Homeless Hare

Summary

Homeless Hare is a 1950 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones.[1] The short was released on March 11, 1950, and stars Bugs Bunny.[2] Some television broadcasts omit the shot of Bugs dropping a brick on Hercules' head. The Blue Ribbon release also removed the shorts original Bugs Bunny in card, joining only Hot Cross Bunny, Knights Must Fall & Rabbit Hood in this distinction.

Homeless Hare
Directed byCharles M. Jones
Story byMichael Maltese
StarringMel Blanc
John T. Smith
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byKen Harris
Phil Monroe
Ben Washam
Lloyd Vaughan
Layouts byRobert Gribbroek
Backgrounds byPeter Alvarado
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • March 11, 1950 (1950-03-11)
Running time
7:04
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

Bugs Bunny awakens to discover his rabbit hole disturbed by a robust construction worker named Hercules at a high-rise construction site. Despite Bugs' polite request for restoration, Hercules feigns compliance before unceremoniously depositing Bugs and the displaced earth into a dump truck. Bugs' protestations against this infringement, laced with incredulity at the lack of regard for the sanctity of home, fall on deaf ears as he is engulfed by another cascade of soil and transported away.

Bugs then retaliates against Hercules by deploying various construction materials to disrupt his activities. From dropping bricks and steel girders onto Hercules from the building's height to tampering with the elevator controls, Bugs engineers a series of mishaps that culminate in Hercules' immersion in wet concrete.

Subsequently assuming the guise of the project engineer, Bugs coerces Hercules into erecting a lofty brick wall, followed by additional attachments that ensnare him atop a teeterboard at precarious heights. Despite Hercules' efforts to counter Bugs' interference, his eventual loss of clothing and dignity underscores Bugs' strategic advantage. In a decisive move to reclaim his territory, Bugs orchestrates a final confrontation with Hercules. Utilizing a red-hot rivet as his instrument of retribution, Bugs navigates through a maze of obstacles to precipitate a cascade of events culminating in Hercules' defeat and surrender.

The completed skyscraper ultimately incorporates Bugs' rabbit hole within its structure as a testament to his victory. Amidst this architectural triumph, Bugs reaffirms the principle that a man's home, no matter how modest, is indeed his castle.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 209. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 58–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links edit

  • Homeless Hare at IMDb  
Preceded by Bugs Bunny Cartoons
1950
Succeeded by