Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943)

Mel Blanc: Bugs Bunny, Cecil Turtle, Mrs. Turtle, Narrators, Rabbit Bookee, Rabbit Thugs

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• Bugs Bunny : [bitter]  Yeah, the turtle always wins. How does he do it? I can't understand it. It's against the laws of nature. Why, it just ain't in the cards. A turtle beating me, a rabbit! A natural speed merchant! Why, I'm in the pink. Yeah, I'm an athlete. I've got an athlete's physi-que. Sure! I've got an athlete's legs. Certainly! I even got athlete's foot. How does that moron do it? I'll find out his secret if is the last thing I ever do! And I will, too.

• Cecil Turtle : Time's a-wasting, speedy.

• Bugs Bunny : You fools! What are you doing? I'm the rabbit! The rabbit! Look, I'm the rabbit!

  Rabbit Thugs : Eh, now he tells us.

  [shoot themselves in the head] 

• [Bugs is at Cecil's door, disguised as an old man] 

  Cecil Turtle : Hello, old timer.

  Bugs Bunny : Hello, Johnny. Tell me, Johnny. How come you always beat that rabbit?

  Cecil Turtle : Clean living, friend. Clean living.

  Bugs Bunny : That ain't the way I heard it, Johnny. The way I heard it, you have a secret way of winning. What is it, huh?

  Cecil Turtle : Well, I'll tell you. The secret is modern design. You know, streamlining. Yup, we turtles are built for racing.

  [Bugs types on a typewriter hidden on his beard] 

  Cecil Turtle : [Pulls out a blueprint of his shell]  You can see for yourself, we got an airflow chassis. Yes siree, Pop. An airflow chassis.

  [Taps his shell] 

  Cecil Turtle : Now take rabbits. They're built all wrong for racing.

  [Bugs types some more] 

  Cecil Turtle : Those ridiculous ears. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Wind resistance, son. Just wind resistance.

  [Bugs types some more, then Cecil resets the typewriter for him; He closes the door, then comes back out again] 

  Cecil Turtle : Another thing: rabbits aren't very bright, either.

  [Closes door] 

  Bugs Bunny : Oh, that little so-and-so!

  Mrs. Turtle : Who was it, Cece?

  Cecil Turtle : Well, sweetie face, it was that rabbit again. I think he's about ready for another race.

• Rabbit Bookee : We're betting everything we got on the rabbit to win. In fact, we don't even think that the turtle will finish. Do we, boys?

  Rabbit Thugs : [Brandishing weapons]  Eh, no, boss. No.

• Bugs Bunny : Hey, look, folks! I'm ahead! I'm in the lead! I'm gonna win, yeah! Hooray for the rabbit! Hooray! Look at me go! Look at me go!

• [Bugs, who is disguised as the turtle, gets ambushed and attacked by the thug rabbits, who think he really is the turtle] 

  Rabbit Thugs : [attacking Bugs]  Take that, ya doity toitle! Take that!

  Bugs Bunny : Toitle, shmoitle! I'm the rabbit!

  Rabbit Thugs : You're da toitle!

  Bugs Bunny : Rabbit!

  Rabbit Thugs : Toitle!

  Bugs Bunny : Rabbit!

  Rabbit Thugs : Toitle!

  Bugs Bunny : Rabbit!

  Rabbit Thugs : Toitle!

  [Cecil is standing nearby, dressed as a rabbit and chomping on a carrot] 

  Cecil Turtle : Yep, that's the toitle all right.

  [Cecil continues on with the race, hopping along and cheered on by the thug rabbits] 

  Rabbit Thugs : Hooray for the rabbit! He's my boy! Woohoo!

  Cecil Turtle : [to audience]  I told you rabbits aren't very bright.

• Rabbit Thugs : [after spotting Bugs run by in his turtle suit]  Uh, duh, duh, hey yous guys, here comes the toitle!