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
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 (1949-10-08) (U.S.)
Running time	7:36
Language	English

Frigid Hare is a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies short, released on October 8, 1949.[1]: 203 [2]: 430  It is directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese, and features Bugs Bunny.[3] The title can be seen as a pun on "frigid air" or the refrigerator brand "Frigidaire".

Plot

While en route to Miami Beach for a much-needed break from Warner Brothers, Bugs Bunny once again misses his turn at Albuquerque and finds himself at the South Pole. After encountering a penguin fleeing from an Eskimo hunter, Bugs gets entangled in their chase. Despite initially trying to ditch the penguin, Bugs eventually takes pity on him and devises a plan to rescue him. In the end, Bugs decides to extend his vacation, realizing that the South Pole's six-month-long days allow him to enjoy an extended break until July 1953.

Home media

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

References

1. 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.
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.
3. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

• Frigid Hare at IMDb

Preceded by The Windblown Hare

Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1949

Succeeded by Which Is Witch