Bugsy and Mugsy

Bugsy and Mugsy is a 1957 Bugs Bunny cartoon.

Summary

Bugs has relocated his home due to heavy winter rains; he now lives under the floor of a condemned building. All of a sudden, he hears police sirens, which are followed by a car stopping, and then clambering footsteps. Rocky and Mugsy, two gangsters, burst into the room. They have just committed a jewelry robbery, "all 14-carat". Bugs hears the last word as "carrot", and emerges to see what's happening. He realizes what's going on, and vows to take care of the two while they rest for the night.

Bugs uses the phone to pose as an informant, and quietly whispers to the semi-conscious Rocky that Mugsy is planning to take all the jewelry for himself. Rocky responds by smacking Mugsy upside the head.

Next, Bugs places an axe into the sleeping Mugsy's hand, and whispers to Rocky that Mugsy is a serial killer who is plotting his murder. Rocky goes over, takes the axe, and chops at Mugsy, cutting his hat in two.

Later, Bugs starts to unscrew the chandelier from the ceiling, which is perched right above Rocky's head. Mugsy wakes up, and tries to prevent the chandelier from falling, but only manages to be caught standing on a ladder with a screwdriver in his hand when the chandelier does fall. Rocky beats Mugsy up, and orders him to go to sleep.

Next, Bugs quietly replaces Rocky's cigarette with a stick of dynamite. Imitating Rocky's voice, he asks Mugsy for a light. Mugsy goes over and lights the dynamite, which explodes. Mugsy is beaten again, then tied up and thrown into the bathroom.

Bugs then saws Rocky's chair out from under the floor, and places the saw between Mugsy's tied hands. Rocky enters the bathroom, discovers Mugsy holding the saw, and proceeds to beat him senseless again.

For the final stunt, Bugs ties roller skates to Mugsy, and uses a magnet under the floor to guide Mugsy through the room. Bugs eventually crashes Mugsy into Rocky, and a fight ensues where Rocky punches Mugsy across the room, and Bugs crashes him into Rocky again. This goes on for some time until the police suddenly show up and take the two away. Surmising that Mugsy gave the location away to the cops, Rocky beats Mugsy senseless in the police car. Meanwhile, Bugs is holding a DIY book, and he comments to the audience, "Isn't it wonderful what you can do with some wire and a few electric bulbs?" The camera pans up to reveal Bugs' handiwork: a large, blinking neon sign reading "ROCKY'S HIDEAWAY".