Template:Short description Template:Infobox film Which Is Witch is a Looney Tunes cartoon released by Warner Bros. in 1949, directed by Friz Freleng and written by Tedd Pierce.[1] It was released on December 3, 1949, and features Bugs Bunny.[2] The cartoon has been taken out of circulation in recent years due to racially insensitive depictions of Africans.[3]
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.
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."[4]