| Now Hare This | |
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 Title card | |
| Directed by | Robert McKimson |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Tom Ray George Grandpre Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder |
| Layouts by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Backgrounds by | William Butler |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:17 |
| Language | English |
Now Hare This is a 1958Warner Bros.Looney Tunes cartoon directed byRobert McKimson and written byTedd Pierce.[1] The short was released on May 31, 1958, and starsBugs Bunny.[2]
The story involvesBugs Bunny eluding theBig Bad Wolf and his nephew. After the elder wolf is unable to catch Bugs through traditional means, he gets inspiration from his nephew, who gives him ideas for catching Bugs based onnursery rhymes.
First, the wolves lure Bugs into playingLittle Red Riding Hood so the Big Bad Wolf, who is playing Grandma, can trap Bugs. But Bugs escapes by putting hot coals from a fireplace into the bed that Big Bad is in.
Next, Bugs plays Goldilocks inThe Story of the Three Bears. Big Bad thinks that he has Bugs trapped again, and tries to get revenge by using hot coals on the bed that Bugs is supposed to be in. But instead Big Bad lights adynamite stick attached to fake rabbit ears and the dynamite explodes in his face.
Bugs then proceeds to explain to the exasperated Big Bad how he can have a rabbit for dinner, and the cartoon concludes with Big Bad and his nephew sharing dinner with Bugs, who says, "If you can't eat 'em, join 'em", as the cartoon fades out.
Both the Big Bad Wolf and Bugs say "hoo, hoo, hooo!", a catch phrase which had been made popular by the character Mr. Kitzel as played byArtie Auerbach onThe Jack Benny Show.
| Preceded by | Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1958 | Succeeded by |
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