Which Is Witch

Which Is Witch is a Looney Tunes cartoon released by Warner Bros. in 1949, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce.^[3] The cartoon was released on December 3, 1949, and features Bugs Bunny.^[4]

Plot

Bugs Bunny finds himself in Dark Africa, where a short witch doctor named Dr. I.C. Spots tries to use him in a potion. Realizing he's about to be cooked, Bugs escapes, with Dr. Spots in hot pursuit. Despite a failed attempt to disguise himself, Bugs manages to elude the witch doctor by swimming to a ferry boat. Dr. Spots follows but meets his demise when a crocodile devours him.

Despite their conflict, Bugs retrieves Dr. Spots from the crocodile's belly, now clad in crocodile skin attire. Making a sarcastic comment about the new fashion, Bugs emerges victorious from the encounter, even sporting a crocodile skin handbag.

Analysis

Which Is Witch contains racially insensitive depictions of Africans, perpetuating harmful stereotypes. These include portraying a cannibal character with exaggerated features, such as a large lip plug depicted as a phonograph record. It is noteworthy that Warner Bros. discontinued the use of such racial caricatures by the late 1940s. Consequently, this marks the final instance within the Bugs Bunny cartoon series to showcase these offensive portrayals of Black individuals. Due to its racially charged content, the film is seldom aired on television in contemporary times.^[5]

Reception

The Film Daily reviewed the film on January 1, 1950: "When Dr. Ugh, Witch Doctor extraordinary for a tribe of little people, decides it's time to leave. The jungle medico learns he can't split the hare, and B.B. emerges victorious once more. Wonderful cartoon."^[6]

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Preceded by Frigid Hare

List of Bugs Bunny cartoons 1949

Succeeded by Rabbit Hood

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