Bushy Hare

Bushy Hare

November 18, 1950 Theatrical Series Looney Tunes

Studio
Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
Distributor
Warner Bros.

Synopsis

The stork mixes Bugs and a kangaroo baby up, and mistakenly delivers Bugs to Australia and the natives therein.

Characters

Bugs Bunny, Aborigine (Nature Boy), Stork, Mother Kangaroo, Baby Kangaroo, Italian Balloon Man

Credits

Directing

Director
Robert McKimson

Producing

Producer
Edward Selzer

Writing

Writer
Warren Foster

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Italian Balloon Man, Nature Boy, Baby Kangaroo)

Music

Music
Carl Stalling

Crew

Layouts
Cornett Wood
Backgrounds
Richard H. Thomas

Production notes

This cartoon is not currently shown on American television because of characters, scenes or situations that portray potentially offensive, negative or otherwise currently socially or politically unacceptable content which may be perceived as fostering potentially negative stereotypes of Aboriginies.

Pictures

Reviews

Bushy Hare

MrMathSeptember 26, 2004

The musical voice of Mel Blanc.

Bushy Hare

63x927is58401July 8, 2004

Bushy Hare started with Bugs visiting a carnival. Immediately thereafter, a balloon salesman asks Bugs to hold his balloons for him, so he can tie his shoelace. While Bugs is holding the group of balloons, he (Bugs) is slowly airlifted by the big quantity of hot-air balloons. Shortly after being air- lifted, Bugs sang "How Dry I Am", next was the "clouded-collision" inwich Bugs is in a storks pack and a joey (baby kangaroo) is now holding onto the balloons. After the storks stops at Australia, to "complete its delivery", Bugs is in "Mother Kangaroo"'s pouch. Then Bugs versus "Nature Boy" (Aborigine) numerous "battles" started. Bushy Hare is hilarious from beginning to end.

Bushy Hare

tintingrrlNovember 7, 2003

This is indeed, my all time favorite cartoon, one that I haven't had the pleasure of seeing for a long time. The scenes between Nature and Bugs are so hilarious. I don't see anything un-pc about this cartoon. Take it for what it is, a very creative and entertaining film.

Bushy Hare

funnybunnyMarch 27, 2003

My favorite. Bugs Bunny gets into an argument with an aboriginal he calls "Nature Boy" yelling "Uga-buga-buga" back in forth. Finally, Bugs says softly, "Uga-buga-binga-buga-uga-buga-bunga" and Nature boy gets engaged. During a chase scene, Bugs in Nature Boy are paddling in the same canoe, going in and out of tunnels. Finally, they exit the "tunnel of love" with Nature Boy holding bugs in his arms. Bugs effeminately say "Nature, I didn't know you cared!" and plants a big kiss on Nature Boy. There are many other funny scenes. I was saddened to learn that the Cartoon Netwook did not show "Bushy Hare" in in a 2001 Marathon and it was blacklisted at the last minute from a 1999 Warner release of jungle themed shows due to political correctness. This was my favorite cartoon as a child, and I was raised to be accepting of all races. I never saw "Bushy Hare" as being racists. I guess the only politically correct foils for Bugs can be redneck fools like Elmer Fudd.