A Halloween Nod to “Witch Hazel…”
With Halloween nigh, I thought it might be appropriate to pay a Foxsylvania tribute to Witch Hazel, one of Warner Bros. mildly darker characters lightened by her humor and self-parody of witches in general. Witch Hazel is almost reminiscent of the Warner Bros. character of Granny, but turned slightly to the dark side…
Created by Chuck Jones in 1956, Witch Hazel was reportedly inspired by the witches of Shakespeare in Macbeth, but considerably more comic. Viewers knew that Witch Hazel would never actually eat children, nor defeat Bugs Bunny. Hansel and Gretel did actually appear in Bewitched Bunny featuring Witch Hazel, but Bugs handily thwarted her, masquerading as a truant officer to gain access to the witch’s abode. Hazel then tried to feed Bugs a poisoned carrot, but that didn’t go as planned for her, either…he’s apparently unintentionally rescued by Prince Charming in another crossover from fairy tales!
At the end of that episode, Bugs employs an accessed magic powder to turn the witch into a rather winsome female rabbit, walking off arm in arm with her. Breaking the fourth wall to address the viewing audience, Bugs informs us that he knows that this is a witch, but asks us if they (females) aren’t all witches inside! (*breath-taking gasp!*) Dialogue like this would probably not pass muster in today’s politically correct age…
( I don’t care, the female rabbit is still hawt! )
Tags: Bugs vs. Witch Hazel, Warner Bros. cartoons, Witch Hazel
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October 31, 2025 at 2:18 pm
The first time I saw her on TV was in an after-school telecast of “Broom-Stick Bunny” (1956). After the requisite slapstick chasing around, Bugs tricks her into accidentally rejuvenating herself. Much to the lascivious delight of the genie in her magic mirror!
Bugs’ closing line in that cartoon is a masterpiece of pun-manship!
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November 1, 2025 at 2:04 am
Well, my mom and i finished handing out candy to nearly a hundred trick-or-treaters from about 5:45 PM to 8:30 PM. Then, we watched a DVD containing the original 1966 version of “It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” A pleasantly nostalgic way to end a fruitful evening.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:03 am
The “Trick-or-Treat” tradition is extinct in my area. Kids go to group parties at fire halls and parking lots…sad! 😿
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November 1, 2025 at 12:48 pm
The notorious price of “progress”. Emphasis on the sarcastic quotes.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:49 pm
P.S.—I dressed as Little Danny Strode (and his ill-fated Uncle Tim) from HALLOWEEN 6.
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