The Hunting Trilogy

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The Hunting Trilogy is a celebrated series of classic Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoons, written by Michael Maltese, that humorously pits Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck against Elmer Fudd in recurring hunting-season gags.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Looney Tunes cartoon series
Warner Bros. animated film series
series of animated short films
animationStudio Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED
animationType traditional hand-drawn animation
basedOn original material
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creativeContributor Michael Maltese NERFINISHED
distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
featuresCharacter Bugs Bunny NERFINISHED
Daffy Duck NERFINISHED
Elmer Fudd NERFINISHED
featuresFranchise Bugs Bunny cartoons NERFINISHED
Daffy Duck cartoons
Elmer Fudd cartoons
featuresRunningGag Elmer Fudd being tricked into shooting Daffy Duck
characters arguing over whether it is duck season or rabbit season
featuresSpecies duck
human hunter
rabbit
genre animated comedy
cartoon
slapstick comedy
hasPart Duck! Rabbit, Duck! NERFINISHED
Rabbit Fire NERFINISHED
Rabbit Seasoning NERFINISHED
hasSetting hunting grounds
outdoor forest
humorStyle fourth-wall breaking
verbal wordplay
visual gags
mainAntagonist Elmer Fudd NERFINISHED
mainProtagonist Bugs Bunny NERFINISHED
Daffy Duck NERFINISHED
medium animated short film
notableFor classic "Duck Season/Rabbit Season" routine
subversion of hunting tropes
wordplay-based humor
originalLanguage English
originallyReleasedAs theatrical shorts
partOfFranchise Looney Tunes NERFINISHED
Merrie Melodies NERFINISHED
producer Warner Bros. NERFINISHED
productionCompany Warner Bros. Cartoons NERFINISHED
recurringTheme Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck competing to mislead Elmer Fudd
hunting season gags
targetAudience general audience
writer Michael Maltese NERFINISHED

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Michael Maltese notableWork The Hunting Trilogy