From Hare to Heir
| From Hare to Heir | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Release date | September 3, 1960 |
| Run time | 5:57 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | John W. Burton |
| Music composed by | Milt Franklyn |
| Story by | Friz Freleng |
| Animation | Art Davis Gerry Chiniquy Virgil Ross |
| Director(s) | Friz Freleng |
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From Hare to Heir is the four hundred and sixty-first Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on September 3, 1960. It was written by Friz Freleng, produced by John W. Burton, and directed by Freleng.
Sam, the Duke of Yosemite, makes a deal with Bugs Bunny to inherit £1 million on the condition that he would keep his temper controlled, but every lapse of his anger results in a severe deduction.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Bugs: Uh, Sam? Pass the salt, please.
Sam: SALT?! Git it yerself!
Bugs: Uh-oh, that'll cost you about, um...
Sam: Salt? Why, didn't you say so? Here's you salt, bunny. I hope you like it! Ooh, that rackin' frackin'..
Bugs: Oh, um. The pepper, please?
Sam: PEPPER?! Ye... ye... Yeah! Th-the pepper! Coming right up! Ooh, that brackin' frack, flipper rip tip, puttem rollin'...
Bugs: Oh, Sam!
Sam: Oh no...
Bugs: How 'bout the olives?
Sam: Oooo- (covers mouth before leaving to the closet) That dirty perka shorta, back flackin', porta Phillip, bunken barton, perkalooma, berton dirten, Boston atten, barton enatem! Oooooh!!!
(Sam leaves the closet)
Sam: Ha, ha, ha! Now, what was that you were saying? I like you, rabbit. Mwah!
Bugs: I heard you in there. That'll cost you 300 pounds.
Sam: 300 POUNDS?!
Bugs: 400...
Sam: OOO- (covers mouth before leaving outside) Racka flats, slacks backin', flaten back, tarran that, cattaback rackalama!
Bugs: The alps have nothin' on these stairs for climbin'.
Characters
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Locations
Objects
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.
The song that Bugs sings on the piano is "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" by Stephen Foster.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Hawley Pratt
- Backgrounds: Tom O'Loughlin
- Film editor: Treg Brown
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 3, 1960 in theaters
Behind the scenes
- This is one of the few shorts where Yosemite does not wear a hat throughout.
Everlasting influence
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
