A Feather in His Hare is a 1948 Looney Tunes short directed by Charles M. Jones.
Title[]
The title is yet another pun on "hair", playing on the Native American warrior custom of earning feathers to wear in their hair for courageous acts.
Plot[]
Bugs is pursued by a dopey Native American. Bugs seeks vengeance by "thinking up some more deviltry for that Apache." At the climactic moment, Bugs asks, "Just who does he think he is to be chasing me?" Mo-Hican answers, "Me? Me last Mohican!" "The last of the Mohicans, eh?" Bugs says, "Well, look, Geronimo, cast your eyes skyward." Looking up, Mo-Hican sees several storks carrying infant versions of himself and passes out. Bugs laughs himself silly. However, his laughter is cut short when he casts his own eyes skyward and sees hundreds of storks carrying infant bunnies resembling Bugs himself, who shout in unison, "Eh, what's up, Pop?" Bugs passes out, falling on top of the unconscious Mo-Hican.
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This cartoon was part of the "Twelve Missing Hares" that were barred from airing on Cartoon Network's June 2001 Bugs marathon due to ethnic Indian stereotyping that would be offensive to modern audiences.[2] As with the other members of the "Twelve Missing Hares" as described in the unreleased ToonHeads episode, it was originally intended to air in the marathon, but was pulled due to executive backlash from AOL Time Warner. It used to be regularly shown on Cartoon Network's Looney Tunes compilation shows, specifically Bugs and Daffy and The Acme Hour, but has since seldom aired on American television.
Notes[]
- This was Chuck Jones' first Bugs Bunny cartoon to feature the modern design of Bugs instead of the one he used from "Hold the Lion, Please" to "Hair-Raising Hare", which also includes his brief cameo as a costume in 1945's "Odor-able Kitty".
- Mo-Hican's body shape, along with the glasses he wears, suggest that he is meant to be a parody of Ed Wynn, although the voice does not match.
- This cartoon was shown in theatres with My Girl Tisa during its original release.
- The film was copyrighted on 17 November 1946, two years before its actual release.[3]
- Vitaphone release number: 1575[4]