My Bunny Lies over the Sea

My Bunny Lies over the Sea is a 1948 Merrie Melodies short directed by Charles M. Jones.
== Title ==
The title is a play on the second line of the traditional song "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean".
== Plot ==
Bugs Bunny once again gets lost when he is tunneling to his vacation spot. He accidentally ends up in Scotland instead of the La Brea Tar Pits. Upon his arrival, he accidentally mistakes a Scotsman dressed in a traditional kilt and playing the bagpipes for a lady being attacked by a monster. Bugs Bunny jumps the Scotsman, trying to rescue the "woman", and in the process, he smashes the man's bagpipes into little pieces. The Scotsman, Angus MacRory, becomes enraged that his bagpipes have been absolutely ruined, and the angered MacRory challenges Bugs Bunny to a duel, a game of golf. Of course, throughout the game of golf, Bugs Bunny manages to outsmart MacRory and eventually wins, much to the Scotsman's wrath. MacRory accepts defeat after Bugs clears himself of cheating, but still claims that he can't be beaten when it comes to playing bagpipes. After playing, he dares Bugs to 'try and top that,' which the rabbit does by dressing like a Scot and playing not only bagpipes but also a trombone, saxophone, trumpet, two clarinets, cymbals on his feet, and a bass drum with his ears.
== Caricatures ==
* Mel Blanc - Bugs briefly quotes the train announcer that Blanc played in The Jack Benny Program.
== Availability ==
W UK10552 LooneyTunesVideoShowNo17The.jpg|(1984) VHS The Looney Tunes Video Show, Volume 17
BUGS BUNNY WINNER BY A HARE.jpg|(1993) LaserDisc Bugs Bunny: Winner by a Hare: 14 of Bugs Bunny's Best
BUGS BUNNY'S HARE-BRAINED HITS.jpg|(1993) VHS Bugs Bunny's Hare-Brained Hits
ClassicCollection.jpg|(1995) VHS Classic Collection (WHSmith Exclusive Video)
FROM HARE TO ETERNITY.jpg|(1998) VHS From Hare to Eternity
BigTopBunny VHS.jpg|(1998) VHS Looney Tunes Presents Bugs Bunny: Big Top Bunny (1998 dubbed version)
LTCE VOL 2 RUNNING AMUCK.jpg|(1999) VHS Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 2: Running Amuck (1998 dubbed version, without notice)
LT Golden Collection 1.jpg|(2003) DVD Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1, Disc One (restored with DVNR)
Lt cbobb.jpg|(2003) DVD Looney Tunes Collection Best of Bugs Bunny
Lt 3sdt.jpg|(2010) DVD 3 Spooky DVD Treats
lt bbot bb.jpg|(2011) DVD Bugs Bunny
Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection.png|(2020) DVD Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny Golden Carrot Collection, Disc 1 (restored with DVNR)
=== Streaming ===
Lt boomerang.jpg|Boomerang App (2017 - ) (restored with DVNR)
Lt hbo max.jpg|HBO Max (2020 - 2023) (restored without DVNR)
Lt max.jpg|Max (2023 - ) (restored without DVNR)
== Censorship ==
* The version of this cartoon shown on CBS in the 1970s/1980s cut the part where Angus MacRory shoots his rifle at Bugs and the bullet falls, and MacRory picks it up and asides to the audience that, "It's been in the family for years," because of gun violence and the stereotype of the "thrifty Scotsman".
== Notes ==
* This was the first cartoon to air in the first airing of The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show.https://www.kevinmccorrytv.ca/bbrr.html
== Gallery ==
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My Bunny Lies Over the Sea (1948) - Scotland.jpg
My Bunny Lies Over the Sea (1948) - Shotting Rabbits.jpg
Sea Bunny.jpg|Mac Rory model sheet
542-PC1.png|Production cel with a recreated background
542-PC2.png|Production cel with a production background from "14 Carrot Rabbit"
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542-PC4.png|Production cel with a production background from an unknown short
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542-PC7.png|Production cel from altered late 1970s-'80s airings
== References ==
Category:Bugs Bunny Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones
Category:Merrie Melodies Shorts
Category:1948
Category:Blue Ribbon reissues
Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist
Category:Bugs Bunny Chuck Jones
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Peter Alvarado
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling
Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn