finished "Trade Winds" and had seguéd into a full verse of "Someone's Rocking My Dreamboat". He wraps that tune up just after they arrive and he becomes aware of the situation he is in. Clutching him, Mrs. Gruesome swings down to the ground where she makes it evident she sees Bugs as a baby gorilla. He explains he is a rabbit but she begins to cry, saying, "My baby doesn't love me." Bugs shares with the audience: "That's my soft spot—dames crying". - and figures he can "go along with a gag" to be her baby. Mrs. Gruesome then presents Bugs to Mr. Gruesome—who is none too happy about having a baby in the house. Bugs tries to fit in, playing like a 'monkey'. Mr. Gruesome takes Bugs out for 'a walk', while Mrs. Gruesome makes dinner (she is not seen again for the rest of the cartoon). "Daddy" is careless and rough with his "child" and Bugs, in typical fashion, gets back at Mr. Gruesome by hitting him over the head with a shovel. This enrages the gorilla. At first, Bugs goes toe-to-toe with him, posturing and roaring; but when he brings a coconut down on Mr. Gruesome's head, a long chase ensues (accompanied by a frenetic version of Stalling's jungle theme). In due course, Bugs finds himself trapped on the edge of a cliff. He gives up and allows Mr. Gruesome to catch him. However, after tossing and slamming Bugs around, the gorilla is exhausted. A mere puff of breath from Bugs causes him to collapse. Emerging as the 'victor', Bugs jumps up and catches a hanging branch, again playing 'monkey' (another short clip of the jungle theme is heard in the underscore, along with the time-honored "jungle" sound of a kookaburra) at iris-out. Reception Animation historian Mike Mallory writes, "Bugs Bunny is at his brashest and most fearless in Gorilla My Dreams, a drivingly funny romp staged with breathless energy and flawless timing by director Robert McKimson. This cartoon also pits the rabbit against one of his most formidable opponents... The ensuing grudge match between the roaring, angry would-be father and his recalcitrant, long-eared 'baby', set to the raucously jazzy music of Carl Stalling and Raymond Scott, is prime Warner Bros. cartooning." Music "Down Where the Trade Winds Play", uncredited, by Cliff Friend, lyrics by Charles Tobias "Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals", uncredited, by