Compressed Hare
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| Compressed Hare | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | July 29, 1961 |
| Run time | 7:02 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | David H. DePatie John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Dave Detiege |
| Animation | Ken Harris Richard Thompson Bob Bransford Tom Ray Harry Love (effects animation) |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones Maurice Noble (Co-Director) |
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Compressed Hare is the four hundred and seventieth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on July 29, 1961. It was written by David Detige, produced by David H. DePatie and John W. Burton, and directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.
After failing to lure Bugs into his home, Wile E. goes through several trials to capture and outsmart the rabbit, including a giant magnet machine.
Memorable quotes
Wile E.: Oh well, even a genius can have day...
Bugs: One thing's for sure, we're da first country to send a coyote into orbit.
Characters
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Locations
Organizations
Objects
- Vacuum cleaner
- Explosive rabbit dummy
- Quick drying cement
- Acme Gigantic Electric Magnet Machine Kit
- Acme Iron Carrot
- Clothes' iron
- Frying pan
- Trash can
- Metal sledgehammer
- Scroller bed
- Stove
- Cruise ship
- Rockets and satellites
- Rocket missile
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
A small piece of Raymon Scott's Powerhouse was used for this short.
Crew credits
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: July 29, 1961 in theaters
Behind the Scenes
- The backgrounds used for this cartoon had the yellow sky scenery from the several Road Runner shorts, including Zoom and Bored, Hook, Line and Stinker and up to Fastest with the Mostest.
- During the scene where Wile E. prepares a giant magnet machine, there is an unopened crate box with the label "Zajaxi Dynamos." It's unknown if the label on the box is referring to a specific brand and/or product.
- The lobby cards of this cartoon contains stills from two shorts: Lickety-Splat and A Sheep in the Deep.
Errors
Everlasting legacy
- The ending of this short would be recycled in DePatie–Freleng's Inspector entry, Transylvania Mania, of which the Inspector concludes by saying, "You know, we are the first country to send a castle to the moon."
- Parts of this short was used in The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special.
Home availability
- In the United States:
