Mad as a Mars Hare

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Mad as a Mars Hare
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Production company Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date October 19, 1963
Run time 6:45
Starring Mel Blanc
Producer(s) David H. DePatie
Music composed by Bill Lava
Story by John Dunn
Animation Ken Harris
Richard Thompson
Bob Brandsford
Tom Ray
Director(s) Chuck Jones
Maurice Noble (co-director)
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Mad as a Mars Hare is the four-hundred and eighty ninth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 19, 1963. It was written by John Dunn, produced by David H. DePatie, and directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble.

While Marvin is studying the Earth for primitive life forms, Bugs is sent on a mission to claim the planet Mars.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Marvin: Hm, yes. Very curious. Very interesting. I do so enjoy observing the flora and fauna of that tiny planet. I think Man is the most interesting insect on Earth, don't you? There is a growing tendency to think of Man as a rational thinking being, which is absurd. There is simply no evidence of any intelligence on the Earth.


Bugs: Why do I love carrots anyway? There isn't much meat on 'em. They're kinda dry, too. But I love 'em. I love 'em, I love 'em, I love 'em! LUNCHTIME!!!


Marvin: Being disintegrated makes me very angry! (pants) Very angry indeed!


Marvin: Prepare yourself for immediate disintegration.


Bugs: I'll tell you dis much. When I get back to Earth, ol' Elmer Fudd and da rest of those hunters are due for a big surprise. (takes bite of mechanical carrot) Mmm... Good carrot. Lots of iron.

Characters

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Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Marvin the Martian Mel Blanc
Man Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny Mel Blanc
Elmer Fudd


Locations

Objects

  • Marvin's Telescope
  • Mechanical one-man band in the form of an iron carrot
  • Disintegration gun
  • Re-integrator chamber
  • Acme Time-Space Gun

Vehicles

  • Rocket

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Bill Lava.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: October 19, 1963 in theatres

Behind the scenes

  • The title is a play on "Mad as a March Hare." You're welcome.
  • The MPAA number for this short is 20226.
  • This was the final theatrical short to have Marvin the Martian during the Golden Age of animation.
  • When this cartoon was first released on the Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire DVD, it had been cropped to a 16:9 widescreen format. However, it was later restored with its original aspect ratio on the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray set.

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Legacy

Critical reception

Home availability

References

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