The Grey Hounded Hare

The Grey Hounded Hare
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Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	August 6, 1949
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Edward Selzer
Music composed by	Carl Stalling
Story by	Warren Foster
Animation	John Carey Charles McKimson Phil DeLara Manny Gould
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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The Grey Hounded Hare is the two hundred and fifty-seventh Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on August 6, 1949. It was produced by Edward Selzer, written by Warren Foster, and directed by Robert McKimson.

When Bugs learns that a female rabbit is being chased by racetrack dogs, he vows to save her, but he's not aware that its actually a mechanical lure.

Memorable quotes

Bugs: Dis looks like the beginnin' of a bee-yoo-tee-ful friendship!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc
Racetrack announcer	Mel Blanc
Racetrack dogs	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Greyhound race track

Objects

• Fake mechanical rabbit
• Dynamite stick

Production

Filming

The dialogue was recorded in separate sessions on March 1, April 12, and May 3, 1947.

It was copyrighted in 1948 (MCMXLVIII).

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: August 6, 1949 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a portmanteau on both "greyhound," a type of dog breed, and "hounded," meaning to pursue someone or something relentlessly.
• The MPAA certificate number is 12373.
• The working titles were "Bugs Bunny's Dog Race" and "Racing Rabbit".

Legacy

• This cartoon was used in the Valentine's Day TV special Bugs Bunny's Cupid Capers.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • November 14, 2006: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 on DVD.