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|Director = [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]] |
|Director = [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]] |
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|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited) |
|producer = [[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited) |
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|series = [[Merrie Melodies]] |
|series = [[Merrie Melodies]] |
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|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Bea Benaderet]] (uncredited)<br>[[Tedd Pierce]] (uncredited)<br>[[Michael Maltese]] (uncredited) |
|Voice = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>[[Bea Benaderet]] (uncredited)<br>[[Tedd Pierce]] (uncredited)<br>[[Michael Maltese]] (uncredited) |
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|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited) |
|Sound effects = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited) |
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|Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]] |
|Musician = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]] |
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'''A Hare Grows in Manhattan''' is a [[1947]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' short directed by [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]]. |
'''A Hare Grows in Manhattan''' is a [[1947]] ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' short directed by [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]]. |
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== Plot == |
== Plot == |
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− | + | A Hollywood gossip queen named "Lola Beverly" (patterned after famous newspaper and radio columnist Louella Parsons, infrequently known as "Lolly") phones [[Bugs Bunny]] in his "mansion", which is actually a rabbit hole with fancy trimmings such as columns and a swimming pool. Lola coaxes a biographical story from Bugs, and he talks about growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He tap-dances down the streets of the Big Apple singing "The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady". |
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− | + | Bugs is repeatedly assaulted by a "street gang" consisting of a pack of stray dogs led by a tough-talking but none-too-bright bulldog who wears a bowler hat and turtleneck sweater (and also resembles [[Hector the Bulldog|Hector]]. Bugs smacks the bulldog with pieces of pie purchased at the Automat. He tries to escape through the Stork Klub, wherein real storks are the patrons. Bugs then tries to hide in a rooftop billboard for "Egyptian" cigarettes. The bulldog finds himself hanging by one "hand" from a clothesline. Bugs, on an adjacent line, plays Tweety's time-honored "this little piddy" game, peeling the clumsy canine's "piddies" from the line one by one. When he "runs out of piddies" and he dog falls, Bugs reverts to his normal voice and says, "Gosh, ain't I a stinker?" |
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+ | Bugs thinks he has dispatched the dogs, saying "that's thirty for today!" He goes back to his tap-dancing and singing, and suddenly finds himself in a blind alley next to a newsstand. The gang of dogs reappears and marches in on Bugs menacingly. Bugs grabs a book and threatens to hit them with it in his "last stand". The dogs' eyes open wide when they see the book, and they turn around and race to, and across, the Brooklyn Bridge. The puzzled Bugs looks at the book and sees that it is the novel ''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn''. |
− | Bugs says to himself |
+ | Bugs says to himself, in a rare quiet and reflective moment, "Ya know, maybe I oughta read dis t'ing!" As the underscore reprises an instrumental bar of "Rosie O'Grady", Bugs walks away toward the city's skyscrapers, while reading the book and humming along. |
== Development == |
== Development == |
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* (2005) DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3]]'', Disc One |
* (2005) DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3]]'', Disc One |
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* (2014) Blu-ray, DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3]]'', Disc 1 |
* (2014) Blu-ray, DVD - ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3]]'', Disc 1 |
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+ | * (2020) Streaming - HBO Max |
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== Censorship == |
== Censorship == |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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+ | * Except for the bulldog, the other dogs in the gang constantly change, with members appearing that were not in the previous scenes. |
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* One of the pack of bulldogs in this short resembles [[Hector the Bulldog]], a bulldog which appeared in a number of [[Sylvester]]/[[Tweety]] cartoons starting in [[1948]]. |
* One of the pack of bulldogs in this short resembles [[Hector the Bulldog]], a bulldog which appeared in a number of [[Sylvester]]/[[Tweety]] cartoons starting in [[1948]]. |
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[http://www.b99.tv/video/hare-grows-manhattan/ A Hare Grows In Manhattan] at B99.TV |
[http://www.b99.tv/video/hare-grows-manhattan/ A Hare Grows In Manhattan] at B99.TV |
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A Hare Grows in Manhattan is a 1947 Merrie Melodies short directed by I. Freleng.
Title
Unlike many cases where "hare" is a pun on "hair", the title here is a play on a then-recent book, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, which figures into the climax of the cartoon (however, it does also contain a punning reference to what hair does: grow).
Plot
A Hollywood gossip queen named "Lola Beverly" (patterned after famous newspaper and radio columnist Louella Parsons, infrequently known as "Lolly") phones Bugs Bunny in his "mansion", which is actually a rabbit hole with fancy trimmings such as columns and a swimming pool. Lola coaxes a biographical story from Bugs, and he talks about growing up on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. He tap-dances down the streets of the Big Apple singing "The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady".
Bugs is repeatedly assaulted by a "street gang" consisting of a pack of stray dogs led by a tough-talking but none-too-bright bulldog who wears a bowler hat and turtleneck sweater (and also resembles Hector. Bugs smacks the bulldog with pieces of pie purchased at the Automat. He tries to escape through the Stork Klub, wherein real storks are the patrons. Bugs then tries to hide in a rooftop billboard for "Egyptian" cigarettes. The bulldog finds himself hanging by one "hand" from a clothesline. Bugs, on an adjacent line, plays Tweety's time-honored "this little piddy" game, peeling the clumsy canine's "piddies" from the line one by one. When he "runs out of piddies" and he dog falls, Bugs reverts to his normal voice and says, "Gosh, ain't I a stinker?"
Bugs thinks he has dispatched the dogs, saying "that's thirty for today!" He goes back to his tap-dancing and singing, and suddenly finds himself in a blind alley next to a newsstand. The gang of dogs reappears and marches in on Bugs menacingly. Bugs grabs a book and threatens to hit them with it in his "last stand". The dogs' eyes open wide when they see the book, and they turn around and race to, and across, the Brooklyn Bridge. The puzzled Bugs looks at the book and sees that it is the novel A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.
Bugs says to himself, in a rare quiet and reflective moment, "Ya know, maybe I oughta read dis t'ing!" As the underscore reprises an instrumental bar of "Rosie O'Grady", Bugs walks away toward the city's skyscrapers, while reading the book and humming along.
Development
The short was originally based on a short autobiographical piece of the same name that was published in the December issue of Coronet magazine in 1945. In the autobiography, Bugs recounts his rise to fame and only briefly mentions his days on the streets of Manhattan which he describes as "simple and carefree". He would spend his days throwing rocks at his pals, stealing carrots from local pushcarts, and dealing with thugs using his "rabbit punch" technique.
The story continues in which Bugs reveals that his name was given to him by his family for his funny antics. In time he would land a job at a place called the Palace where he would serve as the rabbit in the hat of the magician the Great Presto. Eventually he would leave for Hollywood, much to the sadness of his parents, to become a star. Which he boasted that he "arrived just in time to save the movies from the hams who was overrunning it".
Availability
- (1988) VHS - Cartoon Moviestars: Starring Bugs Bunny!
- (1988) LaserDisc - Cartoon Moviestars: Bugs Bunny Classics: Special Collector's Edition
- (1991) LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 1, Side 7: Bugs Bunny By Each Director
- (1992) VHS - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 7: Bugs Bunny By Each Director
- (1992) VHS - Bugs Bunny Collection: Bugs Bunny: Hollywood Legend
- (2005) DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3, Disc One
- (2014) Blu-ray, DVD - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3, Disc 1
- (2020) Streaming - HBO Max
Censorship
When this cartoon aired on The WB network, the following scenes were edited:
- Lola Beverly's opening narration of Bugs' Hollywood home was shortened for time reasons (the edited version only has her mention his swimming pool).
- The scene in which Bugs becomes part of the Egyptian cigarette billboard to escape the bulldog chasing him was cut to remove one Egyptian giving another a hot-foot (read: lighting a match under his foot; a common prank seen both in the Looney Tunes shorts, and done by the animators and directors at Termite Terrace), another Egyptian pointing to a cigarette butt at his feet, and to crop the shot so that way the word "CIGARETTES" is not shown.
Notes
- Except for the bulldog, the other dogs in the gang constantly change, with members appearing that were not in the previous scenes.
- One of the pack of bulldogs in this short resembles Hector the Bulldog, a bulldog which appeared in a number of Sylvester/Tweety cartoons starting in 1948.
Gallery
External Links
A Hare Grows In Manhattan at SuperCartoons.net
A Hare Grows In Manhattan at B99.TV
A Hare Grows in Manhattan on the SFX Resource