Gorilla My Dreams

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For the Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys episode, see Gorilla My Dreams (Captain Simian & the Space Monkeys).

Gorilla My Dreams Looney Tunes series
Bugs as a Baby with Gruesome and his wife
Directed by	Robert McKimson
Produced by	Edward Selzer
Story by	Warren Foster
Voices by	Mel Blanc
Music by	Carl Stalling
Animation by	Charles McKimson Manny Gould John Carey
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	January 3, 1948 (USA)
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	7'34" (one reel)
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Gorilla My Dreams is a 1948 Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical animated short, starring Bugs Bunny. It was directed by Robert McKimson, and written by Warren Foster. The story is a parody of the many 'jungle' movies that were prominent in the 1930s and 40s, including the Tarzan movies. The title is a play on the expression "Girl o' My Dreams". The short featured Gruesome Gorilla, who reappeared as a boss in Bugs Bunny and Taz Time Busters.

[edit] Plot

Bugs is stranded in a barrel in the middle of the ocean, but he doesn't seem to mind - he's reading Esquire magazine (considered an "adults only" magazine at that time) and singing the song "Tradewinds" (a song made popular by Bing Crosby). On the island of 'Bigzni Bangzni', the population is made up of gorillas that act like humans - they read the paper, have families and live in huts. One of them, Mrs. Gruesome Gorilla, is sad that she doesn't have any children - though her husband (voiced by Mel Blanc) couldn't care less. When Mrs. Gruesome (also voiced by Blanc, using a falsetto) spots Bugs floating in his barrel, she takes him back to her treetop (at one point, yielding the right-of-way to a Tarzan look-alike). Mrs. Gruesome wants Bugs to be her 'baby'. At first, Bugs doesn't want to, but when Mrs. Gruesome starts crying, he gives in (as Bugs puts it, "That's my soft spot - dames crying.")

Mrs. Gruesome then presents Bugs to Mr. Gruesome - who is none too happy about having a baby in the house (especially one that looks nothing like a gorilla). Mr. Gruesome takes Bugs out for 'play', but Bugs soon realizes that he's in for a beating if he sticks around. A long chase ensues, and at the end of the cartoon, Bugs is trapped against a cliff. In an unusual act, he allows Gruesome Gorilla to beat on him. However, because of the long chase that preceded it, Gruesome quickly tires out and drops from exhaustion, with Bugs emerging as the 'victor'.