Baton Bunny is a Bugs Bunny cartoon of the Looney Tunes series, produced in 1958 and released in January 1959. It shows Bugs conducting an orchestra - with a fly bothering him. Bugs conducts, and in part, plays the overture to "Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien" (A Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna)", a composition by Franz von Supp . Though Mel Blanc was credited for vocal characterizations, there is no dialogue in the short; the only vocal effect made was when an audience member is heard coughing. This is the second and last Bugs Bunny cartoon (the first being A Corny Concerto) where Bugs is silent. Or, nearly silent; at one point, he 'shushes' the brass.

Plot

Bugs is getting ready to conduct "The Warner Bros. Symphony Orchestra" (supposedly in concert at the Hollywood Bowl) fancily. When he finishes his elaborate preparation, he starts to conduct. However, several problems plague Bugs' conducting, notably a bothersome fly, and some awkward cuffs that keep falling off. Bugs attempts to kill the fly, crashing into the orchestra and the instruments as he does so. As the music comes to a stop, Bugs bows for the crowd, and instead of applause, hears only silence and crickets chirping. Bugs looks around to see that the seats are empty and the crowd has gone, though he does hear some faint clapping - coming from the fly. Bugs bows to the fly and the episode ends.

See also

• Bugs Bunny
• List of Bugs Bunny cartoons