Frigid Hare (1949) |
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| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
| Producer(s) | No producer listed for this movie |
| Top Genres | Animation, Comedy, Family |
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Mel Blanc(as Bugs Bunny / The Inuit Hunter)
Frigid Hare
Released
1949
Frigid Hare
Released
1949
Mel Blanc
(as Bugs Bunny / The Inuit...)
Frigid Hare Overview:
Frigid Hare (1949) was a Family - Animation Film directed by Chuck Jones .
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Frigid Hare (1949, Chuck Jones)
Frigid Hare ends on a strange note. It looks like Bugs Bunny and his newfound penguin friend are walking in place in front of the Northern Lights. The shot’s disconcerting since the rest of the cartoon is so strong. Bugs is in Antarctica, having made a wrong turn and wasted a few days of his v... Read full article
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Frigid Hare Quotes:
Bugs Bunny:
Okay, let's start having fun. Ooh, look at that four-legged airplane.
[as the penguin looks up, Bugs pushes him down the slope]
Bugs Bunny: Well, that's that. Huh?
[the Inuit hunter catches the penguin]
Bugs Bunny: Oh, well. It's none of my business. I'm not my penguin's keeper.
[singing]
Bugs Bunny: 'Cause I'm yearnin' to be churnin' up the surf on old Miami Beach!
[Jumps into hole; long pause; Pops back up again]
Bugs Bunny: Why that dirty, no-good... Well, you didn't think for a minute I would let that bully... what I mean is, you wouldn't want I should desert the little guy, and... Oh, always something! I'll never get to Miami!
[as the penguin looks up, Bugs pushes him down the slope]
Bugs Bunny: Well, that's that. Huh?
[the Inuit hunter catches the penguin]
Bugs Bunny: Oh, well. It's none of my business. I'm not my penguin's keeper.
[singing]
Bugs Bunny: 'Cause I'm yearnin' to be churnin' up the surf on old Miami Beach!
[Jumps into hole; long pause; Pops back up again]
Bugs Bunny: Why that dirty, no-good... Well, you didn't think for a minute I would let that bully... what I mean is, you wouldn't want I should desert the little guy, and... Oh, always something! I'll never get to Miami!
Bugs Bunny:
Wait a minute, this don't look like Miami Beach to me. Hmm... this looks more like California.
Bugs Bunny:
[the penguin knocks Bugs over] Hey, watch it, you little runt! What's the hurry? Where's the fi...
[an Inuit hunter knocks him over]
Bugs Bunny: Hey, you big palooka! Watch were you're going!
Inuit hunter: [Returns] Huh?
Bugs Bunny: Eh, what's up, Doc?
Inuit hunter: Um grola gooch ump.
Bugs Bunny: Huh? Oh, the little guy. He went that way, Nanook.
[Points the opposite way; hunter exits]
Bugs Bunny: A lot of traffic along here. Let's see now, where was I...
[an Inuit hunter knocks him over]
Bugs Bunny: Hey, you big palooka! Watch were you're going!
Inuit hunter: [Returns] Huh?
Bugs Bunny: Eh, what's up, Doc?
Inuit hunter: Um grola gooch ump.
Bugs Bunny: Huh? Oh, the little guy. He went that way, Nanook.
[Points the opposite way; hunter exits]
Bugs Bunny: A lot of traffic along here. Let's see now, where was I...
Bugs Bunny:
Oh, you again! Well, scram! You've already ruined my vacation! Why, I ought to bang you one on your little kisser.
[Penguin starts crying, his tears turn into ice cubes]
Bugs Bunny: Oh, all right, all right! Turn off the ice factory. There, that's better. I'm sorry, but what am I gonna do with only four days vacation left? Huh? Well, now what?
[Penguin whispers into Bugs' ear]
Bugs Bunny: What? You mean the days are six months long up here? Wow! If I stay up here, I won't have to be back to work 'till July, 1953.
[Puts on top hat and tails]
Bugs Bunny: I always wanted a nice, long formal vacation. Let's go, kid.
[Penguin starts crying, his tears turn into ice cubes]
Bugs Bunny: Oh, all right, all right! Turn off the ice factory. There, that's better. I'm sorry, but what am I gonna do with only four days vacation left? Huh? Well, now what?
[Penguin whispers into Bugs' ear]
Bugs Bunny: What? You mean the days are six months long up here? Wow! If I stay up here, I won't have to be back to work 'till July, 1953.
[Puts on top hat and tails]
Bugs Bunny: I always wanted a nice, long formal vacation. Let's go, kid.
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In 2003, this short was "un-banned" and finally given an uncut release as part of the first volume of Looney Tunes shorts in a 4-disc DVD set.
This cartoon has been largely barred from TV showings because of complaints about its treatment of Inuit peoples, both in the (perceived) stereotypical way the hunter is drawn and when Bugs insults him by calling him a "big baboon" and an "Eskimo pie-head".