Sahara Hare

Sahara Hare
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	March 26, 1955
Run time	7:05
Starring	Mel Blanc
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Warren Foster
Animation	Gerry Chiniquy Ted Bonnicksen Arthur Davis
Director(s)	Friz Freleng
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Sahara Hare is the three hundred and forty-fith Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on March 26, 1955. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Robert McKimson.

When Bugs arrives in the middle of the Sahara Desert, the sheik Riff Raff Sam mistakes him as a trespasser and ensues a chase to a distant fortress.

Memorable quotes

Sam: Whoa, camel, whoa! Whoa! Whoa, camel! Whoa! Aw, come on! Whoa! (jumps off and lands in front of his camel) When I say "woah," I mean "WOAH!"

Bugs: Eh, what's up, Doc? You with da sideshow around here?
Sam: I'm no "Doc", ya flea-bitten varmint! I'm Riff-Raff Sam, the riffiest riff that ever riffed a raft!
Bugs: Your slip is showing.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Riff Raff Sam	Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc
Camel	N/A
Elephant	N/A
Daffy Duck	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • North Africa
    • Sahara Desert
      • Foreign Legion fortress
  • United States (indirectly mentioned)
    • Florida (indirectly mentioned)
      • Miami Beach (mentioned)

Objects

• Fun on the Beach
• Rifle
• Vaulting pole
• Wind-up mechanical mouse
• Giant rubber band
• Wooden plank
• Axe
• Door trap rigged with explosives

Production

Filming

It was copyrighted in 1954 (MCMLIV).

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Crew credits

• Layouts: Hawley Pratt
• Backgrounds: Irv Wyner

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: March 26, 1955 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• This is the first entry in the Looney Tunes theatrical shorts to use Milt Franklyn's compositions for the intro and outro themes. These would be used up until the last golden age Bugs Bunny short, False Hare.
• The beginning scenes of this short with Bugs winding up at the Sahara Desert and mistaking it for Miami Beach were reused footage from Frigid Hare.
• The gag with a frightened elephant using Sam to swat a wind-up toy mouse was also reused from Acrobatty Bunny.
• Although it was done briefly, it was the first Freleng-directed cartoon to pair Bugs with Daffy Duck.

Everlasting Influence

• Small clips from this short would be recycled in the 1959 Merrie Melodies short Hare-abian Nights, and the 1963 short Devil's Feud Cake.
• This short was used in the first act of The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, and in the TV special Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 14, 2006: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 on DVD.