Difference between revisions of "The Windblown Hare"

The Windblown Hare
	; Lobby card.
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	August 27, 1949
Run time	7:00
Starring	Mel Blanc; Jim Backus; Bea Benaderet
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Warren Foster
Animation	Charles McKimson; Phil DeLara; Manny Gould; John Carey
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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The Windblown Hare is the two hundred and sixtieth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 27, 1949. It was produced by Edward Selzer, written by Warren Foster, and directed by Robert McKimson.

When the Three Little Pigs scam Bugs into buying two of their three houses in an attempt to elude the Big Bad Wolf, Bugs decides to heckle the wolf via his own Red Riding Hood routine.

Detailed summary

Memorable Quotes

Big Bad Wolf: C'mon, Grandma! Get a move on! Get outta here! Hit the bricks! C'mon, beat it! Get going! Make it snappy, kid! Vamoose! Scram!
Grandma: Land's sakes, Wolfie. Ain't you going to eat me?
Big Bad Wolf: Ain't got time for that, Grandma. C'mon! Get moving! C'mon, c'mon! Shake a leg! Hit the road!
Grandma: Can't a body even get her shawl tied? Heavens to Betsy! Stop that, Wolf!
Big Bad Wolf: Beat it! Get out! And STAY OUT!

Big Bad Wolf: I DID IT!
Three Little Pigs: HE DID IT?!
Bugs Bunny: Eh... we did it. Eee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc
Three Little Pigs	Mel Blanc Jim Backus
Big Bad Wolf	Mel Blanc
Grandma	Elvia Allman

Locations

Earth
- Straw house
- Stick house
- Brick house
- Grandma's residence

Objects

The Three Little Pigs
Red Riding Hood
Plungers with dynamite

Vehicles

Bicycle for two

Production

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

"The Jolly Robbers" by Franz von Suppe plays when the Wolf rushes to get inside of Grandma's house before Bugs arrives. It also plays when Bugs is chased by the Wolf on a tandem bicycle.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: August 27, 1949 in theatres

Behind the scenes

The title is another "hair/hare" pun. This time it's a pun of "windblown hair," and also an allusion to the Wolf "blowing the houses down."

Legacy

The three little pigs from this cartoon would reappear with different voices in The Turn-Tale Wolf, once again as the aggressors.

Critical reception

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

In the United States:
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3

References

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 |distributor= [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[The Vitaphone Corporation]]
 |released= [[August 27]], [[1949]]
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 |starring= [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Jim Backus]]<br>[[Bea Benaderet]]
 |producers=[[Edward Selzer]]
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-'''''Fast and Furry-ous''''' is the two hundred and sixtieth ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[August 27]], [[1949]]. It was produced by [[Edward Selzer]], written by [[Warren Foster]], and directed by [[Robert McKimson]].
+'''''The Windblown Hare''''' is the two hundred and sixtieth ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[August 27]], [[1949]]. It was produced by [[Edward Selzer]], written by [[Warren Foster]], and directed by [[Robert McKimson]].
-When the Three Little Pigs scam Bugs into buying 2 of their 3 houses in an attempt to elude the Big Bad Wolf, Bugs decides to heckle the wolf via Red Riding Routine.
+When the Three Little Pigs scam Bugs into buying two of their three houses in an attempt to elude the Big Bad Wolf, Bugs decides to heckle the wolf via his own Red Riding Hood routine.
 ==Detailed summary==
 ==Memorable Quotes==
-(after the brick house explodes)<br>
+'''Big Bad Wolf:''' C'mon, Grandma! Get a move on! Get outta here! Hit the bricks! C'mon, beat it! Get going! Make it snappy, kid! Vamoose! Scram!<br>
-'''The Big Bad Wolf:''' I DID IT!!!<br>
+'''Grandma:''' Land's sakes, Wolfie. Ain't you going to eat me?<br>
-'''The Three Little Pigs:''' HE DID IT?!?!?!?!?<br>
+'''Big Bad Wolf:''' Ain't got time for that, Grandma. C'mon! Get moving! C'mon, c'mon! Shake a leg! Hit the road!<br>
-'''Bugs Bunny:''' (with detonator) Eh... ''We''... did it. Eee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!
+'''Grandma:''' Can't a body even get her shawl tied? Heavens to Betsy! Stop that, Wolf!<br>
+'''Big Bad Wolf:''' Beat it! Get out! And STAY OUT!
+'''Big Bad Wolf:''' I DID IT!<br>
+'''Three Little Pigs:''' HE DID IT?!<br>
+'''Bugs Bunny:''' Eh... ''we'' did it. Eee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!
 ==Characters==
 {{CastTop}}
 |-
-|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bugs Bunny]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Bugs Bunny (character)|Bugs Bunny]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[The Three Little Pigs]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Three Little Pigs]]
-|style="background-color:#ffff00"| [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Jim Backus]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Jim Backus]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[The Big Bad Wolf]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Big Bad Wolf]]
-|style="background-color:#ffff00"| [[Mel Blanc]]
+|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Mel Blanc]]
 |-
-|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[Proto-Granny]]
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes characters|Grandma]]
-|style="background-color:#ffff00"| [[Bea Benaderet]]
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Elvia Allman
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
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 ==Locations==
 *[[Earth]]
-**Fairy Tale Forest
+** Straw house
-**The Three Little Pigs' Houses
+** Stick house
-**Grandma's House
+** Brick house
+** Grandma's residence
 ==Objects==
-*''The Three Little Pigs'' storybook
+* ''The Three Little Pigs''
-*Plungers with Dynamite
+* ''Red Riding Hood''
+* Plungers with dynamite
 ==Vehicles==
-* Bicycle for Two
+* Bicycle for two
 ==Production==
 ===Filming===
 ==Music==
 The music was composed by [[Carl W. Stalling]].
-===Cues===
+"The Jolly Robbers" by Franz von Suppe plays when the Wolf rushes to get inside of Grandma's house before Bugs arrives. It also plays when Bugs is chased by the Wolf on a tandem bicycle.
-*The Jolly Robbers by Franz von Suppe
 ==Release==
 Dates are in order of release:
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 ==Behind the scenes==
-* The title is another 'hair/hare' pun. This time it's a pun of 'windblown hair'.
+* The title is another "hair/hare" pun. This time it's a pun of "windblown hair," and also an allusion to the Wolf "blowing the houses down."
-==Everlasting Influence==
+==Legacy==
-* The three little pigs from this cartoon would reappear with different voices in ''[[The Turn-Tale Wolf]]'', once again as the aggressors. This time picking on another Big Bad Wolf-like character.
+* The three little pigs from this cartoon would reappear with different voices in ''[[The Turn-Tale Wolf]]'', once again as the aggressors.
 ==Critical reception==
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 ==Home availability==
 * In the United States:
-** [[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3]]
+** ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3]]''
 ==References==
 <references/>
 [[Category:1949]]
 [[Category:Looney Tunes theatrical shorts]]