Compressed Hare

Compressed Hare
Compressed Hare
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Directed by	Chuck Jones; Maurice Noble
Story by	Dave Detiege
Produced by	William Orcutt; David H. DePatie
Starring	Mel Blanc; (all voices)
Edited by	Treg Brown
Music by	Milt Franklyn
Animation by	Bob Bransford; Ken Harris; Richard Thompson; Tom Ray; Effects Animation:; Harry Love
Layouts by	Corny Cole; Maurice Noble (uncredited)
Backgrounds by	Philip DeGuard; William Butler
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	July 29, 1961;
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Compressed Hare, stylized as COMpressed Hare, is a 1961 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.^[2] The short was released on July 29, 1961, and stars Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote.^[3] This is the final first-run Golden Age short in which Wile E. Coyote speaks, although he speaks again in the Adventures of the Road Runner featurette a year later. The title is a play on compressed air.

Plot

In the narrative involving Wile E. Coyote and Bugs Bunny, a sequence of comedic encounters unfolds as Coyote endeavors to capture and prepare Bugs Bunny as a meal. The plot initiates with Coyote's subtle ploy, leaving a telephone in Bugs Bunny's hole and soliciting a cup of diced carrots. Bugs, perceptive to Coyote's intentions, engages in a playful exchange before finding himself ensnared by Coyote, who is preparing rabbit stew.

Bugs escapes after causing a fold-out bed to fall on the Coyote's head. Coyote’s next attempts to ensnare Bugs Bunny involve an attempt to vacuum the rabbit out of his hole, shooting a cannon into the hole and pouring quick-drying cement into the hole. Finally, the Coyote throws a metal carrot into the hole. Once he hears the rabbit pretending to eat it, he turns on a giant electromagnet, which backfires as it pulls in metal objects from all over the world, including a rocket which causes a huge explosion. Bugs comments on Coyote's misfortune with witty quips, asserting his prowess as a neighbor.

References

1 2 3 4 5 Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
↑ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 333. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60-62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

External links

Compressed Hare at IMDb

Preceded by

The Abominable Snow Rabbit

Bugs Bunny Cartoons
1961

Succeeded by

Prince Violent

[WebbHare-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.

[Beck-2] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 333. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[3] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60-62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.

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