History WesternAnimation / BarbaryCoastBunny

-->'''Nasty Canasta''' [''laughing'']: I got a full house! What you got, sucker?\\

* TheMark: Pretty much anyone whose money Nasty Canasta grabs. But when he cons Bugs, that's a different story.

-->'''Nasty Canasta:''' [laughing] I got a full house! What you got, sucker?\\

* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Nasty Canasta should have known better than to point the barrel of his gun towards him, even if he thought money would come out, but this isn't the Nasty Canasta from the Daffy Duck western parodies who's actually competent with a gun.

** On CBS, the cartoon keeps in Bugs winning the gold from Canasta's gun, but cuts out Canasta doing the same and getting shot, and resumes at the part with Bugs' line, "Da moral of dis story is, don't try to steal no [[{{Pun}} 18 karats]] from no rabbit!"

** For a time on Cartoon Network and its sister channel Boomerang (around the mid-to-late 2000s when the Warner Bros shorts started to air less frequently), the entire ending (which aired uncut initially) was replaced with a repeat shot of Nasty Canasta's upset face after Bugs beats him at poker intercut with Bugs carrying his winnings in a wheelbarrow, making it seem as if Canasta got upset over Bugs taking him for everything he had in the poker game. As of 2011, the original ending has been restored on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang [[note]]American version only; overseas Cartoon Network and Boomerang channels have always aired this uncut and never showed an edited version[[/note]]

That's the main synopsis of "'''Barbary Coast Bunny'''," a [[Creator/ChuckJones Chuck Jones]]-directed WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes short about the time the ruthless gambler and the rabbit he tried to play for a mark crossed paths.

It all begins when Bugs makes that (unstated) "wrong turn at Albuquerque" (on his way to San Francisco) and bumps into what turns out to be a huge gold nugget. As the bunny contains his excitement, a seedy-looking stranger -- Nasty Canasta -- watches from the distance and decides to steal his gold from him.

* ThisMeansWar: After Canasta runs off with his gold, a seething Bugs says, "You realize that this is ''not'' going to go unchallenged."

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Canasta's casino is called "Nasty Canasta's Casino And Gambling H--L." (logically, it's supposed to be "hall", but it looks like "hell").

** For a time on Cartoon Network and its sister channel Boomerang (around the mid-to-late 2000s when the Warner Bros shorts started to air less frequently), the entire ending (which aired uncut initially) was replaced with a repeat shot of Nasty Canasta's upset face after Bugs beats him at poker intercut with Bugs carrying his winnings in a wheelbarrow, making it seem as if Canasta got upset over Bugs taking him for everything he had in the poker game. As of 2011, the original ending has been restored on both Cartoon Network and Boomerang [[note]]American version only; overseas Cartoon Network and Boomerang channels have aired this uncut and never showed an edited version[[/note]]

* LiteralMinded: Bugs as part of his hayseed persona. When asked to play draw poker, he takes a drawing pad and draws a fireplace poker. Then when Nasty Canasta explains the object of poker as "the one with the biggest hand wins", Bugs inflates his glove to get the "biggest hand".

* ThisMeansWar: After Canasta runs off with his gold, Bugs says "You realize that this is not going to go unchallenged."

* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Nasty Canasta should have known better than to point the barrel of his gun towards him, even if he thought money would come out.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The final gag of the film -- Nasty Canasta pointing the barrel of a revolver at his face, thinking coins would come out but instead accidentally shoots himself -- was cut at least three different ways, including at least one (CBS's ''WesternAnimation/TheBugsBunnyRoadRunnerShow'') where the part of Nasty pointing the gun at himself is cut entirely, cutting directly from Bugs winning money from the shotgun to Bugs' explaining the moral.
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Canasta's casino is called "Nasty Canasta's Casino And Gambling H--L."

* TheMark: Pretty much anyone whose money Nasty Canasta grabs. But when he cons Bugs...

* SpoofAesop: According to Bugs at the end of the cartoon, "Da moral of dis story is, don't try to steal no [[{{Pun}} 18 carrots]] from no rabbit!"

-->'''Nasty Canasta:''' CUT IT OUT, CAN'T YA?!?!

It's easier than imagined, as Bugs falls for Nasty's ruse: A simple stand and the stranger's claim he is a banker who can safely store the gold. Immediately afterward, Bugs has second thoughts and asks for his gold back, but Nasty reveals his true colors, trapping him in a folded-up stand while he rides away with the gold. Bugs vows revenge: "You realize that this is not going to go unchallenged."

Bugs' revenge now complete, Nasty tries to figure out what went amiss and see if he can get lucky ... but accidentally [[AshFace shoots himself in the face]]. Bugs delivers the final line to the audience (in his normal voice): "Da moral of dis story is: 'Don't try to steal no 18 karats [carrots] from no rabbit.'"

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: BlinkAndYoullMissIt. Canasta's casino is called "Nasty Canasta's Casino And Gambling H--L."

[-[[caption-width-right:350:"CUT IT OUT, CAN'T YA?!"]]-]

* Later, by playing draw poker. Bugs unnerves Nasty by playing dumb with him -- he literally draws a picture of a fireplace poker, blows up a glove to illustrate "the biggest hand", then threatens to walk -- When they finally get around to playing, Nasty gets a Full house. Bugs meekly declares that he only has two pair, which cannot beat a full house ... until he reveals the two pair is actually four of a kind ("All I got is ... a pair of ones, and another pair of ones!" ... all aces.

* Later, by playing draw poker. After Bugs unnerves Nasty by playing dumb with him -- he literally draws a picture of a fireplace poker, then blows up a glove to illustrate "the biggest hand" -- he then meekly declares that he only has two pair, which cannot beat a full house ... until he reveals the two pair is actually four of a kind ("All I got is ... a pair of ones, and another pair of ones!" ... all aces.

Bugs' revenge now complete, Nasty tries to figure out what went amiss and see if he can get lucky ... but accidentally shoots himself in the head. After he falls over (presumably dead), Bugs pops in and says to the audience (in his normal voice): "Da moral of dis story is: 'Don't try to steal no 18 karats [carrots] from no rabbit.'"

* {{Bowdlerise}}: The final gag of the film -- Nasty Canasta pointing the barrel of a shotgun at his head, thinking coins would come out but instead accidentally kills himself -- was cut at least three different ways, including at least one (CBS's ''WesternAnimation/TheBugsBunnyRoadRunnerShow'') where the part of Nasty pointing the gun at himself is cut entirely, cutting directly from Bugs winning money from the shotgun to Bugs' explaining the moral.
* IdiotBall: Much of the humor of the film.
** Bugs, who pretends to be this to give Nasty Canasta a false sense of confidence, as he "naïvely" pretends to misunderstand the rules to roulette, draw poker and even Russian roulette!
** Nasty, as he celebrates his roulette wheel win by banging on the table ... so hard it pops the marble loose and causes it to land on a number Bugs has bet all his winnings on!

* ThisMeansWar: "You realize that this is not going to go unchallenged."

Six months later, Nasty has traveled to San Francisco, where he has opened a lucrative casino ... lucrative for him, as -- to build his bank for the casino -- he has bankrupted (and then some) everyone who has come to play his clearly rigged games. Bugs, who had spent the past several months plotting revenge, finds Nasty's casino on its opening night and, dressed as a hayseed hick with the persona of a naïve, backwoods country bumpkin decides he wants to play. He first confuses a slot machine for a "telle-o-phone," but -- under the ruse that he is phoning his mother for money -- immediately hits the jackpot much to Canasta's shock.

Six months later, Nasty has traveled to San Francisco, where he has opened a lucrative casino ... lucrative for him, as he has bankrupted (and then some) everyone who has come to play his clearly rigged games. Bugs, who had spent the past several months plotting revenge, finds Nasty's casino on its opening night and, dressed as a hayseed hick with the persona of a naïve, backwoods country boy decides he wants to play. He first confuses a slot machine for a "telle-o-phone," but -- under the ruse that he is phoning his mother for money -- immediately hits the jackpot much to Canasta's shock.

* First by playing roulette. When Bugs continually wins (by hitting the No. 23 each time) despite Nasty doing everything he can and more to rig the game, Nasty's last resort is to cover No. 23 with a block of wood, then setting the wheel for the ball to land on No. 00, which he does. However, Nasty celebrates too wildly, striking the table so hard to contain his evil laughter that the ball bounces into the knot in the wood block on ... No. 23!

** Nasty, as he celebrates his roulette wheel win by banging on the table ... so hard it pops the marble loose and causes it to land on a number Bugs has bet on!

'''Nasty Canasta:''' [laughing] I got a full house! What you got, sucker?\\

* {{Flanderization}}: The final gag of the film -- Nasty Canasta pointing the barrel of a shotgun at his head, thinking coins would come out but instead accidentally kills himself -- was cut at least three different ways, including at least one (CBS's ''WesternAnimation/TheBugsBunnyRoadRunnerShow'') where the part of Nasty pointing the gun at himself is cut entirely, cutting directly from Bugs winning money from the shotgun to Bugs' explaining the moral.

* RussianRoulette: The final game of "chance" between Bugs and Nasty, which of course Bugs wins.

* {{Flanderization}}: The final gag of the film -- Nasty Canasta pointing the barrel of a shotgun at his head, thinking coins would come out but instead accidentally kills himself -- was cut at least three different ways, including at least one (CBS's ''The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show'') where the part of Nasty pointing the gun at himself is cut entirely, cutting directly from Bugs winning money from the shotgun to Bugs' explaining the moral.