As a huge Looney Tunes fan, I have always thoroughly enjoyed Rebel Rabbit. Maybe it is not quite one of Bugs' or Looney Tunes' best, but it is one of my favourite Robert McKimson shorts. I do agree about the park bench gag, I have never really found that particular gag funny. Every other gag works though, with the ending especially memorable. The dialogue is also very fresh and witty, so on the humour side Rebel Rabbit scores with no problem. The animation is wonderful, the colours and character designs are classic McKimson and look beautiful, while the music is characterful energy personified. The story is engaging at the very least, and very crisply paced so there is rarely, if any, a dull moment. Bugs is on great form, he has been more likable before but his humour and personality do really shine here as you'd expect. Mel Blanc's voice work is right on the money, I've rarely heard Blanc put a foot wrong and Rebel Rabbit is no exception. Overall, not a classic for me, but still highly recommended with no hesitation. 9/10 Bethany Cox

I loved the live action military scenes in this cartoon! I believe they were from film footage of the Louisiana Maneuvers of September 1941. The tanks coming out of the garages are variants of the M2 Medium Tank, the forerunner of the M3 Lee. Also, there is a shot of an M3 Stuart light infantry tank without its main 37mm gun. Furthermore, there are clips showing M3 Scout Cars and horse mounted cavalry. All these were present at the Louisiana Maneuvers.The aircraft shown are possibly Douglas Devastators from the U.S.S. Lexington's air group. I believe this to be so because of the canopy and shape of the fuselage on each aircraft. However, they might be Douglas Dauntless dive bombers or the USAAC's variant of the same plane.

Robert McKimson's 'Rebel Rabbit' is an extremely original cartoon that casts Bugs Bunny as an egotistical anarchist to terrifying effect. Outraged that the bounty for hunted rabbits is only two cents each, Bugs visits Washington and demands it be raised. When his request is refused, he sets about proving that rabbit's are more dangerous than people think by causing chaos up and down the country until the bounty on his head reaches a million dollars. 'Rebel Rabbit' is one of McKimson's finest cartoons. Beginning with a novel premise, McKimson takes his time by having Bugs deal with all the administrative side of things first. When this approach fails, the cartoon goes crazy as Bugs lets himself off the leash. From hereon in, all bets are off as Bugs commits senseless acts of assault, vandalism and general indecency. McKimson heightens the anything-can-happen atmosphere by interspersing the animated antics with live action footage. Bugs's nationwide rampage is a thrill to behold and the unexpected result makes for a very satisfying climax. All in all, 'Rebel Rabbit' is a fascinating and fun character experiment that comes highly recommended.

Directed by Bob McKimson, "Rebel Rabbit" stars a pudgy Bugs Bunny, whose wise-guy disposition throughout the film is very amusing. Only one thing bothers him: the U.S. Game Commission is willing to dish out $50 for every fox hide and $75 for every bear hide, but rabbits, being the timid creatures that they are, are only worth two cents! For Bugs, this is quite an insult, so he decides to cause all kinds of havoc throughout North America (particularly by defacing many historical landmarks) in order to prove once and for all that rabbits can do more damage, and are worth much more for the bounty hunters, than any other animal.My favorite moments from "Rebel Rabbit" include the following. When Bugs mails himself to Washington, he is rather appalled at the postmaster's unsanitary act of licking a stamp and sticking it on Bugs' body. Amidst all the wild damage that Bugs performs in order to increase the worth of his bounty, perhaps the funniest is his act of literally sawing off Florida from the rest of the United States and allowing it to set sail towards South America! Back in Washington, Senator Claghorn (based on a real-life radio personality, and a precursor to Foghorn Leghorn) demands a price on Bugs, with Bugs himself stealing the senator's line "That's a joke, son!" And at the end, Bugs finally stirs up so much trouble that the United States Army has no choice but to come after him; Bugs is surrounded by bombs and bullets as we see some exciting live-action footage of horsemen, tanks, jeeps, and fighter planes.Bugs Bunny becomes a scourge all across the continent of North America, but at least this "Rebel Rabbit" accomplished what he hoped: he increased his bounty to one million dollars!