Bushy Hare

1950Short⏱️ 7m

FamilyAnimationShortComedy

⭐ 6.7

IMDB Rating

491 votes

Bugs confronts marsupials and aborigines in Australia's outback.

Director

Robert McKimson

Writers

N/A

Stars

Mel Blanc

Release Date

November 18, 1950

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Mel Blanc

as Bugs Bunny

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Sound

Mono

Production

Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

AnimationComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

Unexceptional but has its moments

by TheLittleSongbird • 2012-08-28

6/10

"Bugs Bunny is one of my all time favourite cartoon characters, however I do think he has definitely done much better than Bushy Hare. The cartoon itself is not as bad as I was led to believe, but I didn't care much for the routine story and while some worked like the chase in the canoe and the sequence with the kangaroo a lot of the other gags fell limp for me not helped by pacing that didn't really come to life. But the biggest issue I had was the character of Nature Boy. And it wasn't just because he was a negative stereotype of Aborigines but also that he was very bland and t..."

💡 Did You Know?

Due to pressure from Warner Brothers, this cartoon was one of eleven pulled from rotation by the Cartoon Network for its 2001 "June Bugs" marathon, which was to show the complete chronology of Bugs Bunny cartoons. This is in also the "Censored 11". Also All This and Rabbit Stew (1941) and Bushy Hare (1950) with Bugs Bunny, have been withheld from distribution since 1968. Reason given was the short may potentially offend African-Americans. "Nature Boy" was an Indigenous Australian. The short is now part of the lineup for "Toon In with Me."