. . . gave him the idea to make the opening credits for a two-minute life-or-death public service announcement 60 seconds or so long. To the uninitiated, Jones directed the two greatest trilogies of animated shorts ever created during the 1950's. Of course, Bugs and Elmer star in the Hunter trio--RABBIT FIRE (1951), RABBIT SEASONING (1952) and DUCK! RABBIT, DUCK! (1953). Jones interwove his triumphant Musical Triptych with the three entries in the Hunter set, beginning with RABBIT OF SEVILLE (1950), continuing through ONE FROG-GEE EVENING before concluding with that all-time great, WHAT'S OPERA, DOC? (1957). Jones had a wry sense of humor, which sometimes saw him providing buffoons with enough rope to string themselves up from the rafters of their batty belfries.