Hare We Go
| Hare We Go | |
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | January 6, 1951 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Grace Lenard |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Phil DeLara Charles McKimson John Carey Rod Scribner J.C. Melendez |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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Hare We Go is the three hundred and thirty-sixth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on January 6, 1951. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer and directed by Robert McKimson.
In 1942, Columbus sailed the ocean blue and brings Bugs Bunny along as a mascot to help prove to Queen Isabella of Castile, that the world is round. But his crew believe that Bugs is jinxed with bad luck. Will this voyage go sailing smoothly or is there really an end to the world?
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Bugs: No use changin' da history books for lil' ol' me. Eee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee-hee...
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- Globe
- Baseball
- Columbus' Diary
- Banjo
Vehicles
- Columbus' ships
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl Stalling.
The song Christopher Columbus was used in this cartoon.
Release=
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: January 6, 1951 in theaters
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun of the phrase, 'Here we go!'.
- The working title was Lucky Rabbit's Feat.
- The portrayal of Christopher Columbus is a caricature of Fredric March's portrayal of him in the 1949 feature film of the same name.
- This cartoon, alongside Rabbit Every Monday and The Fair Haired Hare, are the only cartoons from 1951 to not get a Blue Ribbon reissue. Coincidentally, all of these cartoons star Bugs Bunny.
Legacy
- The song from this cartoon was used in Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- August 10, 2010: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire on DVD.
