This is a kind of variation on an Arabian Nights story. It's the old "Open Sesame" thing where an immerse treasure is kept in a cave. Daffy and Bugs are on their way to Pismo Beach, CA, to enjoy the beach, but a wrong turn in Albuquerque gets them lost. They end up in an Arabian desert. Because they have tunneled underground, they pop up in the treasure cave. Of course, when Daffy sees the jewels and gold, he drives Bugs into the ground and begins to take possession of all the loot. Unfortunately for him, Ali Baba or some other guy is around and he isn't happy to see someone running off with his treasure. Just like always, Daffy goes bananas, and Bugs is the unflappable one. Fun, familiar effort by Chuck Jones.

I have made no secret of loving Looney Tunes, and I think Ali Baba Bunny is one of my favourites. It is hilarious and exciting, with a story that is simply great and the presence of two brilliant characters Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. The animation is gorgeous here, the whole cartoon is made up of superb colours and excellent character animation, and the music is delightful. What I love most is the humour, the dialogue is hilarious and has some surprisingly subtle moments too, Daffy here gets the best lines, and the sight gags are equally impressive. The supporting characters are fine, Hassan is a worthy adversary and the genie has his moments as well. Bugs is good here, but I think it is Daffy who steals the cartoon with his greedy manic attitude and witty remarks and this is all thanks to the one and only Mel Blanc who is simply genius once again. Overall, this Looney Tunes cartoon is a classic in my opinion. 10/10 Bethany Cox

This is a great cartoon for several reasons: 1 - Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are both in it; 2 - it's filled with classic lines (many by Daffy); 3 - the humor is both subtle and slapstick; and 4 - it looks fantastic with a restored version. The colors are magnificent. (See it on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5).This story includes a bunch of treasure, a big guard named "Hassan" guarding the loot, and a genie. As with some other cartoons that featured both Bugs and Daffy, our rabbit friend doesn't do much, just lets the duck make a fool of himself.This is very entertaining start to finish - tons of good gags - and one of those cartoons that always will be funny no matter how many times you see it.

Other people here on IMDb have given good plot synopses in their comments, so I'll try to describe other things about this cartoon that may interest some people, such as which DVD you can find it on (if you care).The copy of this cartoon that I saw was on the DVD set titled "Looney Tunes Movie Collection". It contains "two feature-length movies", both of which are collections of classic Looney Tunes cartoons loosely woven together with a minimal plot. The first DVD in the set, which contains the Ali Baba Bunny cartoon, is "The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie". Ali Baba Bunny is the 8th scene.The length of Ali Baba Bunny as it appears in "The Bugs Bunny / Road Runner Movie" is 6 minutes 14 seconds. For people like me who enjoy spotting glimpses of belly dancing in movies and cartoons, Bugs does a couple of head slides and hip slides about 3 minutes and 44 seconds into it, when he is pretending to be a genie. It's only about 4 seconds long, but it's there.The other disk in the same 2-DVD package contains a much-shortened version of the same cartoon, under the name Hassan Chop. It is chopped, indeed. This falls within a movie called "Bugs Bunny's Third Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales" as the 6th scene. It is 1 minute 57 seconds in length. It tells basically the same story, but leaves out a lot along the way to achieve the shorter length. It doesn't have the genie scene with the hip slides.I prefer the Ali Baba Bunny version. Too many funny moments needed to be removed to create the shorter Hassan Chop version.