5 of 7 people found this review helpful. This is one of those shorts that successfully transport you to the Middle Ages while making fun of the period in the process as well. While stealing a carrot in Sherwood Forest on the king's property, Bugs gets caught by the sheriff. The title of the cartoon itself is a pun on the 1937 film Night Must Fall. This time Bugs' race with Cecil Turtle features a rocket-powered tortoise shell. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. After emerging, Bugs and the knights charge to each other and end up (off-screen) crashing into each other, rattling the crowd. Read our editors' picks for the movies and shows we're watching in March, including "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," Boss Level, and Zack Snyder's Justice League. Sound Effects Used Gallery. Vote Now! (1937) When a rich but cantankerous dowager on an isolated estates hires an engaging handyman, her niece/companion becomes suspicious of his motives. In the first two, he is sent flying into a wall. Was this review helpful to you? Cartoon Characters: Bugs Bunny, Sir Pantsalot, Usher. Bugs Bunny retaliates against the pompous opera star who does him violence. Night Must Fall. [1] In an opening sequence, the two combatants smash each other with clubs to the tune of I've Been Working on the Railroad.[1]. Hey Kids Comics Wiki is a FANDOM Comics Community. Posted by LT CAPS at 1:35 PM. This is the seventh Bugs Bunny cartoon where the title dose not refer to "hare", "rabbit", or "bunny". Title Card. watch 00:59. [1] It is a battle between modern American technology and old English ways. Bugs fights the legendary giant. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Identifiers at line 811: attempt to index field 'IdAccessLevels' (a nil value). Mouse wind up ... See full summary », Bluebeard the killer is at large, and in Porky Pig's home, a crafty mouse disguises himself as Bluebeard to scare Porky into providing him with a generous serving of food. It's the start of the Baby-Boom, and the overworked delivery system is full of glitches: Mother Goose gets a baby skunk, a Scotty dog gets a little hippo, and Mr. and Mrs. Pantsalot chases Bugs into a rabbit hole on the field. 2/14/2012 . K is for Knights Must Fall on HBOMax. This page has been viewed 557 times this month, and 3027 times total. Redirect by file, user, page, revision, or log ID, Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, https://heykidscomics.fandom.com/wiki/Knights_Must_Fall?oldid=1567376. I shall tell thee a story of a classic Looney Tunes cartoon. If it starts from (0, 0), after taking one step it will lie inside the board only at 2 out of 8 positions, and will lie outside at other positions. Another member of the ministry … [1], The jousting field is depicted as a typical sports field transferred to the Middle Ages. Forsooth! [1] The narrative of the film never explains the arrival of Bugs in this time period. Knights Must Fall Review. The Devious Dr. Dumpty: Dr. Dumpty, a corpulent jewel thief, attacks a parade with knock-out gas released from balloons, and he and his thugs, wearing gas masks, View production, box office, & company info, Bugs Bunny just took rival knight, "Sir Pantselot"', helmet off of his head, the name, "Accordion-Head" is a reference & reminder of Dick Tracy's top criminal & rival, named "Flat-Top", Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection w/prior release info, The Golden Age of Animation Part 2: 1940-1949. Knights Must Fall is a 1949 animated short film from the Merry Melodies series. John Squire and Anna Steele find themselves playing a deadlier game than the role playing adventure they were invited to attend. Bugs hits Pantsalot on the head again, angering Pantsalot, who smashes what he thinks is Bugs in armor. Knights Must Fall After Bugs insults the Black Knight, the Knight challenges Bugs to a continuous amount of jousts. After snowstorms and blackouts, the conclusion to the Revengers’ adventure at last! After Yosemite Sam builds his house over Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole, the two of them try to determine who owns the land through the courts and other less legal means. Bugs comes up from an adjacent hole while Pantsalot looks for him. The title of the cartoon itself is a pun on the 1937 film Night Must Fall. This is the seventh Bugs Bunny cartoon where the title does not refer to "hare", "rabbit", or "bunny". Share to Twitter Share to Facebook Share to Pinterest. Baby, The Rain Must Fall (Baby, The Rain Must Fall) KnightsBridge. The brother knights face torture and judgment as King Philip burns many at the stake; Margaret's fall is equally swift. The title of the cartoon itself is a pun on the 1937 film Night Must Fall. Bugs, thinking he has won, prepares to leave ("I guess I'd better go phone Lady Windermere not to expect her spouse home for dinner"), but the knights, lead by Pantsalot, reappear in formation to joust together against Bugs. Halt thee, knave (or wench)! Use the HTML below. Knights Must Fall Half-time is signaled with the entertainment consisting of a band playing music (used prior in Porky in Wackyland). Bugs, the entrepreneurial bunny, reads a classified ad for a hurdy gurdy and monkey and decides to go into the music business. Labels: Bugs Bunny, Friz Freleng. From the Album Movie Hits of the '60s Vol.3 Listen Now Buy song $0.99. [1], The first half of the joust consists of three passes each ending in defeat for Bugs. "Knights Must Fall" "Knights Must Fall" Directed by Friz Freleng. Bugs Bunny gets swindled by the Three Little Pigs into buying their houses of straw and wood. BCDB Rating: 4.1/5 Stars from 5 users. Knights Must Fall. It stars Bugs Bunny. While a parody of the Arthurian legend, the short avoids using familiar names. Bugs calls timeout and builds a glass and cast-iron steam case resembling a tank and a bomber in a nearby blacksmith shop to house himself, his pony, and lance. He finds Bugs hiding in his armor as Bugs evades yet another bat to the head (making Pantsalot strike his own head). Bugs is then chased into a manhole, and before Pantsalot can dive in, Bugs puts the lid on, causing yet another head blow to Pantsalot. A sneaker-wearing, hairy monster chases Bugs through a castle belonging to an evil scientist. Knights Must Fall is a 1949 Merrie Melodies short directed by Friz Freleng. Bugs Bunny is the hapless court jester who sets himself up for disaster by joking that "Only a fool would go after the Singing Sword" after King Arthur has declared that the Knights of the Round Table are chicken for not having the gumption to rescue the Sword from its kidnapper, the Black Knight. See More from Fandom. In the historical context of World War II much fun is made of the giant's claimed superiority over the more clever and fun-loving rabbit. In this one, Bugs is a knight who accidentally upsets one of his mates by using the posterior of his suit as a garbage can (of all the...). FARToons Productions. The ending, however, is clearly based on the final fight in A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court (1889), where the knights of England attack the protagonist en masse and fall to him. He makes jousting look as fun as "A Knight's Tale" made it look, maybe more so.All in all, this is one of many cartoons showing that they don't make 'em like they used to. New title added by eutychus; 8/7/2012 . Giving this short a dark side. Starring: Paul Soles, Peg Dixon, Paul Kligman, Bernard Cowan. Knights Must Fall is a 1949 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny. “Knightfall” goes inside the medieval politics and warfare of the Knights Templar, the most powerful, wealthy and mysterious military order of the Middle Ages. Knights Must Fall is a 1949 Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng that spoofs King Arthur. To enjoy Prime Music, go to Your Music Library and transfer your account to … In the third and last, he shatters his lance. After they exchange glove blows to each other (with Bugs using one of Pantsalot's gauntlets), the two agree to settle their feud with a joust. [2], The film also evokes images of the post-war era. The second half of the joust is a free-for-all, making use of multiple weapons. Knights Must Fall was pure hilarity of a Bugs Bunny cartoon tavm 26 July 2010 Just watched this very funny Bugs Bunny cartoon on YouTube. Get season by season character and cast bios and more only on HISTORY. Summary: Knights Must Fall: Spidey jousts with a motorcycle-riding knight in armor who is robbing theatre box offices, armored trucks, and museum officials receiving a medieval artifact. Bugs applies a pin to Pantsalot 's posterior, causing him to jump and smash into an arch before smashing back into his armor. The Loop (Movies) Do you like this video? MPAA Number added by EmiozunaToonz Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes. English français. Squire Bugs Bunny gets challenged to a joust duel by Sir Pantsalot of Drop Seat Manor after being insulted. Search This … Witch Hazel's claim to be the ugliest witch of all is threatened by a Halloween witch who turns out to be Bugs trick-or-treating. This is the seventh Bugs Bunny cartoon where the title does not refer to "hare", "rabbit", or "bunny". Voice Actors: Mel Blanc. Storyline. Bugs tricks the sheriff into letting him go, but not before he plays pranks on the hapless lawman. [1] There is also an appearance by a kazoo-using marching band at half-time. It's a pleasure watching these time and again. Just as Porky ... See full summary ». While I Breathe, I Trust the Cross 43m. The second half begins with Bugs and Pantsalot trading head blows until Bugs tickles Pantsalot using a pneumatic drill on Pantsalot's armor. Pantsalot beats Bugs back twice, and destroys Bugs' lance on his third attempt with his shield, earning Bugs the derision of the crowd ("Hey! In medieval times, for the horrendous act of tossing a half-eaten carrot into a suit of armor, Bugs Bunny is challenged to a duel by the Black Knight (Sir Pantsalot of Dropseat Manor). Let's take: 8x8 chessboard, initial position of the knight : (0, 0), number of steps : 1 At each step, the Knight has 8 different positions to choose from. Meet the cast of Knightfall on HISTORY. Knights Must Fall is a 1949 Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng that spoofs King Arthur. Bugs plays every defensive position against the Gashouse Gorillas.