"Captain Hareblower" with Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny (1954)

In this send up of the popular C.S. Forester novels about the career of Horatio Hornblower, Yosemite Sam plays the evil Pirate Sam. When he spies the ship bearing our hero Bugs Bunny, his very presence frightens Bugs’ crewmates to literally “jump ship” in the middle of the ocean.

Left alone to battle one another for victory, the two would be buccaneers do everything in their power to gain the upper hand. And, in the end, I’m not really sure who the winner really is…

"Mutiny On the Bunny" with Yosemite Sam and Bugs Bunny (1950)

This is a very funny send up of the classic tale of the HMS Bounty, with Yosemite Sam playing the part of Captain Bligh, while Bugs is his usual out of control self.  When the captain finds his crew has deserted him, he resorts to some trickery to engage a new crew. The results, of course, are predictable, with Bugs coming out, as always, on top. The voiceovers, as always, are done by the inimitable Mel Blanc.

"14 Karat Rabbit" with Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam (1951)

This is one of the classic Mel Blanc cartoons. Mel Blanc did all of the voices in the Looney Tones Cartoons back in the late 1940's and the 1950's. Some people have commented on You Tube that this is an anti Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender cartoon. The overwhelming objection seems to be the opening scene, which says "The Klondike - Where Men are Men, and Women are Women - A Darn Good arrangement." I think they are reading way too much into it. This is just a funny cartoon from 1951. Enjoy it!