Devil May Hare (1954)

Director:

Robert McKimson

Writer:

Sid Marcus (story)

Release Date:

19 June 1954 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Bugs finds the Tasmanian Devil in his encyclopedia just as the animal threatens to devour him. |

Plot Keywords:

Tasmanian Devil | Surrealism | Looney Tunes | Rabbit Hole | Bugs Bunny

Cast

Mel Blanc

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Bugs Bunny / Tasmanian Devil / Turtle (voice)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #16375) | USA:Not Rated (video release)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

While Robert McKimson and his team were discussing new adversaries for Bugs Bunny, animator Sid Marcus suggested offhandedly that they have used everything except a Tasmanian devil. They looked the animal up in the encyclopedia and decided he would make a good foil for Bugs.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the Devils are exchanging their vows, their voices swap.

Quotes:

Bugs Bunny: [Looking up in the encyclopedia] Q... R... S... T, Tas, Tasmanian. Here it is. "A strong, murderous beast, jaws as powerful as a steel trap - has ravenous appetite - eats tigers, lions, elephants, buffaloes, donkeys, giraffes, octopuses, rhinoceroses, mooses, ducks..."
Tasmanian Devil: Rabbits.
Bugs Bunny: Rabbits? It doesn't say rabbits here.
[Tasmanian Devil writes "and rabbits" on bottom of page]

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)

Soundtrack:

Old MacDonald

Taz fails to fulfill the character's promise in his first short

Bugs Bunny encounters an Tasmanian devil in another lack luster effort by McKimson. Taz had promise, but sadly he would never fulfill on it until the funny '90's show "Tazmania". Here's he's pretty much just another foil, one of the lesser ones I might add, for Bugs. Given this IS a McKimson Bugs carton, it shouldn't come as a big surprise that this effort is a tad light in the laughs department. I just wish someone better came up with the idea of Taz and was able to utilize him better. This animated short can be found on disc 4 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 1 and an optional commentary by Jerry Beck

My Grade: C+