Mad as a Mars Hare

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Mad as a Mars Hare, a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon was released on October 19, 1963. This theatrical cartoon was directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble and featured the voices of Mel Blanc as Marvin the Martian, and of course the infamous Bugs Bunny.

[edit] Plot

This cartoon begins with Marvin the Martian observing the planet Earth through a telescope. He is examining a rocket launch that is taking place. As he watches, the rocket takes of from Earth and soon appears to be heading straight towards him. Soon enough, the rocket lands on Mars, the planet on which he is on. The rocket lands and the infamous Bugs Bunny exits it. It is quickly apparent that he is the only occupant and he has been lured onto the rocket by a carrot and then sent to Mars as what Earth considered an expendable “astro-rabbit.” Bugs Bunny immediately claims Mars as his own, in the name of Earth; however Marvin the Martian does not agree with this and decides he will not allow Bugs Bunny to take his planet away from him. Marvin the Martian gets his time-projector gun and sets it to revert Bugs Bunny forward into time so that he can use him as a life-long slave. However, when Marvin the Martian zaps Bugs Bunny with his time-projector gun, he reverts him into a Neanderthal Rabbit, who immediately grabs Marvin the Martian and crushes him with just one hand, ending the cartoon.

[edit] Notes

Mad as Mars Hare has a runtime of seven minutes and has since been released on DVD in a collection called, “Marvin the Martian: 50 Years on Earth.”