Rabbit Romero

Robert McKimson, Rabbit Romero USA 1957

And we end 1957 with bit of a letdown. 

Elmer gets a package from his uncle Judd. It contain a very rare Slobbovian rabbit named Millicent. It Elmer can hold it for a few days he'll get 500 bucks for his effort. 

Nice Al Capp reference

The problem is Millicent is not exactly what you'd call low maintenance. In short, she's having the mother of meltdowns and wrecking his house. Elmer is at a loss until he learns that rabbits from Slobbovia get lonely and if he gets another rabbit she should calm down. 

Heading out into the snow, Elmer stumbles across a near freezing Bugs. Taking him home, he hopes the two will get along.

They do not. 

Yeah, not exactly up to the level set by What's Opera, Doc? Millicent is one long fat joke and the ending does no one any favors. You could honestly skip this one, but it is better than the wartime shorts at least. 

Odd they released a romance short right in the middle of December, now that I think about it.