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Director:
Tex Avery
Writer:
Rich Hogan (story)
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Release Date:
27 July 1940 (USA) more
Plot:
Elmer is a dim-witted hunter whose "wooking for wabbits." Bugs proceeds to confuse, bamboozle, and otherwise humiliate the poor simp. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. more
NewsDesk:
Happy 69th birthday, Bugs Bunny!
 (From Comicmix. 27 July 2009, 5:33 PM, PDT)

User Comments:
The first OFFICIAL BB cartoon!!! more (15 total)

Cast

  (in alphabetical order)

Mel Blanc ... Bugs Bunny / Skunk (voice) (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan ... Elmer Fudd (voice) (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tex Avery  (as Fred Avery)
 
Writing credits
Rich Hogan (story)

Produced by
Leon Schlesinger .... producer
 
Original Music by
Carl W. Stalling (uncredited)
 
Film Editing by
Treg Brown (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Treg Brown .... sound effects editor (uncredited)
 
Animation Department
Virgil Ross .... animator
Robert Givens .... character designer (uncredited)
John Didrik Johnsen .... background artist (uncredited)
Robert McKimson .... animator (uncredited)
Rod Scribner .... animator (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Carl W. Stalling .... musical director
Milt Franklyn .... orchestrator (uncredited)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Wild Hare (USA) (reissue title)
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Runtime:
8 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Canada:G (Nova Scotia) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | Australia:G | USA:Approved (certificate #3993)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The first cartoon with Bugs Bunny in his final redesign. Also the first real teaming of Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny. more
Quotes:
Elmer Fudd: Doggone you, old, mean wabbit! more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Loverboy (2005) more
Soundtrack:
The Girl I Left Behind Me more

FAQ

Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes?
List: Warner Bros. cartoons nominated for Academy Awards
Is this available on DVD?
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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful.
The first OFFICIAL BB cartoon!!!, 8 September 2003
Author: Mari-36 from CA

Here is Tex Avery's magnificent film in which we are first introduced to a brownish-gray colored hare named Bugs, although we really don't hear his name spoken in this film. Yet that immortal phrase, "What's Up Doc???" is here, and Bugs is a sly, bold, incredibly smart woodland creature outfoxing that "wovable" hunter, Elmer Fudd. No more wacky prototypes. Bugs is at last fleshed out the way he should be. I appreciate his "Dad" and "Grandpa" very much. Someone's dream wouldn't have come true without them and our star might never have been born without them. Nevertheless, the star is Bugs Bunny!!! And after this film, he was well on his way to becoming what he is today.

Thank you Tex Avery!!!

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