Wild and Woolly Hare

The short opens in the western town of Canasta Flats, framed by the Last Chance Saloon, the Next to the Last Chance Saloon, and the Fat Chance Saloon. Patrons gather in the Fat Chance Saloon as rumors swirl about Yosemite Sam's presence. A mustached cowboy tells his friend that Sam is in town, prompting the friend to flee with the excuse that he left a cake in the oven.

Inside the Fat Chance Saloon, a mustached cowboy warns that Yosemite Sam is in town, prompting the friend to flee with the excuse about leaving a cake in the oven. The revelation casts a menacing aura over Canasta Flats as patrons glance toward the door.

When Yosemite Sam is spotted approaching, Injun Joe steps out to meet him for a showdown but is instantly shot off-screen, leaving the saloon patrons momentarily stunned. Sam enters the saloon and announces his identity, heightening the tension.

The pink-shirted Bugs Bunny reveals himself and challenges Sam, calmly noting that he is also a sharpshooter. Sam tries to maintain bravado, while Bugs taunts him with a cool, confident wink.

Bugs demonstrates a ricocheting bullet that bounces around and parts Sam's hair down the middle. The trick impresses no one but signals that Bugs is a formidable rival. Sam's posture stiffens as he realizes Bugs' skill may outmatch him.

Sam fires a can full of holes in a show of 'real' shooting, then Bugs repeats the trick and shoots Sam in the face instead, prompting Sam to protest that it was an accident. Bugs suggests settling the matter 'in a gentleman-like manner,' which Sam reluctantly agrees to, setting up a formal duel.

The two begin the usual ten-pace duel, but Sam cheats on the countdown and fires off target. They move back to opposite ends of the bar and continue shooting at each other, trading blows in a dirty, running gunfight that rattles the saloon.

Their fighting is interrupted by a train whistle at 5:15. Sam declares he will rob the train, while Bugs vows to save it, forcing them to abandon the duel and race to the railroad.

Bugs hops aboard the locomotive, swapping his hat for a train engineer's cap, while Sam chases on his own engine. The pursuit shifts from the saloon to the tracks as the trains speed toward a collision.

Bugs extends the legs on his train's cars so Sam's engine can pass safely underneath. As the engines race toward a head-on crash, a looming 'End of Line' sign foreshadows disaster and Sam's train tips toward the lake below.

The collision is averted, but Sam's train careens off a trestle into a lake, leaving a soot-covered Sam floating in the water. Bugs delivers a farewell line as he heads off, having saved the train but not the reputation.

The final shot lingers on Sam's locomotive stuck in the lake, with Sam muttering 'I hate that rabbit!' as Bugs Bunny rides away, leaving the audience with the cartoon rivalry intact.