Release Info and Crew

“Sahara Hare” is a Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on March 26, 1955. It was directed by Isadore “Friz” Freleng, the most prolific of all Bugs Bunny directors. The voices were done by Mel Blanc, also know as “The Man of a Thousand Voices.” The story was written by Warren Foster and the animation was done by Gerry Chiniquy, Ted Bonnicksen, and Arthur Davis. The layouts were designed by Hawley Pratt and the background created by Irv Wynter. The music is under the direction of Milt Franklyn. Looney Tunes opening title Looney Tunes is a Warner Brothers animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969. ... March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1906[1]–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. ... 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. ... 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. ... Golden Records album cover of their recording of I Taut I Taw A Puddy Tat Warren Foster (b. ... Germain Adolph Gerry Chiniquy (June 23, 1912 - November 22, 1989) was an American animator. ... Arthur Art Davis (June 14, 1905 - May 9, 2000) was an animator and a director for Warner Brothers Termite Terrace cartoon studio. ... Hawley Pratt (born June 9, 1911 in Seattle, Washington – died March 2, 1999 in Thousand Oaks, California) is an American film director and animator, who directed all The Pink Panther cartoons and two Dr. Seuss animated television specials: The Cat in the Hat and Dr. Seuss on the Loose. ... Milt Franklyn was a musical composer and arranger who worked on the Warner Bros. ...

Plot Summary

This is another classic battle between Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam (Riff Raff Sam). Bugs pops up out from underground, thinking he has reached Miami Beach, when in reality he is in the Sahara Desert. He comes prepared with a beach chair, sunscreen, sunglasses and even a bucket of carrots...on ice! Bugs thinks he has found a nice park when he stumbles upon a water hole and a palm tree. Sam, riding on a camel, comes upon Bugs’ tracks and exclaims, "Great horny toads! A trespasser! Gettin' footy-prints all over my desert!" The battle begins after Bugs asks Sam if he “is with the sideshow around here” and then proceeds to rip a piece of Sam’s turban to off dry himself. He chases after Bugs who goes into a French Foreign Legion post. Sam tries many tricks to get Bugs, including the use of stilts, human sling-shots and even an elephant. After driving Sam to near insanity Bugs decides to pull one last trick. He builds a series of doors leading into the post but keeps nailing on new doors so Sam opens door after door until he reaches the TNT and gas waiting for him at the end. This is the final straw; Sam gives up and Bugs goes back to relax in the Sahara sand. At the very end, Daffy Duck makes a cameo appearance as he too thinks he is in Miami Beach. 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. ... Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes series of cartoons. ... Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida. ... Satellite image The Sahara (Arabic: , The Great Desert) is the worlds largest hot desert, and second largest desert after Antarctica. ... Beach Chair is a song from rapper Jay-Zs comeback album Kingdom Come. ... Sunscreen (also known as sunblock, suntan lotion) is a lotion, spray or other topical product that helps protect the skin from the suns ultraviolet (UV) radiation, and which reduces sunburn and other skin damage, ultimately leading to a lower risk of skin cancer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A footprint is an impression left by a foot or shoe, for example an indentation in soft ground or snow, or a mark left by mud etc from the sole of the foot. ... Daffy, as Duck Dodgers, faces off against Marvin the Martian in the 1953 short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, a parody of Buck Rogers. ...

Quotes

Bugs Bunny: “Eh, what's up Doc? You with the sideshow around here?”

Bugs Bunny: “Yoo hoo, Mr. A-rab!”

Yosemite Sam: “Great horny toads! A trespasser! Gettin' footy-prints all over my desert!”

Other Info

“Sahara Hare” can be found on VHS in Yosemite Sam: The Good, the Bad, and the Ornery, and on DVD in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4.

This short is Freleng's version of Frigid Hare. Frigid Hare is a 1949 Warner Bros. ...

External Links

• Sahara Hare at the Internet Movie Database
• "Deconstructing" Bugs: The Bugs Bunny Cartoons of 1955 - Written by Kevin McCorry