Dumb Patrol

"Dumb Patrol" is a Looney Tunes cartoon short released January 18, 1964, starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam with a cameo appearance by Porky Pig. This cartoon short was directed by Gerry Chiniquy, a longtime animator in Friz Freleng's unit. It is set during World War I opening 'somewhere in France' in 1917. The title is an allusion to The Dawn Patrol a 1930 movie by Howard Hawks that also deals with World War I pilots. The same title was also used for an unrelated, early Looney Tunes short starring Bosko, released in 1931. Dumb Patrol does not fall into the normal pattern found in most other Bugs Bunny cartoon shorts. Bugs Bunny is not disturbed from a serene state as in most of his other shorts. Also, he is the attacker, reversing his normal role of the victim. This marks the final pairing of Bugs and Yosemite Sam, as well as the final appearance of the latter, one of the only three to feature both Bugs and Porky together, and the final time Porky appears without Daffy Duck.