Ali Baba Bunny

Plot synopsis:
In the middle of the Arabian Desert, a rich Sultan has stored all his treasure in a cave and is leaving his guard Hassan to watch the cave. As the Sultan leaves, the trail of a burrowing rabbit crosses the desert towards the cave. Hassan spots the burrow tunneling under the entrance of the cave and attempts to chase out the intruders, but has trouble remembering the command to open the door ("Open Sesame").
Inside the cave, Bugs Bunny and his traveling companion Daffy Duck emerge from the burrow, believing they have arrived at Pismo Beach. Daffy's complaints about travelling underground ("What a way for a duck to travel; underground!") and that they're at the wrong place are silenced when he spots the riches. Determined to keep it all for himself, he stomps repeatedly on Bugs to force him back into the burrow.
Meanwhile, Hassan finally says the correct command to open the door and marches in. He is met by Daffy, who is wheeling a cart full of loot. Mistaking Hassan for a "redcap" (porter), Daffy asks him to call a cab. In response, Hassan brings his sword down on Daffy's head, splitting in half both the diamond-adorned hat he is wearing and a single feather underneath. Daffy chuckles nervously before he flees in terror and uses a large gem to try bribing Bugs into saving him, but Bugs is only concerned with dusting himself off from the earlier abuse from Daffy.
Hassan rushes towards them both, sword raised. Daffy hides and tells Hassan to chop the rabbit, but Bugs has disguised himself to be a genie in a bottle and fools Hassan with a rich offer for releasing him. Hassan does, taking no notice of Daffy's attempt to expose Bugs. Bugs tells Hassan the treasure is his to claim. Daffy sardonically mocks Bugs for allowing Hassan access to the treasure he wanted for himself.
Outside the cave, Bugs surveys the desert and concludes he is in the wrong place. Suddenly, Daffy runs out of the cave carrying a large gem. Hassan is in hot pursuit, enraged over the duck's efforts to lay claim to the treasure. Daffy begs Bugs to save him, and Bugs reluctantly complies while berating Daffy for his greed. He sets up an Indian rope trick behind a rock, and misleads Hassan up the rope. As Hassan disappears into the clouds, Bugs pulls the rope down. With the coast clear, Daffy runs back into the cave to enjoy the treasure.
Some time later, Daffy has emptied the cave of treasure into an enormous cart. Looking back, he spots an old oil lamp and rubs the dust off it. A genie comes out of the lamp, but Daffy thinks he is after the treasure and proceeds to stomp him back into the lamp. The genie reemerges from the lamp in a fury, declaring Daffy will suffer the 'consequences' for his disrespect, and Bugs, unable (and unwilling) to save Daffy, hurriedly escapes via burrow. Daffy, however, dismisses his punishment, just as the genie zaps him with bolts of magic.
Much later, Bugs has finally made it to Pismo Beach and, while tucking into the area's famous clams, casually wonders how Daffy's encounter with the genie worked out. Opening one clam and discovering a pearl inside, he soon finds out; Daffy, shrunk to a few inches in height, emerges from Bugs' burrow trail in the sand and claims the pearl for his own. Bugs closes the clam on the greedy duck by saying "Oh, brother. Close sesame!"

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Review:
A Great Cartoon You Can Enjoy Many, Many Times.
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.
(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..
I think I've seen every Looney Tunes cartoon in my short life span.
I always preferred WB to Disney, Bugs to Mickey, etc.
The best ones are, obviously, the Chuck Jones shorts.
But which of those are the best?I think the answer must be "Ali Baba Bunny".
It has the famous Bugs and Daffy rivalry, it has a different setting, it has a hilarious new character (Hassan), it's just cartoon perfection.
Also has some of the best damn lines in any Looney Tunes cartoon."Open sasparilla?
Open Saskatchewan?""I'm rich!
I'm comfortably well off!""DUCK.
YOU HAVE DESECRATED MY LAMP."Classic.
Absolutely classic.
No cartoons will ever match the genius of the Looney Tunes Chuck Jones ones.The animation is also top notch.
I hate seeing a Looney Tunes cartoon with bad animation, but Jones never disappoints.
The little things in the animation just make it perfect, like when Daffy first spots the treasure, and his bottom bill shifts side to side in greediness, or when Bugs is surprised by Daffy shouting for help, his toes scrunch up...Long live Bugs Bunny..
OK, I'll admit that I'm a big fan of animated shows, having grown up with them, they were part of my life for as far back as I can remember.My tastes have changed a little since that time, and I have added a sizable mental library of shows that I've seen, but overall I enjoy the animated shows quite a bit.Taking that into account, I can say that I was lucky enough to grow up with the Bugs Bunny line of cartoons, the Looney Toons cartoons if you will.
While I believe that some of them are better than others, I would give all of them a higher rating than most other animated shows in existence, each having something to offer in the way of humor, animation skill, or just plain silliness.This specific one, with Bugs and Daffy, is one of my all time favorites, one that I've quoted (much to the chagrin of my family) often, especially the Daffy lines regarding how greedy he is when encountering the vast amount of wealth in the cave.This one isn't played often enough on television, so if you have an opportunity to see it on TV, or in some sort of DVD set, do so and I believe that from the beginning, you will laugh..
we must praise Allah (or whomever) for Chuck Jones' talent.
One fine day, the Sultan of Baghdad closes Sesame, and reminds guard Hassan: "Guard well this treasure, or may the jackal grow fat on thy carcass." Hassan affirms: "No one shall pass Hassan." However, neither man counted on two people, er, animals: Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.
It just so happens that they accidentally burrow right into the cave.
When they see where they've landed, Bugs tries to figure out where they took a wrong turn, while Daffy spots the treasure.
His greedy side takes over, and after forcing Bugs back into the hole, Daffy proceeds to play in the treasure.Meanwhile, Hassan has finally remembered the password.
He goes after Daffy, while Bugs disguises himself as a genie and grants Hassan a wish.
After they finally manage to get rid of that guard, Daffy accidentally finds the real genie, and...well, let's just say that they don't become friends.
Bugs flees, of course.Once again, Chuck Jones and company hit the comedy jackpot.
This is what classic cartoons are all about.
In my opinion, the Looney Tunes were always better than Disney..
Classic Looney Tunes cartoon.
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. Daffy Duck's best?.
Whether this is the best Daffy Duck cartoon or not, it's obvious to anyone seeing it that certainly is among the best featuring this character.
In fact, Daffy is much like he was in the short RABBIT SEASONING--looking only out for himself and treating his friend(?) Bugs like dirt.
The main difference in this one is that Bugs is a nicer Bugs--in RABBIT SEASONING he was pretty devious as well.The film begins with the audience assuming it's a Bugs Bunny film.
That's because you see the typical trail of dirt as Bugs tunnels across the screen.
However, in a twist, as he emerges, so does Daffy!
It seem that they're headed for a vacation together and took a wrong turn--ending up in ancient Baghdad (or the like).
Soon, they have to contend with genies, greedy sheiks and Hassan who's only ambition it to chop them to pieces!
But, as Bugs is concerned with self-preservation, Daffy's greed has been ignited.
It seems that Hassan is guarding a fortune in gold and jewels and NOTHING is going to stop Daffy from his one true love...money!
The cartoon is brilliantly written, very engaging and fun from start to finish.
While it was an audience favorite, back in 1958, this was exactly the sort of picture that didn't stand a chance Oscar time and wasn't even nominated.
Time has shown that ALI BABA BUNNY and not BIRDS ANONYMOUS (the winner) was the better and more timeless film..
Wonderful Cartoon - Pismo Beach in California.
An absolutely wonderful cartoon.
But I'm biased - saw it first at the Cartoon Cinema in Sheffield England in 1958 or thereabouts aged 7 with grandmother.
To me it's one of the finest and funniest Bugs Bunny cartoons.Granted it might attract disparaging comment for the stereotypical Arabs - but it is of its time and that time was 1957.
So far as I know it never has attracted criticism from the Arab world.It is delightful for the interplay between the greedy (capitalist?) duck and his pretensions ("I'm comfortably well off...") and the world wise but decent Bugs Bunny - who rescues the duck from his folly only for Daffy to blow it at the end - with yet more greed.A fable for our times yet again?Oh, and Pismo Beach is in California, not Florida.Duncan Stewart..
Hilarious Bugs & Daffy short from the great Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese.
This one reminds me of the Hope & Crosby buddy comedy Road films as Bugs & Daffy travel to the Middle East (looking for Pismo Beach, of all places).
There they find a Sultan's treasure but standing in the way of them taking the loot is the Sultan's guard Hassan ("Hassan chop!").
This is such a wonderful cartoon.
It's funny from start to finish with beautiful animation (love the colors) and lots of memorable lines.
The music is nice and Mel Blanc's voice work is, as you might expect, flawless.
It's probably my favorite Bugs & Daffy cartoon where they are friends (or at least not enemies).
More of a showcase for Daffy than Bugs, though..
Another Story of Greed and a Crazy Duck.
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..
Not great but an enjoyable pairing.
Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck are burrowing their way to a beach in South Florida they take a wrong turning and end up in a cave containing diamonds and riches.
Daffy immediately reacts and greedily tries to claim all the treasure for himself.
However as he carries it out of the cave he meets Hassan, the guard, who threatens to chop him in half.
Daffy runs back to Bugs for help.Any short film staring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck is going to have potential no matter what the setting or plot, however it is no guarantee that the cartoon will work necessarily.
This film is a case in point as I didn't feel it was very good.
The material is reasonable enough and there is enough energy to be amusing but it is never really laugh-out-loud funny.Part of the problem for me were the characters.
Bugs is OK but feels like he doesn't have enough material to really do his tricky stuff well, this is the downside of splitting the short with Daffy.
As a fan of Daffy in his crazy period, his greedy side is not as funny to me but it is that that the film relies on here.
As such this weakened the short a little for me but for fans of that side of the duck it shouldn't be too much of a problem.Overall this is an average cartoon despite the presence of two big stars.
Neither Bugs nor Daffy are really used as well as they have been in other things on their own.
However any short with these two is always going to be at least worth a look..
Surprisingly funny..
Personally I usually do not like episodes where Daffy Duck is annoyingly cruel, but I was very impressed with this one.
In "Ali Baba Bunny" are surprises, very good gags and jokes and a theme that works well.
The animation and lines from Daffy were also impressive and I did not begin to mind too much that he was, as he phrased it himself, "a greedy slob" in this episode.The episode begins with Ali Baba closing the cave to the well-known Arabian treasure.
He tells his guard, Hassan, to guard the cave well and goes off on his very small camel.
What Hassan was not expecting was a black duck called Daffy and a grey bunny called Bugs to come up from underground into the cave.
Bugs Bunny is beginning to become worried when he realises he is not where he wanted to be, but Daffy is perfectly happy to stay where he is and be "comfortably well off"...I recommend this episode to anyone who likes a good laugh, for anyone who does not mind a greedy black duck and for anyone who likes Looney Tunes in general.
As bobthemoo proves (he is a Looney Tunes fan, by the way people), not every Looney Tunes fan will enjoy this, but I say this episode is worth a try.
Enjoy "Ali Baba Bunny"!
Bugs Bunny does hip slides and head slides.
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..
Consequences, schmonsequences, as long as I'm rich.....
Contains the famous line, "Ahhh, no ya don't!
You want my treasure!
"I'm comfortably well off!".
Written by Michael Maltese and directed by Chuck Jones, "Ali Baba Bunny" is a brilliant Bugs Bunny/Daffy Duck cartoon that just might be the epitome of Daffy's greediness.
(If you haven't yet seen this cartoon, don't read any further.) While travelling underground with Bugs, Daffy suddenly spots a gigantic cache of riches, and rather than deciding to share it with Bugs, Daffy wants it all!
When a fat, stupid guard named Hassan chases after Daffy, Daffy suddenly decides to call a truce with Bugs and hides under his turban, but once Hassan is gone, Daffy breaks the truce and grabs all the gold.
What a greedy twit!There are two scenes in "Ali Baba Bunny" that I find especially hilarious.
First, when Daffy initially spots all the jewels, he loudly declares it's all his by stomping on Bugs and burying him underground, then joyfully jumping into the gold coins to the musical accompaniment of "We're in the Money".
And second, while disguised as a genie, Bugs does some wacky physical contortions as he recites his "iggity ackity ook ah ah" chant."Ali Baba Bunny" is such a great cartoon featuring wonderful facial expressions on the various characters, as well as some fine acting by that "Man of a Thousand Voices" Mel Blanc.
Daffy Duck has always proved to be insanely jealous of Bugs Bunny, which only serves to make life worse for the hapless duck.
As I mentioned earlier, "Ali Baba Bunny" is probably the purest example of Daffy not being willing to share ANYTHING (e.g., applause, safety, wealth) with Bugs..
"I'm a greedy slob .
it's my hobby," Daffy Duck explains to Bugs Bunny, in asking the self-proclaimed "Me Genie.
Light brown hare" to save him from a rich guy's security force for about the 11th time during Warner Bros.' seven-minute animated short, ALI BABA BUNNY.
Some Warnologists probably will view Daffy as the always prophetic Warner Folks' effort to Warn us Americans-of-the-Far-Future about the Advent of The Trumpster.
However, I feel that this slant may be a little unfair to the duck, who I do not remember being involved in a series of Charlie Sheen-like marriage scandals.
(In other words, the American Voter would have little reason NOT to trust Daffy to pick out the USA's next First Lady, but I'm getting a sense that our American Electorate would be extremely hesitant to afford the same privilege to either Charlie or Donald.) Speaking of the latter, Disney Corp.
has clearly copyrighted his moniker as a Duck's name.
finagles his way into the White House--Foreign Wives and All--I'm thinking that the top U.S. litigating company might sue America's Number One litigating citizen for first dibs on "The Donald" first name..
Genies, treasures and a greedy duck.
This 7-minute short film from almost 60 years ago has a touch of Aladdin 8or Ali Baba as the title suggests) to it.
Mel Blanc does all the voices in here and the director/writer duo are Jones and Maltese as always.
Basically Bugs and Daffy come out of their tunnel and appear in the treasure of a wealthy sultan.
Daffy wants to make it his own right away, but there is a strong guard watching it.
And after he (well, it was really Bugs) finally managed to get rid off him, a genie shows up and puts Daffy in his place.
Bugs plays a genie as well in an earlier scene.
at least Daffy realizes he is a greedy slob.
However, I was fairly underwhelmed by this cartoon.
I am surprised it is so popular, maybe because it has a set of antagonists other than the usual Elmer and company.
But I found it fairly uninteresting, pretty much never funny and also Bugs really adds nothing to this short movie, probably as Daffy has other characters to go against.