Shishkabugs

Shishkabugs
Looney Tunes (Bugs Bunny) series
Cook Yosemite Sam presenting a dinner before the King
Directed by	Friz Freleng
Produced by	David H. DePatie
Music by	Bill Lava
Animation by	Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross Bob Matz Lee Halpern Art Leonardi
Layouts by	Hawley Pratt
Backgrounds by	Tom O'Loughlin
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	December 8, 1962
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	5 minutes 34 seconds
Language	English

Shishkabugs is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. The title of the short is a play on shish kebab, a type of grilled meat.

With only 5 minutes and 05 seconds of footage (not counting the credits and cards), Shishkabugs is the shortest Bugs Bunny short ever made in the Golden Age of American animation, and probably the shortest Looney Tune. Shishkabugs is also a rare cartoon where Yosemite Sam is in the role of a victim instead of being the aggressor.

Yosemite Sam is the royal chef for a spoiled king (a caricature of Charles Laughton, who frequently played kings and similar heads of state). On his way back to the castle from grocery shopping, Sam complains how the king never thanks him for his hard work in having to both pick up groceries and prepare meals three times every day, but instead whines that Sam takes too long with preparing the meals, much to Sam's annoyance ("Cook! Cook! Where's my lunch? Where's my dinner?"). That drives Sam to the point where he insults the king behind his back.

After Sam prepares his latest meal, which consists of "Cornish Hen a la Westchester" and "Prime Rib of Mutton au Jus with kreplach Sauce Bordelaise," the king just kicks the dishes away and orders Sam to take it all away. He then tells Sam he's fed up with having "variety" at his meals. Wanting something different for a change, the king orders Sam to fix him some hasenpfeffer. Sam agrees to carry out the king's request, but doesn't know what hasenpfeffer is. When Sam checks back just to make sure the king said the right word, the king answers the question by throwing a bowl of custard into Sam's face. Angry at this, Sam again insults the king behind his back ("OOH! I hate that honorable royal majestic graciousness!").