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[♪ "MERRIE MELODIES" TUNE PLAYS]

[HONKING]

[HONKING]

[HONKING]

Eh, when these drivers decide to drop you off somewheres,

they ain't kiddin'.

Now, where do ya suppose I'm at?

"Roo dee lah Pakes." Hmm.

"Eyefull" Tower.

"Champs Ellee-eye-see-ay."

Hey, I must be in Paris!

Well, "polly-voos fran-sayce" and Ooh, la, la.

I'm just gonna stroll down zee

boulevard and look over the mon-sewers and the madam-oyzels.

[♪ WHISTLING "THE LATIN QUARTER"]

Nom "day" plume! A "Ra-beet"!

Just what I must have for "zee" dinner menu!

Nuit de Noël! A "ra-beet"!

Just what I must have for "zee" dinner menu.

Vive à la carte!

Huh?

What was that?

Uh-oh. Somethin' tells me

this little gray hare's in the middle again.

En garde, rabbit.

[WHOOSH, CRASH]

I got him! I got "zee ra-beet"!

[♪ SCATTING "ALOUETTE"]

Meh, what's up, doc?

Whatcha got in the tureen?

Ah, monsieur, here I have "zee" most beautiful "ra-beet"!

Rabbit, eh?

Eh, mind if I have a peek at him?

But of course, monsieur.

Regardez.

Mmm. Sort of short-eared critter, ain't he, doc?

Monsieur Louie!

Monsieur, what did you do with my "ra-beet"?

Your rabbit? No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, Monsieur François. The rabbit, she is mine.

Au contraire, monsieur.

"Zee ra-beet" is mine, not yours.

If anybody was to tell me

my rabbit wasn't mine,

I'd tweak his little pink "tomahto" nose.

- En garde! - [HONKS]

If anybody was to tweak

my little pink tomahto nose,

I'd... [WHISPERING]

Touché!\h\h\h\h\h

[WHISPERING]\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h

[TSKING]

What a revoltin' display of temper.

- I win! I win! - [CLANG]

[CHUCKLING]

Now, just a eau-"dee"-cologne minute, doc!

What's cookin'?

You, monsieur. [CHUCKLING]

You're gonna cook me?

Ah, oui, monsieur. I am now prepare

the delicious "Ra-beet" François. [KISSING]

Oh. Uh-huh. Okay.

Of course, if you want somethin' really good,

ya can't beat a good old Lousiana

back bay bayou Bunny Bordelais...

à la Antoine.

À la Antoine?

You mean "zee" Antoine of New Orleans?

I don't mean Antoine of Flatbush.

Now, come on, buster. Get with your cookin'.

[SPEAKING FRENCH] This recipe I must know.

- Uh, monsieur? - Now what?

Monsieur show me to cook this recipe, no?

No.

[EXCLAIMS]

Monsieur, I insist that you show me!

Oh, well, if you "in-sist."

Now, then, uh, I'm the chef and you're the rabbit. See?

But, monsieur, I do not look like "zee ra-beet."

Oh, well, I'll fix that in a jiffy.

- Here. - [SNAPS]

[♪ "YOU MUST HAVE BEEN A BEAUTIFUL BABY" PLAYS]

Open wide.

That's it.

♪ LA, DA-DEE, DA-DEE-DUM ♪

Now, wiggle your nose.

Say, you make a swell rabbit, doc.

See?

Oh, merci. Thank you, monsieur.

And now, for Antoine's recipe.

First, immerse the rabbit thoroughly in wine.

Then, pickle.

Already, I am "zee"... [HICCUPS] ...pickled.

- [JAR CLINKS] - [THWUNK!]

Shake well.

Then stuff with hot sauce, chili peppers, bay leaves,

bay rum, hot mustard, horseradish, mule radish,

and a dash of Tabasco sauce.

[♪ KETTLE DRUMS]

Next, we dip liberally in flour.

So.

And roll briskly with rollin' pin.

"K-nead" gently, but firmly.

[GRUNTING]

Then pour into stew pot.

Now add sliced parsnips,

potatoes, "as-par-ay-gus,"

ONIONS...

Huh? Oh, okay.

Skip the onions.

Monsieur François, "zee ra-beet," she is mine!

[DOING!]

Monsieur François!

You are expecting maybe Humphrey Bogart?

Monsieur François, whah happen?

Monsieur le "ra-beet," la,

is show me to cook the Lousiana

back bay bayou Bunny Bordelais

à la Antoine.

Antoine?

Oh, the sad sack.

Proceed, Monsieur la "Ra-beet."

Okay, doc. Here we go.

- [GROANS] Stop! - [SLAP!]

You show "zis" recipe to Monsieur

"zen" you must show it to me!

Well, all right.

If you insist.

First, we fix ya up like your friend here.

- Now, wine, pickle... - [THWUNK!]

stuffing,

flour, roll, "k-nead,"

and into the pot.

And last, but not least,

a nice, big carrot.

There, that'll put a kick in it.

And into la oven we go.

Mmm-mmm!

Don't they look yummy yummy?

[MATCH RASPS]

- [FUSE SIZZLES] - [EXPLOSION]

BOTH: ♪ Alouette, gentille alouette

BOTH: ♪ Alouette, je te plumerai ♪

BOTH: Vive Antoine!

BOTH: ♪ Alouette, gentille alouette

BOTH: ♪ Alouette, je te plumerai ♪

Hm. Personally, I prefer hamburger.

[♪ "MERRIE MELODIES" TUNE PLAYS]