Porky's Hare Hunt is a 1938 animated short movie directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and Cal Dalton, which starred Porky Pig as a hunter whose prey is an unnamed rabbit - who would evolve into Bugs Bunny. The rabbit's hyperactive personality and laughing voice provided by Mel Blanc predated the 1940 Walter Lantz/Universal release Knock Knock which starred Andy Panda and introduced cartoon audiences to Woody Woodpecker which was created for the Lantz studio by Hardaway after his departure from the Leon Schlesinger/Warner Brothers studio. Image File history File links Bugs_Bunny_debut. ... Porky Pig is an Academy Award-nominated animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ... Happy Rabbit in Prest-O Change-O Happy Rabbit is a character from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series who later evolved into Bugs Bunny. ... Ben Bugs Hardaway (1897 - 1957) was a storyboard artist, gagman, and film director for several American animation studios during the The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. ... Howard Baldwin is an American entrepreneur and film producer. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... Carl W. Stalling (November 10, 1892–November 29, 1972) was a noted composer and arranger of music for animated cartoons. ... Leon Schlesinger (1884 - December 25, 1949) was a producer at the Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... “WB” redirects here. ... is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Black-and-white or black and white) can refer to a general term used in photography, film, and other media (see black-and-white). ... A minute is a unit of time equal to 1/60th of an hour and to 60 seconds. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Prest-O Change-O is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 25, 1939 by Warner Bros. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The bouncing ball animation (below) consists of these 6 frames. ... This article is about motion pictures. ... Ben Bugs Hardaway (1897 - 1957) was a storyboard artist, gagman, and film director for several American animation studios during the The Golden Age of Hollywood animation. ... Cal Dalton was a cartoon director at Warner Brothers. ... Porky Pig is an Academy Award-nominated animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. ... This article is about the hunting of prey by human society. ... Bugs Bunny is an animated hare who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. ... Melvin Jerome Blanc (May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was a prolific American voice actor. ... For other uses, see Knock Knock. ... Andy Panda was a series of animated cartoon short subjects produced by Walter Lantz and released by Universal Pictures from 1939 to 1949. ... Woody Woodpecker, from the opening title sequence for the 1951 short Puny Express. ... Leon Schlesinger (1884 - December 25, 1949) was a producer at the Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ...

Plot

Several rabbits are eating carrots and ruining crops. Another rabbit warns them to evacuate. Soon, Porky and his dog meet this rabbit and try to outwit him in the forest. Porky and the rabbit get in a long,long fight and soon the hare thinks he has won the war that is over. Porky however finds the rabbit and he doesn't have any brainstorms to protect him. The rabbit shows Porky a photo of himself and of how many children he has with his wife. However, when Porky's about to shoot him, the gun fails. After Porky attempts to shoot down and procure the rabbit, the rabbit asks Porky: "Do you have a hunting license?" As Porky reaches for his pocket to obtain the document, the hyper-hare suddenly snacthes it out of Porky's grasp, rips it in two, remarks, "Well you haven't got one now...hoohoohoohoohahahahah..hoo hoo hoo ha ha ha!" and makes a getaway by twisting his ears as though they were a helicopter propeller, flying away. Ultimately the rabbit wins when Porky throws dynamite into the cave in which the hare is hiding and the rabbit throws the dynamite back at him. Porky is in the hospital and the rabbit comes to him with some flowers. Porky tells the hare that he'll be out in a few days. The very very hyper rabbit then pulls on the leg holders in Porky's bed, adding to the pig's injuries and runs off into the forest laughing.

Trivia

• The first appearance of the prototypical version of Bugs Bunny. He's barely recognizable compared to his more familiar later form. Bugs' first official appearance will come two years later in A Wild Hare. The "Do you have a hunting license?" gag was revived (but modified) in the 1953 short Duck! Rabbit! Duck! where Bugs Bunny asks Elmer Fudd Do you have a fricasseeing rabbit license?
• The prototype is seen chewing on a carrot, the only time he is.
• Note:This was in color in 1943.

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External links

• Porky's Hare Hunt at the Internet Movie Database
• Porky's Hare Hunt at AOL Video
• Colorized Version of Porky's Hare Hunt at You Tube