Frigid Hare

Frigid Hare
Frigid Hare
	The title card of Frigid Hare.
Directed by	Charles M. Jones
Story by	Michael Maltese
Produced by	Edward Selzer (uncredited)
Starring	Mel Blanc
Music by	Carl Stalling
Animation by	Phil Monroe; Ben Washam; Lloyd Vaughan; Ken Harris; Richard Thompson (uncredited)
Layouts by	Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds by	Peter Alvarado
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures; The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	October 8, 1949 (U.S.)
Running time	7:36
Language	English

Frigid Hare is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short, released on October 8, 1949.^[2]^: 203^[3]^: 430 It is directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, and features Bugs Bunny.^[4] The title can be seen as a simple play on "frigid air" and/or on the refrigerator brand called "Frigidaire".

Synopsis

While traveling to Miami Beach for an overdue vacation from Warner Brothers, Bugs Bunny yet again misses the left turn at Albuquerque and ends up at the South Pole. As Bugs studies a map, a young penguin fleeing an Eskimo hunter knocks him down, then disappears into the distance. The pursuing Eskimo does the same, but immediately returns to 'ask' Bugs which way the penguin went. Bugs sends the hunter in the opposite direction. He then finds that the penguin has grown attached to him. Wanting to get back to his vacation, Bugs fools the penguin into thinking they will spend part of it together, then distracts him and pushes him down a snowbank, only to see him slide into the hunter's bag. Bugs starts to resume his journey, suggesting to himself that he isn't responsible for what happens, but is quickly overcome by his better nature ("Oh, always somethin'! I'll never get to Miami!") and, through a clever ruse involving him disguising himself as a female Eskimo and followed by a chase and a close-call, he rescues the penguin. Bugs grumbles that he only has four days of vacation left. He learns from the penguin that, at the South Pole, the days are six months long. Figuring this means he can stretch his four-day vacation until July 1953, Bugs dons top hat and tails and accompanies the penguin on "a nice long formal vacation."

Availability

Frigid Hare is available, uncut and restored, on the third disc of Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 (2003).

Crew

Story: Michael Maltese
Animation: Phil Monroe, Ben Washam, Lloyd Vaughan, Ken Harris, Abe Levitow
Layout: Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds: Peter Alvarado
Film Editor: Treg Brown
Voice Characterization: Mel Blanc
Musical Direction: Carl Stalling
Orchestrations: Milt Franklyn
Producer: Edward Selzer
Directed by: Charles M. Jones

References

^ "Animation Breakdowns #28". Retrieved 20 December 2020.
^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice And Magic: A History Of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Plume. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

Preceded by The Windblown Hare	Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1949	Succeeded by Which Is Witch

[1] "Animation Breakdowns #28". Retrieved 20 December 2020.

[Beck-2] Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York, NY: Henry Holt and Company. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.

[maltin-3] Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice And Magic: A History Of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Plume. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.

[4] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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