A Wild Hare
A Wild Hare, (reissued as The Wild Hare), is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon supervised by Tex Avery (credited as Fred Avery on the original issue). The short subject features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny, the latter making what is considered his first official appearance.
- Directed by Tex Avery. Produced by Leon Schlesinger. Story by Rich Hogan.
- [first occurrence of this line] Eh, what's up, Doc?
- [last lines of the short film] Can ya imagine anybody acting like that? Ya know, I think the poor guy's screwy!
- [first occurence of this line] Be vewy, vewy qwiet. I'm hunting wabbits.
- Doggone you, old, mean wabbit!
Dialogue
[edit]- Bugs Bunny: [with his hands over Elmer's eyes] Guess who?
- Elmer Fudd: Heddy Wamarr?
- Bugs Bunny: No.
- Elmer Fudd: Cawole Wombard?
- Bugs Bunny: Nope.
- Elmer Fudd: Wosemawy Wane?
- Bugs Bunny: Nope. Guess again.
- Elmer Fudd: Owivia De Haviwand?
- Bugs Bunny: Nope, but you're getting warmer.
- Elmer Fudd: Say, you wouldn't be that scwewy wabbit, would you?
- Bugs Bunny: Ehh... could be!
- Elmer Fudd: Pardon me, but you know, you wook just wike a wabbit.
- Bugs Bunny: Ehhh... c'mere. Listen, doc. [whispering] Now don't spread this around, but, uh... confidentially... [screaming] I AM A WABBIT!
Voice cast
[edit]- Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny / Skunk. (uncredited)
- Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer Fudd. (uncredited)
- Marion Darlington as Birds Whistling. (uncredited)
External links
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Categories:
- 1940 American animated films
- 1940s English-language films
- American animated short films
- Traditionally animated short films
- Children's animated comedy short films
- Surreal comedy films
- Slapstick films
- Screwball comedy films
- Bugs Bunny cartoons
- Elmer Fudd cartoons
- Animated films about skunks
- Animated films about talking animals
- Animated films set in the United States
- Animated films set in forests
- Films directed by Tex Avery