Hurdy-Gurdy Hare
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
Bugs buys a hurdy-gurdy and a monkey so that he can enter the music business, but the monkey rips him off.
Characters
Bugs Bunny, Gruesome Gorilla, Monkey
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Robert McKimson
Producing
- Producer
- Edward Selzer
Writing
- Writer
- Warren Foster
Voices
- Voice
- Mel Blanc
Music
- Music
- Carl Stalling
Animation
- Animator
- J. C. (Bill) Melendez, Emery Hawkins, Charles McKimson, John Carey, Phil DeLara
- Layouts
- Cornett Wood
Art Department
- Backgrounds
- Philip De Guard
Production notes
In September of 1943, beginning with A Feud There Was, Warner Bros. began re-releasing select color cartoons in their "Blue Ribbon" program. Typically the Blue Ribbon reissues received new opening sequences with Blue Ribbon title cards and standardized music. Cartoon production credits were also removed. Between ten and fifteen cartoons were released in any given year, with cartoons coming from as far back as 1935. The reissues continued until the close of the studio in the 1960's.
All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.
All Blue Ribbon cartoons were released as "Merrie Melodie" cartoons regardless of the original series. The first "Looney Tunes" short to be included in the Blue Ribbon series was The Hep Cat, which was added in 1949. The only current prints of many of these cartoons are the Blue Ribbon releases, although restoration of these cartoons with original elements and titles is always ongoing.
Pictures
Reviews
Hurdy-Gurdy Hare
McKimson was just CRANKIN' out the greatness during this period of his career. This cartoon is just one of those greats.