The Duck Bites Back

The Duck Bites Back is a 2021 animated short film of the theatrical revival series of Looney Tunes shorts, as well as being the first in the series. The film released on May 21, 2021, coinciding with the release of The CN Movie.

The short serves as a successor to the "hunting trilogy" that lasted from 1951 to 1953, in which said short uses elements from the trilogy. In this short, Daffy finally turns the tables on Bugs with the entire "Duck season, rabbit season" fiasco.

Plot
Bugs is walking in the woods sing about fall. When he enters his hole, Elmer points his shotgun at his face, and discovers that rabbit season has been brought up again. Before Elmer could shoot him, Bugs spots Daffy putting a rabbit season sign on a tree. Bugs he calls for him and Daffy claims that it actually is rabbit season, in which Bugs doesn't believe that and says it is duck season, invoking their verbal standoff. When Bugs switches the words, Daffy catches on and tells Elmer to shoot, which he does. Bugs is surprised that Daffy has caught on, so he attempts it again; only for Daffy to outsmart him again.

Down his hole, Bugs tries to think of a way to outsmart Daffy. Later, he disguises himself as a duck; in which backfires as Daffy put a sign that said "Duck Season! Fire!", leading to Elmer shooting the disguised Bugs. His second attempt is the "Would you like to shoot me now" bit, whereas Daffy, who had last time experienced the moment, says "Shoot me now! Shoot me now!", coaxing Bugs on wanting him to say "Shoot him now!", afterwards Daffy tells Elmer to shoot him.

Bugs' third attempt is by claiming that he is a jackalope to Elmer, in which Daffy pulls out a sign saying "Jackalope Season Open", which Elmer shooting Bugs in the process. Bugs looses his sanity and giving up on his attempts of outsmarting Elmer and Daffy. Before Bugs could let Elmer shoot him, he asks Daffy when rabbit season will end; leading to Daffy claiming that it is actually duck season, then Elmer shoots Daffy, followed by the former leaving happily. Daffy puts his bill back in place and says to Bugs, "You're despicable".

Voice cast

 * Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck
 * Billy West as Elmer Fudd