| “ | Bugs: Eh, what're you shootin' at, doc? Smith: Rabbits! I~ hate rabbits! If thar's anything I hate more than a rabbit... it's two rabbits! |
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| ~ Bugs Bunny and Cottontail Smith meeting each other. |
Cottontail Smith is a minor antagonist in the Looney Tunes franchise, first appearing as the main antagonist of "Super-Rabbit" and a supporting antagonist in Looney Tunes: Back in Action. He is a Texas hunter who planned to hunt down every rabbit that exists in the state. He was also one of Yosemite Sam's henchmen.
He was voiced by the late Mel Blanc in "Super-Rabbit" and Danny Chambers in Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
Biography[]
In Super-Rabbit, Bugs was the pet of scientist, Professor Cannafraz and was given a special super carrot that turned him into a super rabbit, much in the vein of Superman. Shortly after getting his super powers, Bugs found a newspaper announcing Texas Hunter, CottonTail Smith, planned with his horse to rub out every rabbit in the United States.
Springing to action, Bugs flies to Deepinaharta Texas and finds a horde of panicking Rabbits running from Smith, Bugs manages to draw the hunter's ire in a civilian disguise and invites the poacher to blast him. Cottontail Smith was shocked to find his six shooters had no effect on bugs, he tries to shoot him with a cannon only for Bugs to use the cannonball as a basketball and fly away, whilst tricking Smith and his horse into cheering him for his stands.
Smith and his horse don't give up, and flies after Bugs in a airplane, but the Super Rabbit destroys the vehicle and sends the villains plummeting to the ground. All this took alot out of Bugs superpowers, so he takes out his box of super carrots only to fumble the case and drop all the super carrots.
As Bugs flies down, he sees that all the Super Carrots have been eaten by Cottontail Smith and his horse, whom now have superpowers, gulping Bugs says he'll have to turn into a real superman as he ducks into a phone booth to change. When the phone booth opens, both Smith and his horse prepare to attack Bugs, only to stand to attention and salute when Bugs walks out as US Marine.
Bugs apologizes to Cottontail Smith and his horse, saying he can't play with them as a marine in World War II, he has important work to do in Tokyo and Berlin.
Despite only appearing in one cartoon, Smith later returned without his horse in Looney Tunes: Back in Action where he, along with Yosemite Sam and Nasty Canasta teamed up where they try and plan to obtain the map to the Blue Monkey Diamond from D.J. Drake.
He never appeared in any future Looney Tunes content again. Unlike most characters, Cottontail Smith only appeared twice in the Looney Tunes franchise.
Personality[]
Contrary to his title, Cottontail Smith loathes Rabbits and seeks to wipe them out. He is assisted in his endeavors by his sapient horse. Despite this, Smith is still a patriotic American and will pay his respect to any US Marine he sees. Similarly he worried innocent people could be hurt and children could get the wrong idea when Yosemite Sam ordered him to throw a stick of dynamite in Back in Action.
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