In the Canadian North Woods, Bugs is wanted dead or alive and Elmer is out to bring him in.In the Canadian North Woods, Bugs is wanted dead or alive and Elmer is out to bring him in.In the Canadian North Woods, Bugs is wanted dead or alive and Elmer is out to bring him in.
- Director
- Writer
- Stars
Mel Blanc
- Bugs Bunny
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan
- Elmer Fudd
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
The Sportsmen Quartet
- Vocalists
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
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Did you know
- TriviaFeatures, for the last time, the redesigned overweight Elmer Fudd of the early 40s.
- GoofsThe display of "Wanted" signs near the beginning are out of order.The music does not match the display.
- Quotes
Bugs Bunny: [to Mountie snowman] So, you call yourself a Mountie! Ha! You couldn't catch me! Why, you couldn't even catch a cold!
[Elmer sneaks up behind Bugs]
Bugs Bunny: You know what I'm gonna do to you? I'm gonna punch you right square in the nose!
[Whips round and clocks Elmer]
- Crazy creditsOne of only two WB shorts, along with "Baseball Bugs," to have Bugs (instead of Porky) pop out of the drum and say, "And that's the end!"
- Alternate versionsThe end of this cartoon has Bugs proclaiming his last wish in a chorus of "I Wish I Were in Dixie", which is followed by Bugs, Elmer Fudd and the Mounties all in blackface singing "Camptown Races". This scene is cut from television and home video. On the Cartoon Explosion DVD (and Cartoon Network), Bugs starts to sing "I Wish I Were in Dixie", and the picture quickly cuts (or dissolves on CN) to the end card. On TBS and TNT the scene is edited out differently: a fake "iris-out" after Bugs sings "I Wish I Were in Dixie"; or the footage of Bugs dancing was replayed as the sound from the end of the cartoon proceeded as normal. Here's a photo of the edited scene: http://looney.goldenagecartoons.com/ltcuts/freshhare.jpg
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ethnic Notions (1986)
- SoundtracksOh, You Beautiful Doll
(uncredited)
Music by Nat Ayer
Played during the shot of the Wanted poster with Bugs done up as Hitler
Featured review
The Wabbit Hunting Diet
You know the quality is going to be above average when a cartoon starts with an big orchestral intro and a still picture to complement the titles. Bugs Bunny, looking slightly less cute than he would in later years (and still having to be content with his name under the titles) evades and tricks Elmer the Mountie at every turn. Back in these days Elmer was so overweight he had to wear a girdle. But if you look closely you can actually see him sweating off those pounds during the wild chase scenes.
In the forties the Warner Studios were still competing with Disney to produce the best looking animation around. It is obvious a lot of thought and care went into the backgrounds and character animation. Yet they still could not compare to the competition. However when it came to gags the Merry Melodies were unbeatable. There are probably more jokes crammed into these 7 minutes than in any 7 Disney cartoons of the same era. Only the final scene involving a black and white minstrel show feels a bit awkward nowadays, for we like to forget that these totally incorrect programmes ever existed. In fact it was not until the late Sixties that this type of shows was banned, about the same time the Merry Melodies ended their run.
7 out of 10
In the forties the Warner Studios were still competing with Disney to produce the best looking animation around. It is obvious a lot of thought and care went into the backgrounds and character animation. Yet they still could not compare to the competition. However when it came to gags the Merry Melodies were unbeatable. There are probably more jokes crammed into these 7 minutes than in any 7 Disney cartoons of the same era. Only the final scene involving a black and white minstrel show feels a bit awkward nowadays, for we like to forget that these totally incorrect programmes ever existed. In fact it was not until the late Sixties that this type of shows was banned, about the same time the Merry Melodies ended their run.
7 out of 10
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- Chip_douglas
- Jan 19, 2004
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- Merrie Melodies #25 (1941-1942 Season): Fresh Hare
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- Runtime7 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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