Long-Haired Hare
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
Bugs Bunny is sitting outside his rabbit hole, strumming a tune on his banjo ("Rainy Night In Rio"). Meanwhile, a few feet away is the great opera singer Giovanni Jones, rehearsing for tonight's concert. Unable to concentrate because of the rabbit's folk music singing, Jones goes to the bunny and breaks his banjo. Later, the rabbit plays a lovely tune using a harp. Jones smashes that, too. When the opera baritone interrupts Bugs' tuba solo and ties the rabbit's ears to a tree branch, Bugs allows as to how "of course, you realize this means war!" While Jones wins an early victory against Bugs, it is Bugs who ends up with the upper hand in his performance that night.
Characters
Bugs Bunny, Giovanni Jones, Maestro, Delivery Boy, Musicians
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Chuck Jones (as Charles M. Jones)
Producing
- Producer
- Edward Selzer
Writing
- Writer
- Michael Maltese
Animation
- Animator
- Phil Monroe, Ben Washam, Lloyd Vaughan, Ken Harris
Voices
- Voice
- Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Giovanni Jones [Screaming], Maestro, Delivery Boy, Musicians), Nicolai Shutorov (Giovanni Jones [Singing])
Music
- Music
- Carl Stalling
Crew
- Layouts
- Robert Gribbroek
- Backgrounds
- Peter Alvarado
Production notes
Terrence Monck is occasionally miscredited with the role of Giovanni Jones.
Pictures
Reviews
"Long-haired Hare"
My favorite Bugs cartoon. A howler, even more now than when I saw it as a kid. My favorite part- outside the beginning, when Giovanni Jones unwillingly joins in on Bugs's very eccentric songs- is when Bugs shows up at the concert dressed as Leopold Stokowski, and the orchestra members begin whispering "Leopold" to one another. It was an early introduction to classical music for me, along with "Rabbit of Seville."
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Hahaha. When Giovanni sings "And what do they do in Mississippi, when skies are drippy," I almost soil myself in laughter. That's one of the greatest gags in cartoon history.
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Bugs Bunny at what he does best! Minding his own business he's accosted by a bully...then karma kicks in!!! Bugs is soooo zen.
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The ensuing conflict between Bugs and an overly fat opera singer is hysterical at the very start...! Just seeing a 300-lb serious opera singer dancing to the silliest of bango tunes kills me!!
And every charcter in it is just poking fun at the world of opera. Especially when the star's voice destroys the place, not to mention unravels his clothes...and then the elegant audience of course applauds at the conductor's performace!!!
A must for any opera lover with a sense of humor!
Long-Haired Hare
I love the various songs Bugs sings at the beginning of the cartoon to raise the ire of the nice fat opera singer. The Frankie & Perry references are funny and the use of liquid alum (never heard of the stuff) is purely educational. One of the best buildups and endings of all the classic WB shorts. Bravo Chuck!!
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Another WB masterpiece. The way this cartoon plays out is hilarious. Seeing Bugs take a beating early on sets us up for his ultimate revenge on Giovanni Jones! The gags are funny (exploding pen) and the storyline is exceptional. The ending takes us right back to the where the cartoon started... Bugs with a banjo!
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This delightful short film parodies one of the great bastions of snobbishness, music. Also takes a pot shot at Leopold Stokowski, a conductor who never used a baton and subsequently drove his orchestra nuts with his hand waving (watch Fantasia to see him in action). A superb work by Chuck Jones. Utterly hilarious.
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Chuck Jones has at least 100 masterpieces under his belt, and this is certainly one of them.
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Bugs and opera music always equal lots of laughs. Very surprising to see someone get the best of Bugs as often as in the beginning of this cartoon. The raised hand is a classic scene. This is a great toon.