Case of the Missing Hare (1942)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Chuck Jones

Writer:

Tedd Pierce (story)

Release Date:

12 December 1942 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Bugs' home in a hollow tree is marred when the magician, Ala Bahma, plasters his show posters all over it. Bugs goes to the show to heckle.

Plot Keywords:

Magician | Pie | Tree | Pie In The Face | This Means War

Cast

Mel Blanc

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Bugs Bunny / Ala Bahma (voice) (uncredited)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | UK:U | Australia:G

Company:

Leon Schlesinger Studios

Trivia:

Bugs Bunny says, "If I dood it, I get a whippin'. I dood it!" The line is a reference to Red Skelton's radio character, the Mean Widdle Kid.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bugs Bunny: Eh, pardon me, doc. Fresh out of carrots.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Under Pressure (2000)

Soundtrack:

Aloha Oe

we all get a whipping sooner or later

When a--hole magician Ala Bahma nails a poster over Bugs Bunny's tree-hole (since when does Bugs live in a tree?) and subsequently shoves a pie in Bugs's face, Bugs decides that it means war. So, Ala Bahma's show that night becomes a venue for Bugs to make a mess of everything. Whether it's the carrot, the swords, or the end, this is a magic show unlike any other. Why can't we all do this more?! So, maybe "Case of the Missing Hare" isn't the best Looney Tunes/Merry Melodies cartoon ever, but it's still a real pleasure. Bugs always knows how to turn the power structure on its head, even when dressed like a little kid. Really funny.

He dood it alright.