Which Is Witch

Which Is Witch is a 1949 Looney Tunes short directed by I. Freleng.
== Plot ==
Bugs Bunny is exploring Dark Africa, but he runs into a short, big-lipped, dark-skinned witch doctor, Dr. I.C. Spots, who wants to use him as a key ingredient in a prescription or recipe. At first, Bugs tricks the mad doctor, but the doctor threatens Bugs with his spear and takes Bugs backs to his hut. Initially believing he is enjoying a hot bath, Bugs notices that he's being cooked and escapes, and Dr. Spots chases him. Bugs disguises himself as a stereotypical Zulu native woman but this ploy fails. In the river, he finds and swims to a ferry boat. As Dr. Spots follows Bugs to the boat, a crocodile eats him, and swims over to the boat. Although the witch doctor is his enemy, Bugs wrestles with the crocodile, finally emerging from the water with a crocodile skin handbag, from which Spots emerges unharmed, clad in crocodile skin attire.
== Censorship ==
* On CBS in the 1980s and Cartoon Network's Japanese channel, the entire sequence where Dr. I.C. Spots forces Bugs into his pressure cooker cauldron was cut, jumping from Bugs being forced into Dr. Spot's hut to him running out in a panic.http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-u-z.aspx
* Nickelodeon aired this short with the pressure cooker cauldron part intact, but cut the part where Bugs tries to get away from Dr. Spots by posing as a Zulu native (stretching his lips with plates and putting a spring on his neck).
* This cartoon was part of the "Twelve Missing Hares" that were barred from airing on Cartoon Network's June 2001 Bugs marathon due to African American stereotyping that would be deemed offensive to modern audiences.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHNTv3oQoE8 As with the other members of the "Twelve Missing Hares" as described in the unreleased ToonHeads episode, it was originally intended to air in the marathon, but was pulled due to executive backlash from AOL Time Warner. This short has not seen airing on American television since its final airing on Nickelodeon, nor has it been released on home media or streaming services.
== Notes ==
* This is Friz Freleng's first short to have Arthur Davis animating in his unit, since his unit was dissolved due to budget problems at Warner Bros.
* The cartoon was originally intended to be included on the Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire DVD, but was withdrawn early in development due to being deemed family-unfriendly for the Warner Home Video division.http://www.dohtem.com/bugs/history/history4.htmhttps://www.hometheaterforum.com/community/threads/whv-announcement-looney-tunes-super-stars.290816/#post-3537991
== Gallery ==
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== References ==
Category:Bugs Bunny Cartoons
Category:Shorts
Category:1949
Category:Cartoons directed by Friz Freleng
Category:Looney Tunes Shorts
Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc
Category:Cartoons written by Tedd Pierce
Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Hawley Pratt
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Paul Julian
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