Wild and Woolly Hare
| Wild and Woolly Hare | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | August 1, 1959 |
| Run time | 6:48 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Virgil Ross Gerry Chiniquy Art Davis |
| Director(s) | Friz Freleng |
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Wild and Woolly Hare is the four hundred and fifty-ninth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 1, 1959. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by John W. Burton and directed by Friz Freleng.
Everyone in Canasta Flats is scared when Yosemite Sam comes to town, except for Bugs, who decides to be the hero when Sam goes out to rob a train.
Detailed Summary
Memorable Quotes
Bearded cowboy: He's a-headin' this way.
Joe: Here, hold 'em beer. Now we see who swing the fastest gun...
Sam: Any one of you lily-livered, bone-legged varmints care to slap leather with me, in case any of you get any idears, ya better know who you're dealin' with! Ah'm the hootin'est, tootin'est, shootin'est, bob-tailed wildcat in the west! (Shoots guns in air) I'm the fastest gun in the north, south, east, aaaaaand west of the pecos! I'm the...
Bugs: Ah, shaddap!
Bugs: So long, screwy, see you in St. Louis!
Sam: I hate that rabbit.
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Texas
- Canasta Flats
- "Last Chance" saloon
- "Next to the Last Chance" saloon
- "Fat Chance" saloon
- Saddles leather goods shop
- Canasta Flats
- Texas
- United States
Objects
- Beer
- Tin can
- Gun pistols
- "End of road" sign
Vehicles
- 791 green train (with extending wheels)
- 99 red train
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: August 1, 1959 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- This short is a reworking of the first two Bugs Bunny shorts with Yosemite Sam, Hare Trigger and Bugs Bunny Rides Again.
- Although comedian Jeff Foxworthy gets credit for the origin of the meme phrase "Hold my beer!", this is the very first recorded example of the said phrase being used in film. In the opening scene, the phrase–as said by the Native American cowboy Injun Joe–has the same meaning and context as the current meme.
Errors
- One of the lobby cards for this cartoon misspells Woolly with an "e" in the word.
- During the climax where Bugs and Sam are about to duel with locomotives, there appears to be little to no background music playing.
Everlasting Influence
- This short would be used in last moments of the first act of The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, as well as in the television special How Bugs Bunny Won the West.
Home availability
- In the United States:
