The Million Hare

The Million Hare
Looney Tunes (Daffy Duck/Bugs Bunny) series
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Directed by	Robert McKimson
Produced by	David H. DePatie
Story by	David Detiege
Voices by	Mel Blanc
Music by	Bill Lava
Animation by	Ted Bonnicksen Warren Batchelder George Grandpre Keith Darling Harry Love (special animation effects)
Layouts by	Robert Gribbroek
Backgrounds by	Robert Gribbroek
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	April 6, 1963 (USA)
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	6 minutes
Language	English

The Million Hare is a 1963 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. This cartoon short is directed by Robert McKimson and written by David Detiege.

A few clips from this cartoon were used, with color commentary by John Madden and Pat Summerall, as part of the fourth quarter of the 2001 Cartoon Network special The Big Game XXIX: Bugs vs. Daffy.

Summary

During the opening titles, a tune from With Plenty of Money and You plays on the soundtrack. The camera pans down a stack of TV antennas and enters the underground home of Bugs Bunny, who is hosting Daffy Duck. They watch a game show called "Beat Your Buddy" on the television. An announcer says that he will draw two names from the "buddy barrel". The persons named will race each other to the television studio, and the first to arrive will win "the million bucks." The announcer draws Bugs and Daffy's names.

Bugs and Daffy then race each other to the television studio. Daffy finds himself continuously hindered in the race, usually due to his own recklessness. For example, he drives a moped onto a bridge under construction and winds up in the water below.

Bugs keeps a steady and simple pace, causing him to reach the television station first. Daffy dons a jet pack, hoping to beat Bugs to the top floor of the studio. Daffy flies to the top floor, grabs Bugs, and zooms out the other end of the building. They land in an antique glass shop and are taken to a hospital. Even though they are in bandages with Daffy on crutches and Bugs in a wheelchair, they continue to race and Daffy crosses the finish line first.

Daffy then discovers that "the million bucks" is actually "the million box," a huge box filled with a million little boxes. Considering the prize worthless, Daffy donates the prize to Bugs. The announcer then reveals that there is a one-dollar bill inside each of the little boxes, and With Plenty of Money and You is heard again. After this, the announcer asks Daffy if he wants to tell the audience something. In this moment, Daffy's head slowly changes into a donkey (read: jackass)'s head and starts braying.

Availability

"The Million Hare" is available on the Looney Tunes Superstars DVD. However, it was cropped to widescreen. It is also available on The Best of Bugs Bunny DVD, also cropped to widescreen.

See also

• List of American films of 1963
• List of cartoons featuring Daffy Duck
• List of Bugs Bunny cartoons

External links

• The Million Hare at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• The Million Hare at IMDb

Preceded by Devil's Feud Cake

Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1963

Succeeded by Hare-Breadth Hurry