What's My Lion?

What's My Lion? is a 1961 Looney Tunes short directed by Robert McKimson.
== Title ==
The title is a pun on the Goodson-Todman panel game show What's My Line?
== Plot ==
Rocky the Mountain Lion is proudly sitting on his throne, but gets nervous when he realizes that the start of hunting season has begun. He narrowly escapes hunter gunfire as he runs into town and breaks into a house. The house is owned by Elmer Fudd, who returns from hunting. The lion pokes his head into an empty slot for stuffed heads and plays dead, but that proves difficult when tickled by a fly, sprayed with bug spray by Fudd, and is nearly hit by clumsily-thrown darts by Fudd. When Fudd goes into the kitchen to fix his lunch, the lion makes a break for it by putting on a cloak and running outside, but the hunters still shoot at him, so the lion runs back to his hiding place in Fudd's house.
Meanwhile, Fudd prepares a steak with numerous hot spices and a cup of boiling hot coffee, but sets it on the table when he realizes he forgot the bread. The lion leaves the stuffed head slot to eat the steak, unaware it is coated with hot sauce, and when he tries to wash it down with the drink, he gets even hotter, and blows fire. Going back to his hiding spot, Fudd wonders what happened to his steak, but is interrupted by a phone call saying that hunting season is cancelled and that he has to take the hunting signs down. Upon hearing this, the lion leaves his stuffed head slot and runs outside. Other animals, apparently not dead, leave their slots as well. Fudd explains that he set a new record this year for quickest time that the animals ran out on him, and does his trademark laugh.
== Availability ==
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=== Streaming ===
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== Notes ==
* This is Elmer Fudd's final speaking appearance in the original theatrical Looney Tunes shorts; he later made a silent appearance in "Crows' Feat" (1962).
** This is also the second of the two Looney Tunes cartoons to feature Hal Smith, as the voice of Elmer Fudd, after Arthur Q. Bryan died.
* The premise is similar to an earlier Disney cartoon called "Rugged Bear" starring Donald Duck and Humphrey the Bear. David Detiege was also credited as writer on that short.
* Rocky the Mountain Lion bears a close resemblance to Pete Puma, another Robert McKimson-created character.
* This is the final cartoon from the Golden Age of American Animation where Elmer's shirt and hat are red.
* MeTV aired this short 24 September 2021 on Toon In with Me; however, this airing appears unrestored.
* This cartoon was used in the 1988 title card for Looney Tunes on Nickelodeon.
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
 
Category:1961
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons directed by Robert McKimson
Category:Elmer Fudd Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:Cartoons written by Dave Detiege
Category:Cartoons animated by Warren Batchelder
Category:Cartoons animated by Ted Bonnicksen
Category:Cartoons animated by Keith Darling
Category:Cartoons animated by George Grandpré
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Robert Gribbroek
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by William Butler
Category:Cartoons with music by Milt Franklyn
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons produced by David H. DePatie