Hare Remover

Hare Remover

March 23, 1946 Theatrical Series Merrie Melodies

Also known as: Elmer's Hare Remover

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

Synopsis

Scientist Elmer creates a chemical drink to turn a person into a "deviwish feeund." Bugs, wise to what is happening, slips it to Elmer, and in combination with a bear, thinks that it worked.

Characters

Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Rover, Bear

Credits

Directing

Director
Frank Tashlin (uncredited)

Producing

Producer
Edward Selzer

Writing

Writer
Warren Foster

Animation

Animator
Richard Bickenbach, Art Davis, Cal Dalton, I. (Izzy) Ellis
Effects Animation
A. C. Gamer

Voices

Voice
Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Rover), Arthur Q. Bryan (Elmer Fudd)

Music

Music
Carl W. Stalling

Crew

Layouts And Backgrounds
Richard H. Thomas

Production notes

Frank Tashlin's last Warner Bros. cartoon. Tashlin went on to direct live-action movies. Once, while directing the movie "Say One for Me" starring Bing Crosby, Crosby told Tashlin he hated the caricature of himself in "Swooner Crooner" and Tashlin told him that he had directed that, too.

Pictures

Reviews

Hare Remover

dingdogOctober 4, 2003

Terrific stuff. Almost never mentioned in discussions of the greatest Bugs cartoons, it also makes one regret that Tashlin never did more Bugs cartoons than he did. I actually like the bear the best in this one......those expressions! One of the best cartoon bears EVER.

Hare Remover

dingdogDecember 5, 2002

Terrific stuff. Almost never mentioned in discussions of the greatest Bugs cartoons, it also makes one regret that Tashlin never did more Bugs cartoons than he did. I actually like the bear the best in this one......those expressions! One of the best cartoon bears EVER.

Hare Remover

SleepyLaGoopJune 3, 2002

This is a somewhat strange cartoon to me compared to other MM and LT cartoons. For one, we have a refrence to Bugs' grandfather. Also, Elmer seems actually calculating evil whereas in his other cartoons he is clueless and bumbling. Again, we have the "play dead in front of a bear" joke and the "flashing the cards with pictures drawn on them in front of the audience to make fun of a character" joke. This time, the bear does the flashing and we have "crackpot", "bats in the bellfrey" and one that might mean 'corny", but I'm not sure. Email me if you know this last picture insult.