Hyde and Hare is a 1955 Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon, directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon pits Bugs against Dr. Jeckyll, who continues to turn into Mister Hyde. Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning, street-smart, anthropomorphic, gray rabbit who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1905–May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... For other uses, see Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (disambiguation). ...

Plot

Bugs comes out of his rabbit hole every morning, because a kind gentleman keeps coming to feed him a carrot. At first feigning a usual rabbit stance, Bugs eventually stands up and confides that he'd rather simply go home with the gentleman, since it'd be easier on both of them. As the gentleman brings Bugs home, the camera pans up to see that the name above the apartment is for Dr. Jeckyll.

Inside the house, Bugs gets used to his new surroundings. Dr. Jeckyll comes across a bubbling potion that he knows he shouldn't drink, but gives in and drinks anyway. He then transforms into Mister Hyde, with a monstrous green face and glowing red eyes. Bugs tries running from this monster, but soon the monster reverts back to Dr. Jeckyll. Bugs, thinking that the monster is still after both of them, tries leading the Doctor into various rooms and closets, with the eventual re-transformation of the Doctor into Mister Hyde. This continues for a few minutes, until Dr. Jeckyll decides that he's going to pour the rest of the formula down the drain. He goes into his lab, but finds the beaker with the formula empty. The Doctor asks Bugs if he drank the potion, to which Bugs becomes insulted at the idea and leaves.

Walking back to his park, Bugs transforms into a monstrous green rabbit (which implies that he DID drink the formula). The ladies at the park who are busy feeding the pigeons see Bugs and run away screaming. Bugs looks at them and wonders, "I wonder what's eating THEM? Heh! You ever think they saw a rabbit before!"

Trivia

• In the cartoon, Bug's utters the phrase "I wish my brother George was here" as he sits down to play a piano. The reference was to Liberace who had a brother George.
• This is also the name of a hip-hop album by Del the Funky Homosapien, I Wish My Brother George Was Here of the same name.

Liberace shows off his rings (circa 1980). ... ... This is the first album released by Del tha Funkee Homosapien. ...

See Also

• List of Bugs Bunny cartoons

This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny. ...

External Links

• Hyde and Hare at the Internet Movie Database