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Ballot Box Bunny is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short released in 1951 and directed by Friz Freleng and written by Warren Foster.

Synopsis

Yosemite Sam is running for mayor of a small town. Bugs Bunny happens to be underneath the podium, drinking carrot juice, when Sam makes a pledge of "two rabbits in every pot" if elected. Bugs then decides he needs to fight against Sam the only way possible - by running against him for mayor.

Bugs proceeds to quickly try and win the townspeople over (including referencing Theodore Roosevelt's famous "I talk softly, but carry a BIG stick!" quote). Sam, however, has a few tricks up his sleeve. He sends a boxful of army ants to steal all of Bugs' food and rigs explosives (in, for instance, a piano and by the front door of Bugs' campaign office), all of which backfire on him. A campaign slogan seen on a banner says that the candidate is "Loyal, Lovable, Literate."

In the end, because they were too busy fighting with each other, they don't notice until its too late that the mayorship has been won - by a mare! The two then play a game of Russian Roulette.

Trivia

The ending of the cartoon had to be edited in America after initial release, because when Bugs and Yosemite find out they lost to a horse for mayor, they play Russian Roulette as a result. This ending has been restored for the DVD. In the ending, Yosemite goes first, and nothing happens. Bugs then goes again, the screen goes black, and we hear a gunshot. Then the scene appears again - Bugs ducked out of the way, giving Yosemite a face-full of gunpowder instead.

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