Despite Bugs' valiant attempts to steer the voyage toward the South Pole, unforeseen circumstances lead them astray to the tropical island of Martinique.

Despite Bugs' efforts to fulfill his promise, the realization that Playboy's true destination actually lies in Hoboken, New Jersey, elicits sheer despair.

[4] Cartoonist Jeff Smith writes, "8 Ball Bunny feels more like one of Chuck Jones' one-shot cartoons, such as Feed the Kitty (1952) or One Froggy Evening (1955) than the standard Bugs vs. Elmer outing.

8 Ball Bunny involves long time spans, days of travel, very few blackout gags, and a story with an actual beginning, middle, and end.

"[4] The short is included in the VHS release Looney Tunes Video Show Volume 3, can be seen as a bonus feature on the DVD releases of the movie The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (the Humphrey Bogart caricature in this cartoon short is based on Bogart's character in the film) and the documentary film March of the Penguins.