Hare Force
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Hare Force | |
Merrie Melodies series | |
Bugs tossed back out in the cold. |
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Directed by | I. Freleng |
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Story by | Tedd Pierce |
Animation by | Manuel Perez |
Voices by | Mel Blanc Bea Benaderet (uncredited) |
Music by | Carl Stalling |
Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date | July 22, 1944 (USA) |
Format | Technicolor, 7 min (one reel) |
Language | English |
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Hare Force is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Bugs Bunny (Mel Blanc). Although the title is an obvious play on Air Force, the cartoon's plot has nothing to do with the military.
On a cold and snowy night, Bugs wangles his way into the good graces, and more importantly, the house, belonging to an old lady (possibly voiced by Bea Benaderet). Sylvester, her dog, takes an instant dislike to the Bunny, and most of the cartoon is spent with the two tricking each other into going outside the house and getting locked out. Finally they get into a schtick where they are each throwing the other out the front door in turn, in quick succession. The old lady intervenes (out of frame) and tells them both to get out, when suddenly she is thrown out, startled and indignant. Bugs and the dog have made peace, and are lazing by the fire. Bugs turns to the audience and says, in typical fashion, "Gosh, ain't I a stinker?"