Hare Splitter is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on September 25, 1948, and features Bugs Bunny.[2] The title is a play on "hair splitting", or focusing too much on fine details, reflecting how Bugs (a "hare") tries to "split up" Casbah and Daisy Lou so Bugs can date her himself.
| Hare Splitter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Sara Berner |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Ken Champin Gerry Chiniquy Manuel Perez Virgil Ross |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
| Backgrounds by | Paul Julian |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:08 |
| Language | English |
Plot
editBugs Bunny and his next door neighbor, Casbah, are preparing to go on a date with Daisy Lou, but a fight for Daisy Lou begins as soon as Casbah and Bugs exit their rabbit holes. Bugs and Casbah both leave their holes with flowers for Daisy Lou. Seeing each other's gifts, they try to outdo each other with bigger and better gifts. Bugs finally throws an anvil on Casbah’s head to get rid of him.
When Bugs arrives at Daisy Lou’s home, he finds a note on her door saying she went shopping and will be back shortly. Bugs sees Casbah coming and dresses up as Daisy Lou. He lures Casbah over to the porch swing and starts flirting with him. When Casbah isn’t looking, Bugs hits him over the head, puts a mouse trap down, and gives him an explosive carrot.
After being tricked other times, Casbah learns the trick and chases Bugs, who manages to escape into Daisy Lou's house and slam the door on Casbah's face.
Casbah sees Daisy Lou coming up the porch and thinks it is again Bugs dressed up as her. When Daisy Lou enters the house, Casbah hits her upside the head with a giant vase. Daisy Lou screams and proceeds to assault Casbah with other vases, throwing the last one after him as he flees.
Bugs then kisses Daisy Lou after she eats an explosive carrot. Both Bugs and Daisy Lou think that the explosive effect the carrot gives to the kiss is due to the other's romantic skills, and they jump wildly and enthusiastically into kissing again.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 188. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60-61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.