Devil May Hare

Devil May Hare
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	June 19, 1954
Run time	7:00
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Sid Marcus
Animation	Herman Cohen Phil DeLara Charles McKimson Rod Scribner
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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Devil May Hare is the three hundred and thirty-fourth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on June 19, 1954. It was written by Sid Marcus, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.

The Tasmanian Devil is on the loose and Bugs must find ways of avoiding to be his next meal.

Memorable quotes

Taz: What for you bury me in the cold, cold ground? (snarls)

Bugs: (to deer) Hey, scram! Go on, beat it! Da Tasmanian Devil's liable to get ya. He's a mean, vicious, nasty, no-good, baggy-eyed, marble-headed ignoramus! He's a stupid-... Yeep!
Taz: Flattery will get you nowhere. And you can't fool me again!
Bugs: Huh? Why, err. Yeah, Yeah! Dat's right, Doc! Um, dis little animal is made outta straw.
Taz: But you're not. (tries to bite Bugs)

Bugs: I now pronounce you Devil and Devilish.

Bugs: All da world loves a lover, but in dis case, we can make an exception.

Characters

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Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc
Turtle	Mel Blanc
Tasmanian Devil	Mel Blanc
Tasmanian She-Devil	Mel Blanc

Organizations

• Tasmanian Post-Dispatch

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Forest
      • Bugs' residence
  • Australia (indirectly mentioned)
    • Tasmania (mentioned)

Vehicles

• Tasmanian Air Lines plane

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: June 19, 1954 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on the phrase "devil-may-care."
• The MPAA number in this short is 16375.
• In the CBS airing of the short, a scene of Bugs using a slingshot to pop the bubble gum on Taz's mouth was removed, instead showing it as if the bubble broke without intervention.

Legacy

• Taz would make a few more appearances in Bedevilled Rabbit, Ducking the Devil, Bill of Hare, and Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare.
  • He made further appearances within the Looney Tunes franchise, beginning with The Fright Before Christmas segment of the Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales television special.

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 28, 2003: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
  • November 15, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray.