Censorship
The end of this cartoon has Bugs proclaiming his last wish in a chorus of "I Wish I Were in Dixie", which is followed by Bugs, Elmer Fudd and the Mounties all in blackface singing "Camptown Races". This scene has been edited in many ways on American television:
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- On Cartoon Network, Bugs starts to sing "I Wish I Were in Dixie", and the picture quickly dissolves to the end card.
- On TNT, it's the same edit as Cartoon Network, only a fake fade-out is used instead of a quick dissolve (plus, the "Dubbed Version" end card isn't used).
- On TBS, the ending is kept in, but rather than show the scene of Bugs, Elmer, and the Mounties as blackfaced minstrels, footage of Bugs dancing to "Dixie" is played in a loop while the cartoon's audio plays as normal.
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