Hare Force

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Hare Force
Merrie Melodies series

Bugs tossed back out in the cold.
Directed by I. Freleng
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?"

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