Forward March Hare
- Studio
- Warner Bros. Cartoons, Inc.
- Distributor
- Warner Bros.
Synopsis
Bugs is accidentally drafted into the army (due to a mailing mix-up, he gets the draft notice intended for "B. Bonny"). No one seems to notice until he manages to create one snafu after another. Before he's through, his tough-as-nails drill sergeant pays the price by getting busted all the way down to private for his failure to curtail that irresistible and chaotic force that is our beloved Bugs Bunny.
Characters
Bugs Bunny, Sergeant, Draftee, Doctor, Optometrist, Colonel, General, Master Sergeant
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Chuck Jones (as Charles M. Jones)
Producing
- Producer
- Edward Selzer
Writing
- Writer
- Michael Maltese
Animation
- Animator
- Ben Washam, Lloyd Vaughan, Ken Harris
Voices
- Voice
- Mel Blanc (Bugs Bunny, Sergeant, Draftee, Doctor, Optometrist, Colonel, General), John T. Smith (Master Sergeant)
Music
- Music
- Carl Stalling
- Orchestrations
- Milt Franklyn
Crew
- Layouts
- Maurice Noble
- Backgrounds
- Phil De Guard
Production notes
Bugs does not say "What's up, Doc" in this cartoon.
Pictures
Reviews
Forward March Hare
A 1953 cartoon. What a shame it wasn't a WWII forties entry.
The troops would have loved this little gem of Bugs completely screwing up in the military.
The barrel chested commander that constantly gets demoted in dealing with Bugs has been in other cartoons as a construction worker, so it was fun seeing him in this different role.
The jokes here were good typical Merrie Melodies stuff, not a stinker in the bunch.
The grandest must be the final one, where Bugs is hammering with that giant bullet missile and everyone runs.
Always loved his unenthusiastic exercising at the beginning as well.