the cooking pot. He taunts them with the chicken, using it as a marionette and giving it a voice, in order to make the two think it is somehow alive. The strings eventually tangle and, as Bugs struggles with it, the chicken is actually manipulated to point up, tipping off the men. They yank Bugs from the treehouse; there is an intense, brief struggle and, in the end Bugs escapes with the meat of the chicken. As the castaways wail in frustration, they hear a steam whistle from a ship. Once the men leap for joy at the prospect of being saved and trot toward the gangplank, Bugs kisses them goodbye and presents them with leis, then pulls his time-honored switcheroo trick and boards the ship himself. The boat pulls out, leaving the two men on the island, waving goodbye to Bugs. Realizing they have been tricked, the Skinny Man slaps the Fat Man (again, off-camera) for continuing to shout, "Goodbye!" The two at once imagine each other as a hot dog and a hamburger and chase each other into the distance. Airings On TV airings, the part where Bugs speaks to the Hawaiian castaways contains a blue border appearing on both United States and Europe Turner 1995 prints such as Cartoon Network. Home media Wackiki Wabbit is currently in the public domain after United Artists (which absorbed Associated Artists Productions) failed to renew the copyright. The cartoon can be found restored, on Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3. References External links https://www.wackikiwabbit.com/ Watch Wackiki Wabbit in fully restored HD at Laugh Bureau Vintage 1943 films 1943 short films 1943 animated films 1940s animated short films Merrie Melodies short films Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films Short films directed by Chuck Jones Films about castaways Films set in Oceania Films set on islands Films scored by Carl Stalling Films produced by Leon Schlesinger Bugs Bunny films 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films