Wet Hare

Wet Hare
Lobby card.
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	January 20, 1962
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	David H. DePatie
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Dave Detiege
Animation	George Grandpré Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder Keith Darling
Director(s)	Robert McKimson
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Wet Hare is the four hundred and twenty-second Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures on January 20, 1962. It was written by Dave Detiege, produced by David H. DePatie, and directed by Robert McKimson.

While bathing under a waterfall, Bugs suddenly notices that the water has stopped flowing. He then makes an encounter with Blacque Jacque Shellacque, who dams the river and plans to charge everyone high costs for water.

Memorable quotes

Blaque Jaque: Sacrebleu! I feel like pesky little beaver!
Bugs: What's up, Doc?
Blaque Jaque: I 'ave dammed the river. Now the water, she belong to me, Blacque Jacque Shellacque!
Bugs: Uh, I don't wanna sound naive, Jacque, but what gives the right to dam up the river.
Blaque Jaque: (points gun) This give me the right! Any objections?
Bugs: Not me, Doc. As long as its a safe dam.

Blaque Jaque: Hey, rabbit! You like trying break this one! Eet is impossible! You are finished, rabbit, you hear?! Finished!
Bugs: He don't know me very well, do he?

Bugs: He's not foolin' me. He'll be back, like uh, in about... 20 years?

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bugs Bunny	Mel Blanc
Blacque Jacque Shellacque	Mel Blanc

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bugs' residence
    • River
    • Grand Cooler Dam

Objects

• Cannon

Vehicles

• Police van

Production

Second lobby card.

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Throughout this cartoon, Bugs sings the song, "April Showers" by Louis Silvers and B.G. DeSylva, while imitating Al Jolson.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 20, 1962 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is another hair/hare pun. This time, the pun is based on 'wet hair'.
• This is the second and final theatrical appearance of Blacque Jacque Shellacque.
• The Grand Cooler Dam is a spoof of the Grand Coulee Dam at Washington.
• This is the first Looney Tunes cartoon to be released in 1962.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • March 12, 2024: Warner Archive Collection releases Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 on Blu-ray.