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8.2/10   298 votes
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Director:
Tex Avery
Writer:
Rich Hogan (story)
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Release Date:
27 July 1940 (USA) more
Plot:
Elmer is a dim-witted hunter whose "wooking for wabbits." Bugs proceeds to confuse, bamboozle, and otherwise humiliate the poor simp. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
User Comments:
A GREAT Cartoon...but NOT the first Bugs Bunny Cartoon! more

Cast

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Mel Blanc ... Bugs Bunny / Skunk (voice) (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan ... Elmer Fudd (voice) (uncredited)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Wild Hare (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
8 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G | USA:Approved (certificate #3993)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
This cartoon is considered the first to feature both Bugs' and Elmer's catchphrases - "What's Up, Doc?" and "Be vewy quiet...I'm hunting wabbits" respectively. more
Quotes:
[first occurrence of this line]
Bugs Bunny: Eh, what's up, Doc?
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "HBO Comedy Half-Hour: Louis C.K." (1996) more
Soundtrack:
The Girl I Left Behind Me more

FAQ

What four names does Elmer Fudd guess?
List: Warner Bros. cartoons nominated for Academy Awards
Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes?
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0 out of 1 people found the following comment useful:-
A GREAT Cartoon...but NOT the first Bugs Bunny Cartoon!, 26 December 2006
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Author: tday from United States

This is a great cartoon, but "Porky's Hare Hunt" (1938) is the first BB cartoon...followed by "Hare-um Scare-um" (1939), "Elmer's Candid Camera" (1940) and then "A Wild Hare (1940)."

This cartoon IS, indeed, the first time he was called "Bugs Bunny." It was also the first time he was less of a "hippity-hoppity" rabbit than he was in his 3 earlier movies and closer to the rabbit he is today which, of course, can only be credited to....Tex Avery.

This is Tex Avery's debut as Bugs' director, which literally catapulted this rabbit into his immense stardom! Yes, you can thank Tex Avery for making him the lovable icon/legend he is today!

I own this on silent reel-to-reel (with subtitles!). (8mm pre-recorded film in the 1960s was often silent! We've come a long way!)

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