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Overview

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Director:
Friz Freleng
Writer:
Michael Maltese (story)
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Release Date:
2 February 1946 (USA) more
Plot:
Bugs plays every defensive position against the Gashouse Gorillas. full summary | add synopsis
User Comments:
Watch this instead of "Space Jam"... more

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Mel Blanc ... Bugs Bunny / Teetotaller / Umpire / Gas-House Gorillas Catcher - Catcalling / Gas-House Gorillas Left Fielder / Announcer - Final scene (voice)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
7 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:Approved (PCA #10251) | UK:U | South Korea:All | Canada:G (Nova Scotia)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Among the ads on the fence is one for "Mike Maltese, Ace Detective" featuring a picture of Michael Maltese (the writer of "Baseball Bugs") with a fedora and a pistol. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The home team is shown batting at the top of the inning. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Radio Announcer: And here we are, folks, at the famous Polo Grounds.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) more
Soundtrack:
The Umbrella Man more

FAQ

What's unusual about the batboy?
Does Bugs hop into a Yellow Cab?
List: Wacky baseball
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6 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Watch this instead of "Space Jam"..., 9 September 2004
Author: paulo20 from NYC

...if you want to see Bugs in a sports milieu. You'll see Bugs takes care of his own business as opposed to kidnapping a popular, talented athlete to do it for him. You won't see Bugs nabbing Joe DiMaggio, say, to help him against the Gashouse Gorillas. But I digress.

I think the comments on this toon are a bit too analytical. The fact is this is a classic and just plain fun; a toon that I always enjoyed as a kid (and I wasn't even a baseball fan at the time).

Notice how the Gorillas start out as the visiting team, then end up as the home team. Also, note how Bugs, when following the Gorillas' would-be game-ending long fly to try and catch it, gets off the cab that's "going the wrong way" and gets on a bus that appears to be heading in the same direction. These "bloopers" were probably due to error and/or a limited budget but they only add to the hilarious charm of this classic cartoon.

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