Devil May Hare, a Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon was released on June 19th, 1954. This theatrical cartoon was directed by Robert McKimson and starred Mel Blanc playing the voices of Bugs Bunny, Tasmanian Devil, and the turtle. In addition, Herman Cohen, Phil DeLara, and Rod Scribner are some of the other animators involved in the creation of Devil May Hare. This cartoon is released on both VHS as well as DVD. It was also released on DVD on the Looney Tunes – The Spotlight Collection Volume 1 (Premiere Edition). Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 625 × 513 pixelsFull resolution (625 × 513 pixel, file size: 92 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Low-res screenshot taken from DVD. This image is a screenshot of a copyrighted television program or station ID. As such, the copyright for it is... Robert Bob McKimson, Sr. ... Herman Cohen (August 27, 1925 - June 2, 2002) was a producer of B-movies during the 1950s, who helped to popularize the teen horror movie genre with films like the cult classic I Was a Teenage Werewolf. ... Charles E. Chuck McKimson, Jr. ... Roderick H. Rod Scribner (October 10, 1910–December 21, 1976) was an American animator best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. ... Milt Franklyn was a musical composer and arranger who worked on the Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Logo celebrating Technicolors 90th Anniversary Technicolor is the trademark for a series of color film processes pioneered by Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation (a subsidiary of Technicolor, Inc. ... Warner Bros. ... Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Robert Bob McKimson, Sr. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor, performing on radio, in television commercials, and most famously, in hundreds of cartoon shorts for Warner Bros. ... Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning, street-smart, anthropomorphic, fictional gray hare, despite the name Bunny, who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Binomial name Sarcophilus harrisii (Boitard, 1841) The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), also referred to simply as the devil, is a carnivorous marsupial now found only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Herman Cohen (August 27, 1925 - June 2, 2002) was a producer of B-movies during the 1950s, who helped to popularize the teen horror movie genre with films like the cult classic I Was a Teenage Werewolf. ... Roderick H. Rod Scribner (October 10, 1910–December 21, 1976) was an American animator best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ...

Plot

In this cartoon, Bugs Bunny is about to get attacked by the Tasmanian Devil just as he is looking in the encyclopedia and finds him in it. This cartoon, in fact, is the Tasmanian Devil’s first appearance in Warner Bros.'s Looney Tunes cartoons. Bugs Bunny gets himself into this situation because he offers to help the disheveled Tasmanian Devil find his dinner. Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ...

The following quote illustrates Bugs’ realization that Tas is in fact a threat and danger to him: "Q..R..S..T, Tasmanian…Here it is! 'A strong, murderous beast, jaws powerful as a steel-trap, eats lions, elephants, giraffes, mooses, ducks..."

The Tasmanian Devil then appears next to him and interjects, "...and Rabbits."

This is when Bugs Bunny realizes that he is in danger and that the Tasmanian Devil could in fact potentially attack and eat him.

Censorship

• After the Tasmanian Devil is floating skyward from a bubblegum bubble, Bugs uses a slingshot to get him down. When this cartoon aired on CBS, the part where Bugs uses the slingshot to get Taz down is cut, making it seem that the bubblegum bubble broke without provocation.

External links

• Devil May Hare at the Internet Movie Database