Compressed Hare is a 1961 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.[2] The short was released on July 29, 1961, and stars Bugs Bunny and Wile E. Coyote.[3] This is the final first-run Golden Age short in which Wile E. Coyote speaks, although he speaks again in the Adventures of the Road Runner featurette a year later.

Compressed Hare
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Directed byChuck Jones
Maurice Noble
Story byDave Detiege
Produced byWilliam Orcutt
David H. DePatie[1]
StarringMel Blanc
(all voices)
Music byMilt Franklyn
Animation byBob Bransford
Ken Harris
Richard Thompson
Tom Ray
Effects Animation:
Harry Love
Layouts byCorny Cole[1]
Maurice Noble (uncredited)
Backgrounds byPhilip DeGuard
William Butler
Color processTechnicolor[1]
Production
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Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation[1]
Release date
  • July 29, 1961 (1961-07-29)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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In the narrative involving Wile E. Coyote and Bugs Bunny, a sequence of comedic encounters unfolds as Coyote endeavors to capture and prepare Bugs Bunny as a meal. The plot initiates with Coyote's subtle ploy, leaving a telephone in Bugs Bunny's hole and soliciting a cup of diced carrots. Bugs, perceptive to Coyote's intentions, engages in a playful exchange before finding himself ensnared by Coyote's attempts to capture him.

Coyote's subsequent endeavors to ensnare Bugs Bunny involve a series of contrived traps, each met with humorous misfortune. From vacuum cleaners mistaken for prey to quick-drying cement mishaps, the comedic tension escalates as Coyote's schemes backfire, culminating in his unwitting entrapment beneath a concrete block. Bugs Bunny, ever resourceful, capitalizes on Coyote's misfortune with witty quips, asserting his prowess as a neighbor.

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences (1900-1999). McFarland & Company, Inc. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 333. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60-62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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Preceded by Bugs Bunny Cartoons
1961
Succeeded by