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Too Dumb to Live: Red Hot Ryder is so stupid that he makes Elmer Fudd look like a genius by comparison!."Take That!" Kiss: Bugs mockingly kisses Ryder goodnight at the end of the cartoon, after Ryder finally realizes that Bugs was the Masked Marauder.Simpleton Voice: Red Hot Ryder speaks like this for the bulk of the cartoon, fitting for someone as profoundly dimwitted as him.
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Of course, Bugs ends up shouting the last word, which is "STINK!!!" Flowers smell pretty, / But you sure CENSORED". That's right! That's right! You win the $64 question!" Is a reference to the then-popular radio quiz show Take It Or Leave It.Red Hot Ryder is a parody of Red Ryder, and character-wise is a mix of Red Skelton's radio characters 'Sheriff Deadeye' and 'Clem Kiddlehopper' with their catchphrases "Whoa horse! Come on horse whoa!" and "Here I am".All were rationed for the military at the time and stealing them would be considered a crime against the Nation on top of being more serious thefts.
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Bugs also later runs off with quantities of gas, butter, sugar, shoes, and tires. But, considering that this was made around World War II, the fact they were stolen from the town's Victory Garden makes the otherwise petty theft a moral outrage. Poke the Poodle: Stealing carrots (instead of robbing a bank)seems like a minor nuisance on the surface.Ryder is too stupid to tell the difference, though. Paper-Thin Disguise: Bugs' Masked Marauder disguise is nothing more than a handkerchief over his face.Idiot Hero: Red Hot Ryder, who is so incompetent that he never once poses a real threat to Bugs.Hyper-Competent Sidekick: Zigzagged at first, Red's horse is too stubborn to stop until he bludgeons it with a club, yet later on the horse is shown to be much more intelligent than his master.Foe Romance Subtext: The ending gag where Bugs delivers a (mocking) kiss to Ryder, says "Good night, sweet prince!" and blows out the candle.
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