtle so the Rabbit mafia targets him (including beating him, firing tommy guns and even ''artillery shells'' at him) he gets his [[YankTheDogsChain chain yanked]] just before crossing the finish line, and the mob hurries along Cecil (who is dressed up a lumpy rabbit suit) to the finish line, so Bugs loses ''again''.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The rabbit mafia is so deterimed for the "rabbit" (Cecil) to win the race, they go out of their way to try and kill the "toitle" (Bugs) by physically beating him, firing machine guns and even firing artillery shells at him!
* OneDimensionalThinking: The mob exploits this by hastily painting a road stripe into a brick wall, which veers Bugs off the road into a head-on collision, and the mob uses this chance to stall him for time.
* OhCrap: Cecil when he sees Bugs hot on his trail, prompting him to pick up the pace enough to briefly stay ahead of Bugs.
* PaperThinDisguise: Bugs pulls his typical bout of this in an attempt to get information from Cecil. In a surprisingly astute move, Cecil sees right through Bugs' disguise. Of course, he was counting on Bugs to disguise himself.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: "Under the Spreading Chessnut Tree", a staple song for blacksmiths, plays when Bugs is working on his metal shell.
* RoleReversal: Meta-example, in that Cecil is clearly in the upper hand position of outsmarting his foe, something that Bugs is usually known for in his cartoons.
* ShoutOut: Bugs' line, "That ain't the way I heered it, Johnny!" is cribbed from the old ''Fibber [=McGee=] and Molly'' radio show.
* SoreLoser: Bugs, of course.
* 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.
* SuddenAnatomy: In the close-up of Cecil's shell blueprint, we see that he has ''fingernails!''
* SuicideAsComedy: [[WorstNewsJudgementEver "Hitler Commits Suicide."]] Also, the ending. See DrivenToSuicide.
* TurtlePower: Who else but Cecil?
* VillainousBreakdown: Bugs at the end.
* VillainProtagonist: Bugs is at the high point of his bouts of this trope during this short. He is positively bombastic, nasty, egotistical and foul tempered due to his bruised ego and hotheadedness, a stark contrast from the more well known cool, collected Bugs. However justified, as his foe is just as wily as he is, and isn't afraid to cheat either or play off Bugs' flaws.
* WartimeCartoon: One of the headlines on a newspaper in the short is "Hitler Commits Suicide," predicting Der Führer's suicide two years after this short was released.
* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: A rabbit vs. turtle race gets billed over AdolfHitler committing suicide?! Then again, it makes for a great TakeThat against Hitler.
* YankTheDogsChain: Bugs almost crosses the finish line, but the mob stops him and then rushes Cecil ahead to it.
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'''''Tortoise Wins By A Hare''''' is a [[TheGoldenAgeOfAnimation 1943]] BugsBunny short, part of the [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Merrie Melodies]] series, and directed by BobClampett.
The short is a direct follow-up to "Tortoise Beats Hare", and the second of the "Bugs Bunny vs. Cecil Turtle" trilogy. It begins with Bugs watching footage from "Tortoise Beats Hare" and going berserk from his wounded ego, over the idea that a turtle was able to beat him in the race. In an effort to thwart him, Bugs disguises himself and discovers after a talk with Cecil that his streamlined shells allow Cecil greater speed. As such, Bugs immediately constructs himself a metal shell, and challenges Cecil to a second race. Trouble brews, however, when the local rabbit mob targets the turtle, with Cecil disguising himself in a rabbit suit while the mobsters go after Bugs in his suit....
This short is one of The100GreatestLooneyTunes. It can be found on Vol. 1 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection and Volume 2 of the Platinum Collection.
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!!Tropes:
* AssInALionSkin: Both Bugs and Cecil do this, although Cecil tricked Bugs into doing the latter.
* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Cecil telling Bugs that his secret is a streamlined shell is clearly made up to trick Bugs, but Bugs is way too obsessed with finding any way to beat him to realize it.
* ContinuityNod: The opening directly references the events of "Tortoise Beats Hare" by having Bugs watch the actual cartoon on a home movie projector. This is ''very'' rare for WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes, a franchise that thrives on NegativeContinuity. Curiously, it overlooks the fact that Cecil blatantly cheated to win the previous race, making it seem like he won fairly--even Bugs has seemed to forgotten this, since he goes to Cecil in disguise to grill him for his secrets.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass / WorthyOpponent: Cecil is easily the smartest foe Bugs has ever faced, being just as wily as he is, and knows how to exploit Bugs arrogance and bruised ego to bring about Bugs own defeat while remaining very laid back and levelheaded himself, as well as take advantage of the stupidity of the local rabbit mob. Near the end, we also see that he's a ''lot'' faster than he lets on.
* DerangedAnimation: Some of Rod Scribner's animation of Bugs watching "Tortoise Beats Hare" in frustration.
* DownerEnding: Bugs suffers a humiliating defeat by Cecil ''again'', and the rabbit mafia kills themselves when they find out their target was Bugs.
* DrivenToSuicide: The mobsters when they discover Bugs isn't the toitle. It's almost always cut from TV airings, but is uncut on the first Golden Collection.
-->'''Mobsters:''' ''"Eh...now he tells us!"'' (they gun themselves down)
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: This was one of the first Bugs Bunny cartoons produced by Warner Brothers (the character had debuted in 1940). Besides the fact that his look isn't quite the same as the character was drawn after World War II, latter-day viewers who are used to Bugs being the hero, the trickster, and the guy who always outwits his opponents might be puzzled to see him here as the antagonist and butt of jokes. (In other words, the kind of role Daffy Duck would play a lot in later years.) It's been said though that even at this early point in Bugs' career, the writers were struggling with how not to let Bugs become a BoringInvincibleHero, thus deciding to have Bugs lose every now and again. In fact the later creation of Yosemite Sam was in part an effort to give Bugs a more threatening villain to go up against.
* EvilVsEvil: Both Bugs and Cecil are willing to play dirty.
* 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 gives 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.
* HumiliationConga: Bugs gets this through the entire cartoon--first being reminded of how he lost the previous race, Cecil seeing through his disguise and insulting his intelligence, being tricked by Cecil into unintentionally dressing himself up like a turtle so the Rabbit mafia targets him (including beating him, firing tommy guns and even ''artillery shells'' at him) he gets his [[YankTheDogsChain chain yanked]] just before crossing the finish line, and the mob hurries along Cecil (who is dressed up a lumpy rabbit suit) to the finish line, so Bugs loses ''again''.
* NoHoldsBarredBeatdown: The rabbit mafia is so deterimed for the "rabbit" (Cecil) to win the race, they go out of their way to try and kill the "toitle" (Bugs) by physically beating him, firing machine guns and even firing artillery shells at him!
* OneDimensionalThinking: The mob exploits this by hastily painting a road stripe into a brick wall, which veers Bugs off the road into a head-on collision, and the mob uses this chance to stall him for time.
* OhCrap: Cecil when he sees Bugs hot on his trail, prompting him to pick up the pace enough to briefly stay ahead of Bugs.
* PaperThinDisguise: Bugs pulls his typical bout of this in an attempt to get information from Cecil. In a surprisingly astute move, Cecil sees right through Bugs' disguise. Of course, he was counting on Bugs to disguise himself.
* PublicDomainSoundtrack: "Under the Spreading Chessnut Tree", a staple song for blacksmiths, plays when Bugs is working on his metal shell.
* RoleReversal: Meta-example, in that Cecil is clearly in the upper hand position of outsmarting his foe, something that Bugs is usually known for in his cartoons.
* ShoutOut: Bugs' line, "That ain't the way I heered it, Johnny!" is cribbed from the old ''Fibber [=McGee=] and Molly'' radio show.
* SoreLoser: Bugs, of course.
* 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.
* SuddenAnatomy: In the close-up of Cecil's shell blueprint, we see that he has ''fingernails!''
* SuicideAsComedy: [[WorstNewsJudgementEver "Hitler Commits Suicide."]] Also, the ending. See DrivenToSuicide.
* TurtlePower: Who else but Cecil?
* VillainousBreakdown: Bugs at the end.
* VillainProtagonist: Bugs is at the high point of his bouts of this trope during this short. He is positively bombastic, nasty, egotistical and foul tempered due to his bruised ego and hotheadedness, a stark contrast from the more well known cool, collected Bugs. However justified, as his foe is just as wily as he is, and isn't afraid to cheat either or play off Bugs' flaws.
* WartimeCartoon: One of the headlines on a newspaper in the short is "Hitler Commits Suicide," predicting Der Führer's suicide two years after this short was released.
* WorstNewsJudgmentEver: A rabbit vs. turtle race gets billed over AdolfHitler committing suicide?! Then again, it makes for a great TakeThat against Hitler.
* YankTheDogsChain: Bugs almost crosses the finish line, but the mob stops him and then rushes Cecil ahead to it.
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