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What’s Opera, Doc?
An operatic parody of Wagner’s work, particularly from the Ring cycle, with Bugs Bunny and Elmer taking on the leading roles.
Brunhilde is arguably one of Bugs Bunny’s most recognizable disguises, appearing on things like postage stamps to a skin…
Tags: 1950s, comedy, fantasy, gender creative, implicit, music(al), queer coded, short, traditional, united states
Rabbit of Seville
Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd cause chaos during a performance of Rossini’s The Barber of Seville. There are two instances of drag in this film. First, Bugs appears as a flirtatious woman, and near the end, Elmer unexpectedly switches into a wedding…
Tags: 1950s, comedy, drag, explicit, gender creative, music(al), queer, short, traditional, united states
Water, Water Every Hare
After Bugs Bunny gets swept away in a flood and abducted by an evil scientist, he must figure out a way to escape before becoming one of the scientist’s experiments.This cartoon follows a premise similar to Hair-Raising Hare (Jones, 1946), although…
Tags: 1950s, comedy, implicit, queer coded, science fiction, short, traditional, united states
Bride and Gloom
The day before her wedding to Popeye, Olive Oyl has a dream about what it would be like to be married and a mother. Early in the short, when Popeye and Olive Oyl are saying their goodbyes, Popeye, distracted, accidentally puts on a bonnet instead of…
Tags: 1950s, comedy, gender creative, implicit, queer coded, short, traditional, united states
The Beauty Shop
A hungry buzzard creates a mock beauty shop to trick his prey. In a two-for-one scheme, he disguises himself as a Mae West-type character to distract the rooster and make the other hens jealous. The plan works and the hens, now eager to gain the…
Tags: 1950s, comedy, gender creative, short, traditional, united states