Knighty Knight Bugs
Knighty Knight Bugs is a 1958 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, The short was released on August 23, 1958, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.
Plot
King Arthur is sitting with his Knights of the Round Table, talking about hard times that have befallen the kingdom ever since the Black Knight stole the Singing Sword. He asks his knights—among them Sir Osis of Liver and Sir Loin of Beef—for a volunteer to get the sword back. The knights complain that the Black Knight has a fire-breathing dragon guarding the sword and is invincible. King Arthur angrily demands to know if the knights are all chicken, and is dismayed when he hears clucking and sees chicken feathers flying. Bugs, dressed as a court jester, dances in and tells King Arthur that "only a fool" would be crazy enough to go after the Singing Sword. The King agrees, and tells Bugs that he has to get the singing sword, or else face being put to the rack; burnt at the stake and beheaded. Bugs stops laughing and begins crying.
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| author | Warren Foster |
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| award | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
| contentLocation | England |
| director | Friz Freleng |
| keywords | behead black knight burnt at the stake climb cry farewell to thee fly follow guard hard times king arthur knights of the round table laugh rack round table sing sneeze surround talk the king to the moon wait warn yosemite sam |
| musicBy | Milt Franklyn |
| nomination | Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film |
| producer | John W. Burton |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| publisher | Warner Bros. |
| theme | animated animated short cartoon short |