Homeless Hare

Homeless Hare

March 11, 1950 Theatrical Series Merrie Melodies

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

Synopsis

A construction worker digs up Bugs' hole with a steam shovel, and refuses to pay for the damage. Bugs decides that Hercules has asked for it: "Of course, you know, this means war."

Characters

Bugs Bunny, Construction Worker

Credits

Directing

Director
Chuck Jones (as Charles M. Jones)

Producing

Producer
Edward Selzer

Writing

Writer
Michael Maltese

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny), John T. Smith (Construction Worker)

Music

Music
Carl Stalling

Animation

Animator
Ken Harris, Phil Monroe, Ben Washam, Lloyd Vaughan
Animator, uncredited
Emery Hawkins

Crew

Layouts
Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds
Peter Alvarado

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.

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Reviews

Homeless Hare

bmodeNovember 5, 2002

Some cartoons lack storyboard flow & creativity. This one is perfect, starting with "Man" moving into natures backyard and digging up Bugs. He fights back to retain what is rightfully his, and the battle is on. It even ends solid with similar real life stories of the little guy winning the battle against the over growing metropolis. Brilliant!

Homeless Hare

damfineOctober 23, 2002

One of the most satisfying Bugs cartoons ever made. The writing is tight which makes the bad guy's come-upance more delicious.