Lighter Than Hare
Lighter Than Hare is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short that Friz Freleng wrote and directed. It was originally released on December 17, 1960. The title is a play on the phrase lighter than air. In the short, outer space invader Yosemite Sam wants to capture typical earth creature Bugs Bunny.
- Directed by Friz Freleng. Produced by John Burton, Sr.. (uncredited) Story by Friz Freleng.
- [repeated line] Yosemite Sam of outer space!
- Ooh, I knew I shouldn't have sent ZX29B! He's the most stupidest robot I've got!
Dialogue
[edit]- [Sam's robot ferret is sent to retrieve Bugs, but he has built a robot rabbit to take his place]
- Robot rabbit: Eh, what's-up-doc?
- Robot ferret: (Marvin the Martian-like voice) I'll-tell-you-what's-up. (pulls out a ray gun) Come-with-me-or-I'll-blast-you.
- Robot rabbit: I'll-go-with-you-on-one-condition, that-you-don't-press-this-button.
- Robot ferret: Oh-yeah? Well, no-Earth-robot-is-going-to-tell-me-what-button-to-press. I'm-a-pressing.
- (a built-in mallet hits the ferret, and it falls apart, infuriating Sam)
- [last lines, after the robot disguised as a rabbit explodes]
- Yosemite Sam from Outer Space's Commander: Eww, those Earth creatures are always shooting off their mouths.
- Bugs Bunny: [chuckles; on the radio] Gee, I wonder if Amos 'n' Andy is on yet? [chuckles]
- [Then the closing credits' music begins]
Voice cast
[edit]- Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny / Yosemite Sam / Robot ZX29B / Robot Ferret / Bugs Robot / Alien King.
External links
[edit]
- Lighter Than Hare quotes at the Internet Movie Database
Categories:
- 1960 films
- American animated short films
- Traditionally animated short films
- Children's animated comic science fiction short films
- Children's animated science fantasy short films
- Bugs Bunny cartoons
- Yosemite Sam cartoons
- Animated films about extraterrestrial life
- Animated films about robots
- Films set in Washington (state)
- Films directed by Friz Freleng