A Hare Grows in Manhattan

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Bugs Bunny relates his early life in the Manhattan tenements and spotlights his encounter with a gang of canine toughs.Bugs Bunny relates his early life in the Manhattan tenements and spotlights his encounter with a gang of canine toughs.Bugs Bunny relates his early life in the Manhattan tenements and spotlights his encounter with a gang of canine toughs.

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Mel Blanc

Bugs Bunny
(voice)
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Frances Baruch

Lola Beverly
(uncredited)

Michael Maltese

Dog
(voice)
(uncredited)

Tedd Pierce

Dog
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Friz Freleng
Writers
- Michael Maltese
- Tedd Pierce
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Trivia
"That's thirty for today" references an old expression meaning the end of a story. 19th century telegraph operators used "XXX" as an end-of-message flag to confirm that the message did not get cut off in the middle. Roman numerals XXX equal 30, so "30" came to be slang for the end of a story and, later on, the end of anything, including a speech, a work shift or even life.

Goofs
When the bowler hat bulldog crashes into the manhole cover, "NYC" should have been reversed on his face.

Quotes
Bugs Bunny: Eh, what's up, dogs?
Dog #1: What is it?
Dog #2: Hey, maybe it's a giraffe, the giraffe!
Spike: Nah, that ain't no giraffe. A giraffe's got a long neck like this
[Pulls on Bugs' neck]
Spike: Hey, fellows, it's a rabbit.
Dog #1: Oh, a rabbit.
Spike: Dog pile on the rabbit!
Dogs: [as they all jump on top of Bugs] Dog pile on the rabbit! Dog pile on the rabbit! Dog pile on the rabbit!...
Bugs Bunny: [Hopping on top of the dog pile] Dog pile on the rabbit! Dog pile on the rabbit! Dog pile on the rabbit!

Connections
Edited from Lights Fantastic (1942)

Soundtracks
The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady
(uncredited)
Music by Walter Donaldson
Lyrics by Monty C. Brice
Played during the opening credits and at the end
Also sung by Mel Blanc (as Bugs Bunny) while Bugs Bunny dances his way down the street

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8/10

Possibly Bugs Bunny's first episode where he is interviewed in his Hollywood Home.

I have seen one or two episodes of Bugs Bunny where he is interviewed by press about his background history/career and I think this is the first one made. I enjoyed this episode very much so, Bugs Bunny as a young rabbit in Manhattan was a sweet character when dancing and he does a good job of avoiding his pursuers as well as he does in most of his episodes (except here Elmer is not pursuing Bugs in a wood, it is a stray dog pursuing Bugs in New York City). There are quite a few good jokes in this episode, the animation is all right and the idea is one that is clever and original (even if I myself have already seen a few episode on the same premise).

The cartoon opens with a very strange woman interviewer saying that they will meet the Hollywood Star Bugs Bunny. They first encounter him in his burrow (right next to palm trees and a SWIMMING POOL) and he has to dress into clothes that are not pyjamas for the interviewer. He then tells about his young life in Manhattan...

I recommend this episode to people who like Bugs Bunny and to people who like Looney Tunes in general. Enjoy "A Hare Grows in Manhattan"! :-)