Rabbitson Crusoe
Rabbitson Crusoe is a 1956 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on April 28, 1956, and stars Bugs Bunny. The name and part of the story is a direct parody of Robinson Crusoe. A shark character of the film was intended as a parody of Moby-Dick, and is depicted as the nemesis of Yosemite Sam for two decades. Towards the end of the film, a tsunami sinks the islands inhabited by the characters. Plot Yosemite Sam has been shipwrecked on a small island for 20 years, and with the ship's supplies used up, the only food source is a coconut tree on an adjacent island. But crossing between the islands is difficult because of a man-eating shark named Dopey Dick (a parody of Moby-Dick), who persistently tries to catch Sam. However, Sam has gotten used to the wily shark's ways and keeps a few bludgeoning weapons on the islands in hand to drive him off. At first, Sam enjoys eating coconuts and drinking coconut milk, but at some point he finally snaps and gets tired of having to feed on coconuts for two decades. Right at that moment, Bugs Bunny, himself shipwrecked, drifts