Upswept Hare

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Upswept Hare
Production company Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor Warner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date March 14, 1953
Starring Mel Blanc
Arthur Q. Bryan (uncredited)
Producer(s) Edward Selzer
Music composed by Carl Stalling
Story by Tedd Pierce
Animation Charles McKimson
Herman Cohen
Rod Scribner
Phil DeLara
Director(s) Robert McKimson
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Upswept Hare is the three-hundredth and sixty-second Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on March 14, 1953. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.

When Elmer Fudd spots a rare desert flower home with him, he doesn't realize that the flower is near Bugs Bunny's hole. After digging up the flower, he also digs up Bugs' hideaway hole and takes it home to his penthouse, where the rabbit makes himself at home.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Elmer Fudd Arthur Q. Bryan
Bugs Bunny Mel Blanc
Elmer's neighbour N/A


Locations

Objects

  • Desert flower
  • Elmer's shotgun
  • Apple
  • Popcorn cart

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The score was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

Crew credits

Release

Dates are in order of release:

  • United States: March 14, 1953

Behind the scenes

  • The title is a play on "upswept hair."
  • The MPAA certificate number is 15625.

Errors

Legacy

Home availability

References