Mississippi Hare (1949)

Director:

Chuck Jones

Writer:

Michael Maltese (story)

Release Date:

26 February 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Cotton pickers mistake Bugs' tail for a ball of cotton and toss him in with the rest of the haul. On...

Plot Keywords:

Gambler | Riverboat | Duel | Drag | Blackface

Cast

Mel Blanc

...

Bugs Bunny / Southern Gentleman / Purser (voice)

Runtime:

USA:8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:U | USA:Approved (original rating) | Canada:G (Nova Scotia)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Due to pressure from Warner Bros., this cartoon was one of 11 pulled from rotation by the Cartoon Network for its 2001 "June Bugs" marathon, which was to show the complete chronology of Bugs Bunny cartoons. This is in addition to the "Censored 11" that have been withheld from distribution since 1968. The reason given was the short's potentially offensive depiction of African-Americans.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Bugs: Oh, well. We almost had a romantic ending.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Behind the Tunes: Bugs - A Rabbit for All Seasonings (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Beautiful Dreamer

a good one

One of the better Bugs shorts, although not seen much today due to its depiction of blacks picking cotton and parodies of Uncle Tom's Cabin. If you can forgive those misgivings, then this is a definite must see short. Bugs takes on a Mississippi Colonel on a riverboat.