In 1975, independent producer-director Steve Peck wanted to show what could've happened to WB icons Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, & Daffy Duck after WB's Termite Terrace studio had closed.
"Rabbit Habit" is a fan-made short that depicts Elmer as a drug dealer, and, predictably, under pressure from his superiors.
With cannabis (marijuana) legalized more than 45 years later, in most states, you'd think someone would ask Peck to at least bring this back out, cleaned up, of course. His assumption that Daffy & Bugs would be on drugs themselves runs counter to their very personalities.
Peck has told the story about screening this at a convention a few years later, and getting the attention of legends Fred "Tex" Avery and Chuck Jones. Jones hated it. Avery liked it, roughly a year or so before his passing. At the time, Avery was at Hanna-Barbera, the last stop in his legendary career. I'm not posting the video not because it's unauthorized by WB or its drug themes, but because Peck looked like his staff had rushed through the artwork. They come close to nailing the designs, but that's about it.
Of course, Bugs took part in Cartoon All-Stars to The Rescue several years later as an anti-drug crusader.
Rating: C-.
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