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Hare Tonic

  • 1945
  • TV-G
  • 8m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
1.4K
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Hare Tonic (1945)
AdventureAnimationComedyFamilyShort

Bugs Bunny tricks Elmer Fudd into believing his house has been quarantined for something called "rabbititus."Bugs Bunny tricks Elmer Fudd into believing his house has been quarantined for something called "rabbititus."Bugs Bunny tricks Elmer Fudd into believing his house has been quarantined for something called "rabbititus."

  • Director
    • Chuck Jones
  • Writer
    • Tedd Pierce
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc
    • Arthur Q. Bryan
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    1.4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Chuck Jones
    • Writer
      • Tedd Pierce
    • Stars
      • Mel Blanc
      • Arthur Q. Bryan
    • 18User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Mel Blanc
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    • Bugs Bunny
    • (voice)
    Arthur Q. Bryan
    • Elmer Fudd
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Chuck Jones
    • Writer
      • Tedd Pierce
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    8Hitchcoc

    Elmer Should Take Up Another Quarry

    In this cartoon, Bugs faces off against his old friend, Elmer Fudd. There are efforts along the way to get him, but her routinely escapes. The best part is when Elmer calls a doctor to treat Bugs. Of course, Bugs has already escaped and now is paying Doctor Killpatient. Elmer is made to see spots because he may have "rabbititus." There are some nice little sight gags with the erstwhile hunter getting it from all sides.
    bob the moo

    Strong start but not as strong delivery

    Elmer Fudd is merrily on his way home with a rabbit in hi basket for stewing. When he gets home, Bugs easily escapes but decides to stay and have some fun with Fudd. Pretending that he has a contagious rabbit disease, he makes Elmer scared to be in the same room as him.

    This film starts out very well with some classic banter between Elmer and Bugs about what is in the basket (`there's no rabbit in here doc' says Bugs `you've been robbed') but once Bugs decides just to wind him up with the disease, it does go downhill a little.

    The material over the rest of the short isn't as strong as the start and isn't as funny. Only occasionally does Bugs really come across as strong in his japes and tricks, the rest of the time it is pretty basic. The end of the film resorts to that old chestnut of involving the audience – it's OK, but it doesn't work as well on TV.

    Overall this is still worth seeing because Bugs is Bugs and is still fun to watch, however the promise of the material in the opening scene isn't met by the rest of the film.
    9TheLittleSongbird

    Very enjoyable

    Yes I agree that the story is predictable, but Hare Tonic is still thoroughly enjoyable regardless. It starts off wonderfully with classic witty banter between Bugs and Elmer, and everything else is fast-paced slapstick jokes including Bugs dressing up a doctor and tricking Elmer into thinking he has "rabbititus" and one at the end involving the audience. And you know what, all of them jokes. The animation is colourful and lively, and the music is very strong. And the dialogue ranges from good to hilarious. As for the characters, here you have Bugs at his most sadistic and arrogant and Elmer at his stupidest and you have a perfect pair. Both characters are on top form, and are superbly voiced by Mel Blanc and Arthur Q. Bryan. Overall, very enjoyable, maybe not quite a classic but great all the same. 9/10 Bethany Cox
    9Mightyzebra

    A brilliant cartoon!! :-)

    I immensely enjoyed this cartoon, even though there were many Looney Tunes "cliches" involved and there was a predictable storyline, there were many clever verbal jokes, fast-paced and amusing slapstick jokes (there was not much slapstick, but what there was, was good) and the involvement with the audience (even for nowadays, as Bugs Bunny references to cinemas) works very well. I felt quite sorry for Elmer Fudd in this cartoon, but it made me like the cartoon more as often I do not feel particularly sympathetic for him, great character that he is.

    The episode begins when Elmer is walking to his home with a basket full of carrots and a rabbit for his rabbit stew. Bugs Bunny does the traditional "what's in the basket?" joke, going out of the basket and making Elmer look inside it, then wondering where the rabbit has gone etc. Eventually, Elmer manages to take Bugs Bunny to his house and starts preparing the stew. Bugs Bunny pulls a fast one by faking a telephone ring with a bell within reach. While Elmer repeatedly says "hewo?" into the telephone, Bugs Bunny escapes, but then decides he wants to go back and earn revenge on Elmer...

    I highly recommend this cartoon to any Bugs Bunny fan and to people who enjoy Looney Tunes in general. If you prefer slapsticky Looney Tunes episodes I do not recommend this so highly. Enjoy "Hare Tonic"! :-)
    boris-26

    A great cartoon about paranoia....

    HARE TONIC is one of the best Bugs Bunny vs. Elmer Fudd shorts out there. Bugs convinces Elmer Fudd that "rabbititus", an epidemic of doomsday proportions is sweeping through the nation. He creates this illusion in Mr. Fudd's eyes by painting the walls a sickly color and dressing up as the bearded, and very dangerous Dr. Killpatient. Viva Bugs!

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    • Trivia
      Both Bugs and Elmer are in transitional stages of appearance development here, with Elmer wearing the outfit seen on his earlier version, Egghead. Bugs is shorter and had more salmon pink inner ears. Both would evolve further through the next decades.
    • Goofs
      When Bugs/Dr. Killpatient asks Elmer what 3 times 3 is, Elmer answers 6. The answer is 9.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Bugs Bunny: [Bugs is chased out of Elmer's home, but stops him in his tracks] Hey, wait a minute. Wait a minute. Look, the people out there in the audience - the lady there with the long ears. They're getting longer all the time. And the guy back there in the seventeenth row with a cute tomato - he's gettin' all fuzzy. Yeah, they've got it. Everybody out there's got rabbititus! Yaah!

      Bugs Bunny: [Elmer storms back into the house] Oh, Margaret, what a dope. That was just a gag, of course. You folks haven't got rabbititus. Why, if you had rabbititus, you'd see red and yellow spots before your eyes.

      Bugs Bunny: [red and yellow spots appear on the screen] Yeah, that's right. And then they'd start swirling and swirling around.

      [the spots start swirling rapidly]

      Bugs Bunny: And then suddenly, everything would go black!

      [screen immediately fades to black. Bugs is heard laughing]

    • Crazy credits
      The end title featured the rare occasion where the Looney Tunes drum would appear, but instead of Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny would appear inside the drum (which happens immediately rather than with a delay). Bugs is munching his carrot, says to the audience, "And that's the end!", then goes back to munching the carrot. This closing bumper was used only in this cartoon and "Baseball Bugs" (1946), another cartoon starring Bugs Bunny.
    • Connections
      Featured in Så er der tegnefilm: Episode #5.6 (1983)
    • Soundtracks
      Shortenin' Bread
      (uncredited)

      Traditional

      Sung with revised lyrics by Elmer, and then by Bugs

      Also sung by Bugs while cutting carrots

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    FAQ7

    • Which series is this from: Looney Tunes or Merrie Melodies?
    • List: The mirror gag
    • Does Elmer buy Bugs Bunny from a pet shop?

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    • Release date
      • November 10, 1945 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Conejo a la carta
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios
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    • Runtime
      • 8m
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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