Homeless Hare

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title: "Homeless Hare" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1950-films", "merrie-melodies-short-films", "short-films-directed-by-chuck-jones", "films-about-real-estate-holdout", "films-scored-by-carl-stalling", "warner-bros.-cartoons-animated-short-films", "bugs-bunny-films", "1950s-warner-bros.-animated-short-films", "films-with-screenplays-by-michael-maltese", "1950s-english-language-films", "english-language-short-films", "1950-animated-short-films"] description: "1950 film by Chuck Jones" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless_Hare" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary 1950 film by Chuck Jones ::

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Field	Value
name	Homeless Hare
image	Homeless Hare.PNG
director	Charles M. Jones
story	Michael Maltese
animator	Ken Harris
Phil Monroe
Ben Washam
Lloyd Vaughan
layout_artist	Robert Gribbroek
background_artist	Peter Alvarado
starring	Mel Blanc
John T. Smith
(uncredited)
music	Carl Stalling
studio	Warner Bros. Cartoons
distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
released
country	United States
color_process	Technicolor
runtime	7:04
language	English
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| name = Homeless Hare | image= Homeless Hare.PNG | caption = | director = Charles M. Jones | story = Michael Maltese | animator = Ken Harris Phil Monroe Ben Washam Lloyd Vaughan | layout_artist = Robert Gribbroek | background_artist = Peter Alvarado | starring = Mel Blanc John T. Smith (uncredited) | music = Carl Stalling | studio = Warner Bros. Cartoons | distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures | released = | country = United States | color_process = Technicolor | runtime = 7:04 | language = English

Plot

Bugs Bunny awakens to discover his rabbit hole disturbed by a robust construction worker named Hercules at a high-rise construction site. Despite Bugs' polite request for restoration, Hercules feigns compliance before unceremoniously depositing Bugs and the displaced earth into a dump truck. Bugs' protestations against this infringement, laced with incredulity at the lack of regard for the sanctity of home, fall on deaf ears as he is engulfed by another cascade of soil and transported away.

Bugs then retaliates against Hercules by deploying various construction materials to disrupt his activities. From dropping bricks and steel girders onto Hercules from the building's height to tampering with the elevator controls, Bugs engineers a series of mishaps that culminate in Hercules' immersion in wet concrete.

Subsequently assuming the guise of the project engineer, Bugs coerces Hercules into erecting a lofty brick wall, followed by additional attachments that ensnare him atop a teeterboard at precarious heights. Despite Hercules' efforts to counter Bugs' interference, his eventual loss of clothing and dignity underscores Bugs' strategic advantage. In a decisive move to reclaim his territory, Bugs orchestrates a final confrontation with Hercules. Utilizing a red-hot rivet as his instrument of retribution, Bugs navigates through a maze of obstacles to precipitate a cascade of events culminating in Hercules' defeat and surrender.

The completed skyscraper ultimately incorporates Bugs' rabbit hole within its structure as a testament to his victory. Amidst this architectural triumph, Bugs reaffirms the principle that a man's home, no matter how modest, is indeed his castle.

References

References

1. (1989). "Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons". Henry Holt and Co.
2. (1999). "The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons". Checkmark Books.

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