| Frigid Hare | |
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 The title card ofFrigid Hare. | |
| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer (uncredited) |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Phil Monroe Ben Washam Lloyd Vaughan Ken Harris |
| Layouts by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Backgrounds by | Peter Alvarado |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7:36 |
| Language | English |
Frigid Hare is aWarner Bros.Merrie Melodies short, released on October 8, 1949.[1]: 203 [2]: 430 It is directed byChuck Jones and written byMichael Maltese, and featuresBugs Bunny.[3] The title can be seen as a pun on "frigid air" or the refrigerator brand "Frigidaire".
While en route toMiami Beach for a much-needed break from Warner Brothers, Bugs Bunny once again misses his turn at Albuquerque and finds himself at the South Pole. After encountering apenguin fleeing from an Eskimo hunter, Bugs gets entangled in their chase. Despite initially trying to ditch the penguin, Bugs eventually takes pity on him and devises a plan to rescue him. In the end, Bugs decides to extend his vacation, realizing that the South Pole's six-month-long days allow him to enjoy an extended break until July 1953.
| Preceded by | Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1949 | Succeeded by |