In the 1947 cartoon "Slick Hare," Bugs disguises himself as Groucho in one scene, in an attempt to avoid being served up as Humphrey Bogart's dinner. The cartoon is set in the Mocrumbo Club, a parody of the Mocambo Club in L.A. Cartoon versions of several stars, including Frank Sinatra, Ray Milland, and Bogart are dining and drinking in the club. When Bogart orders fried rabbit, waiter Elmer Fudd is in a panic, until he finds Bugs snacking on a crate of carrots in the kitchen. When Bugs realizes that Bogart wants him for dinner--not as a guest, but as an entree--he escapes the kitchen, and in the next scene is disguised as Groucho and sitting at a table with Harpo and Chico.



I love Groucho references! Especially when you spot them in something you have already seen a million times.
ReplyDeleteI (like all normal children) grew up with Disney films, and Aladdin was one of my favourite - but it was first when I in later years re-watched the classic Disney films that I realized that the Genie turns himself into Groucho Marx in You Bet Your Life for a short moment!
The best thing with Disney - they turn both to kids and adults.
"the dummy plays" haha
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