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|prodcompany= [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] | |prodcompany= [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]] | ||
|distributor= [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[The Vitaphone Corporation]] | |distributor= [[Warner Bros. Pictures]]<br />[[The Vitaphone Corporation]] | ||
|released= [[ | |released= [[August 11]], [[1951]] | ||
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'''''His Hair Raising Tale''''' is the two hundred and ninetieth ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[ | '''''His Hair Raising Tale''''' is the two hundred and ninetieth ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' theatrical short. It was distributed by [[Warner Bros. Pictures]] and [[The Vitaphone Corporation]] on [[August 11]], [[1951]]. It is a clip-show cartoon that uses clips from classic [[Bugs Bunny (character)|Bugs Bunny]] cartoons, while the main cartoon itself was written by [[Warren Foster]], produced by [[Edward Selzer]] and directed by [[Friz Freleng]]. | ||
Bugs shares classic memories of his adventures with his nephew Clyde. | Bugs shares classic memories of his adventures with his nephew Clyde. | ||
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Dates are in order of release: | Dates are in order of release: | ||
* United States: | * United States: August 11, 1951 in theatres | ||
==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | August 11, 1951 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Virgil Ross Manuel Perez Ken Champin Arthur Davis |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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His Hair Raising Tale is the two hundred and ninetieth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 11, 1951. It is a clip-show cartoon that uses clips from classic Bugs Bunny cartoons, while the main cartoon itself was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Friz Freleng.
Bugs shares classic memories of his adventures with his nephew Clyde.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Bugs: What's the matter, don'tcha believe me? Why, if everything I've told you isn't true, I uh... I hope I'm run over by a streetcar!
(a streetcar bursts through the wall and runs over Bugs)
Bugs: I suppose ya don't believe I was run over by a streetcar?
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- Bugs' photo album
Vehicles
- Streetcar
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: August 11, 1951 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- Part of the title, "hare raising" is another hair/hare pun. It is the second title to use it since Hare-Raising Hare.
- The following cartoons are used in this short:
- Although animators Arthur Davis, Manuel Perez, and Ken Champin are given screen credit, it was Virgil Ross who animated the bridging material himself.
- The punchline gag of Bugs being run over by a streetcar was reused from The Trial of Mr. Wolf.
- This short and Ballot Box Bunny were the only two cartoons with orange color ring titles that did not have a fade in before Bugs Bunny's headshot on the opening titles.
Legacy
- This short was used in the direct-to-video special Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- December 1, 2020: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection on Blu-ray.
