French Rarebit (1951)

[bunniefuu]

Heh!

When these drivers decide to
drop ya off somewheres,

They ain't kiddin'.

Now, where do ya suppose I'm at?

"Roo dee la payx."

Hmm.

"Eye-Full tower."

"Champs elly-Eye-See-Eh."

Hey, I must be in Paris!

Well, parley-Vooz- Fransays and
ooh-La-La.

I'm just gonna stroll down ze
boulevard and look over

The mon-Soors and the
madam-Oy-Zells.

Nom de plume,
a rabbit!

Just what I must have for ze
dinner menu!

Nuit de noel, a rabbit!

Just what I must have for ze
dinner menu!

Vive a la carte!

Huh?

What was that?

Uh-Oh, somethin' tells me this
little gray-Hair's

In the middle again.

En garde, rabbit...

I got him!

I got ze rabbit!

Meh...

what's up, doc?

Whatcha got in the terrine?

Ah, monsieur, here I have ze
most beautiful rabbit.

Rabbit, eh?

Eh...

mind if I have a peek
at him?

But of course, monsieur.

(Speaking french)

Hmm.

Sorta short-Eared critter,

Ain't he, doc?

Monsieur louis!

Monsieur, what have you
do with my rabbit?

Your rabbit?

No- No- No- No- No- No- No,
monsieur francois.

Ze rabbit, she is mine!

Au contraire, monsieur.

Ze rabbit is mine, not yours.

If anybody was to tell me my
rabbit wasn't mine,

I'd tweak his little pink tomato
nose.

En garde!

If anybody was to tweak my
little pink tomato nose,

I'd...

Touche!

What a revoltin' display of
temper.

I win, I win!

Now just a eau-De-Cologne
minute, doc.

What's cookin'?

You, monsieur.

You're gonna cook me?

Ah, oui, monsieur.

I am now preparing ze delicious
rabbit francois.

Oh...

uh-Huh?

Okay.

Of course, if you want
somethin' really good,

Ya can't b*at a good ol'
Louisiana back Bay

Bayou bunny bordelaise...

a la antoine.

A la antoine?

You mean, ze antoine of
new orleans?

I don't mean antoine of
flatbush.

Now come on, buster, get with
your cookin'!

Pas bleu, this recipe I must
know.

Ah, monsieur?

Now what?

Monsieur will show me to
cook zis recipe, no?

No.

Oooh!

Monsieur, I insist that you show
me.

Oh, well, if you een-Seest.

Now then, uh, I'm the chef, and
you're the rabbit, see?

But monsieur, I do not look like
ze rabbit.

Oh, well, I'll fix that in a
jiffy.

Here.

Open wide.

That's it.

Now wiggle your nose.

Say, you make a swell rabbit,
doc-- See?

Oh, merci.

Yes I do, monsieur.

And now for antoine's recipe.

First, immerse the rabbit
thoroughly in wine.

Then pickle.

Already I am ze-- Hic!-- Pickled.

Shake well.

Then stuff with hot sauce, chili
peppers, bay leaf, bay rum,

Hot mustard, horseradish, mule
radish,

And a dash of tabasco sauce.

Next we dip liberally in flour,
like so.

And roll briskly with rollin'
pin.

K-Nead gently, but firmly.

Then pour into stew pot.

Now add sliced parsnips,
potatoes, as-Per-Ay-Gus,

Onions--

Huh?

Oh, okay--

Skip the onions.

Monsieur francois!

Ze rabbit, she is mine!

Monsieur francois!

You are expecting me?

Monsieur Francois!

What happened?

Monsieur le rabbit, la, he show
me to cook ze Louisiana back

Bay bayou bunny bordelaise a la
antoine.

Antoine?

Nom de sad sack.

Proceed, monsieur le rabbit.

- Okay, doc, here we go.
- Ooh, stop!

You show zis recipe to monsieur
francois, zen you will show it

To me!

Well...

all right, if you insist.

First, we fix ya up like your
friend here.

Now wine, pickle, stuffing,
flour, roll, k-Nead,

And into the pot.

And last but not least, a nice
big carrot.

There...

that'll put a kick in it.

And into la oven we go.

Mm-Mm!

Don't they look yummy-Yummy?

Alouette, gentille alouette
alouette, je te plumerai vive

Antoine!

Alouette, gentille alouette
alouette, je te plumerai hm.

Personally, I prefer hamburger.