Hillbilly Hare (1950)

While vacationing in the Ozark Mountains, Bugs Bunny encounters Curt and Pumpkinhead Martin, two dimwitted hillbillies who are duped by Bugs into a violent square dance.

Director:

Robert McKimson

Writer:

Tedd Pierce (story)

Stars:

Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg, John T. Smith

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Mel Blanc	...	Bugs Bunny / Curt Martin (voice)

Storyline

While vacationing in the Ozark Mountains, Bugs Bunny encounters Curt and Pumpkinhead Martin, two dimwitted hillbillies who are duped by Bugs into a violent square dance.

---

Plot Keywords:

ozark mountains | hillbilly | square dancing | hatfields and mccoys | male in female clothes | 

---

Genres:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Short

---

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 August 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Väiski takametsässä

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

President number 26, Theodore Roosevelt, is referenced in two Bugs Bunny cartoons - this one and Ballot Box Bunny.

---

Goofs

Bugs cuts the ends off both the Martin brothers' beards to end the tug of war, but when the two come out of the creek (and for the rest of the cartoon) their beards are intact.

---

Quotes

[Bugs slowly takes off costume as jukebox is playing Skip to my Lou, my Darling and starts fiddling a violin, while singing, leading Curt and Pumpkinhead Martin outside with musical voice]
Bugs Bunny: Promenade across the floor, sashay right on out the door, out the door and into the glade, and everybody promenade. Step right up you're doin' fine, I'll pull your beard you pull mine, yank it again like you did before, break it up with a tug of war. Now into the creek and fish for the trout, dive right in and...
[...]

---

Connections

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

---

Soundtracks

"Turkey in the Straw"
(uncredited)
Traditional
Played during the square dance

User Reviews

Oh those darn Hillbillies!

Banned cartoon this time takes a swing at those southern red-neck hill- billies, who talk funny and aren't too clever.

Bugs is being chased by two of these hill-billies, who happen to be brothers and are looking for some animals to kill.

The first part of this short film is nothing special, but in the second part things all burst out into a song, sung in part by Bugs and it involves a great dance by the three characters. When Bugs takes over the song he makes the hill-billies do these crazy things like dancing with pigs and stuff like that. Very good song, check it out!

Great fun, in particular in it's second part: 7/10.