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Rabbitson Crusoe is a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes short released in 1956 and directed by Friz Freleng. The name and part of the story is a direct parody of Robinson Crusoe. __________ Yosemite Sam narrates that a low tide and a high rock caused his shipwreck on a small island. With the ship’s supplies used up, the only food source is a coconut tree on an adjacent island. Crossing between the islands, however, is difficult because of a man-eating shark named Dopey Dick (another parody, this time based on Moby-Dick). Sam manages to get rid of the shark, who jumps after him on land, by whacking it with a mallet. On his way back to his island, he’s chased again by the shark, but this time has a baseball bat ready to whack the shark. “20 years trying and you missed me again! You shovel-nosed mackerel!“ Sam shouts. As a result, one can infer that since the shipwreck, Sam has been marooned on the island for the amount of time described above.
