Hare Conditioned (1945)

Bugs is working as part of an outdoor display in a department store window when the store manager decides to have him stuffed as part of the Taxidermy department.

Director:

Chuck Jones

Writer:

Tedd Pierce (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc, Dick Nelson

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	Bugs Bunny / Store Manager (voice)

Storyline

Bugs is working as part of an outdoor display in a department store window when the store manager decides to have him stuffed as part of the Taxidermy department.

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Plot Keywords:

taxidermy | department store | what a maroon | reference to the great gildersleeve | surrealism | 

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Short | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 August 1945 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The department store manager is a parody of The Great Gildersleeve, a character played by Harold Peary in the radio program "Fibber McGee and Molly". Gildersleeve was so popular he was spun off into his own radio show, "The Great Gildersleeve", as well as a series of feature films.

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Quotes

Bugs Bunny: What a dope. What a maroon.

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Connections

Spoofs Frankenstein (1931)

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Soundtracks

"A-Tisket, A-Tasket"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Played when the manager chases Bugs out of the Boys Department

User Reviews

A new story for Bugs, and he works a miracle with it.

This is an above-average pre-1948 Bugs Bunny cartoon, one of my earlier favorites.

The story is better than the majority, plus it's completely new. Bugs is the innocent victim here. Often, he antagonizes the predator as well. But here he chooses evasive action.

The animation is great, I like the way they drew the manager. Bugs Bunny is basic, he still has to evolve quite a bit. The store is done in great detail. Kudos to the team.

The ending is great, and the jokes are good throughout: Bugs dresses not only as a woman, but both hunter and quarry run through different departments, wearing appropriate clothing when they reappear. That sequence was great.

Bugs manages to outwit his foe, but there's a nice twist in the tail at the end, with great penultimate and closing jokes.

The manager's character is huge, about fifteen times the size of Bugs, and the perfect foil. But he's not nearly as dim-witted as he seems. Bugs has reason to be genuinely insecure about his safety.

Hare Conditioned (1945) is a great cartoon, and I certainly recommend it.