Chuck Jones/Maurice Noble, Transylvania 6-5000, USA, 1963
Keeping with our final theme here, we're showcasing the second to last short Chuck Jones did at Warner Bros. and the last one he did with Bugs Bunny during the short era.
Bugs is traveling to Pittsburg, Pennsylvania but makes a wrong turn and ends up in Transylvania. Easy mistake, I know. He walks to the castle of Count Bloodcount in search of a telephone but the count insists he spend the night.
To the count, Bugs is an easy meal.
He doesn't know Bugs very well, does he?
A perfect swansong for Jones and a perfect foil for Bugs. Count Bloodcount hasn't been used that much, and that's a pity. He's dangerous enough to be a challenge yet Bugs can still foil him. The battle of magic words is pure genius and one of the better routines Bugs did on camera.
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