Ali Baba Bunny (Merrie Melodies)

Ali Baba Bunny (episode 791)
"Hassan CHOP!"
Directed by: Chuck Jones Written by: Michael Maltese Release date: February 9, 1957 Franchise: Merrie Melodies Prequel: "Scrambled Aches" (previous short) Sequel: "Go Fly a Kit" (next short)

Ali Baba Bunny is a 1957 Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, the cartoon was directed by Chuck Jones and was written by Mike Maltese. It was voted #35 in the 50 Greatest Cartoons book.

Why It Rocks

1. It is one of the most quotable Looney Tunes cartoons that gives out some of the best dialogue such as "Hassan CHOP!"
2. Bugs and Daffy's relationship with each other is very enjoyable especially with Daffy wanting to have all the treasure to himself.
3. The animation is nicely done.
4. Several funny moments especially Daffy wanting to keep the treasure to himself.
5. Mel Blanc as usual gives out a solid performance voicing the characters.
6. Excellent music by Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn.
7. Daffy steals the entire show due to his greed, despite his flanderization.
8. Great colors and backgrounds by Maurice Noble.
9. Bugs Bunny gives out very clever gags such as disguising himself as a genie to fool Hassan.

Bad Qualities

1. While the animation is still great, it isn’t as good as the animation for Warner Brothers cartoons from the 1940's.
2. Daffy Duck's flanderization is obviously present here, much like Bugs Bunny's other pairings with him, and would obviously get even worse with Daffy's pairings with Speedy Gonzales.
3. Some of the Arabic stereotyping in the cartoon can be slightly offensive to some viewers, even for arabic people.

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