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Knight-Mare Hare picture

Trivia: The book that Bugs is reading at the start of the cartoon is authored by "Burton" - a reference the Warner Brothers production manager, John Burton.

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Trivia: When Droopy puts a needle into Spike's rear whilst playing "Pin The Tale On The Donkey", Spike lets out "Tom's Scream."

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Duck Amuck picture

Trivia: Look at the flag on the tail of the bizarre animal which the animator re-draws Daffy as - it reads "screwball."

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Trivia: The "Instant Girl" jar that Daffy Duck picks up towards the end of the cartoon credits the "Pierce Packing Co." This is a reference to Tedd Pierce, the writer of this cartoon.

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Trivia: The billboard that displays the cartoon's title at the start has "Selzer Sign Service" on the top of it - a reference to the Warner Brothers producer, Eddie Selzer.

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Trivia: There is no dialogue in the short, apart from a mutual "Gesundheit!" at the very end.

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Nelly's Folly picture

Trivia: The cartoon ends with no "That's All Folks!" title card. Just "Merrie Melodies: A Warner Bros. Cartoon. A Vitaphone Release" on a black background.

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Lost and Foundling picture

Trivia: On Sniffles' shelf, there are two bottles with the labels "Grib" and "Broek" on them - a reference to the Warner Brothers layout artist Robert Gribbroek.

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Trivia: When Cecil Turtle shows Bugs Bunny a blueprint of his turtle shell, look at the bottom right and you can see the name "Michael Sasanoff." Sasanoff was Robert Clampett's layout artist.

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Trivia: When Claude Cat flies up above the elevated train tracks, there is a sign in the background saying "Don Foster for Mayor." Foster was an artist who designed many of the lobby cards for Warner Brothers.

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Book Revue picture

Trivia: At the beginning of the cartoon, we see a long line of books at the book shop. The last book we see is entitled "Life and Times" by Bugs Bunny.

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Trivia: When we see Bugs Bunny for the first time, behind him on the ballpark fence there is a picture of a man with a gun and a detective hat with the words "Mike Maltese, Ace Dick" written nearby. Michael Maltese was the writer for this cartoon.

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Geri's Game picture

Trivia: The box that holds all the captured chess pieces shows Pixar Studios' old address, or the address they had at the time of this film.

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The Milky Way picture

Trivia: This was the first non-Disney film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

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Stupor Duck picture

Trivia: When Cluck Trent (Daffy) takes a break from writing, he pulls out from his pocket a box of "Dr. Pierce's Mild Pills" - a reference to the Warner Brothers story writer, Tedd Pierce.

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