Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Mad as a Mars Hare (1963)

Posted on May 27, 2026 by Phil Hall

Mad as a Mars Hare (1963)
Directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble
Story by John Dunn
Animation by Ken Harris, Richard Thompson, Bob Bransford, Tom Ray, Harry Love
Music by Bill Lava

Marvin the Martian amuses himself by viewing the Earth through a telescope. He watches a rocket launch from the Florida peninsula – and within seconds, the spacecraft crashes through his observatory and lands on Mars. The rocket’s sole occupant is Astro-Rabbit Bugs Bunny, who claims the planet with a metal carrot-shaped canister that opens to wave a flag marked “Earth” and mechanized instruments that play “Yankee Doodle.” Marvin’s attempt to capture Bugs backfire when Bugs accidentally disintegrates him. Marvin tries again but uses one of his weapons incorrectly and turns Bugs into a behemothic “Neanderthal Rabbit” who crushes him.
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Every Bugs Bunny Ever: The Unmentionables (1963)

Posted on May 20, 2026 by Phil Hall

The Unmentionables (1963)
Directed by Friz Freleng
Story by John Dunn
Animation by Gerry Chiniquy, Virgil Ross, Bob Matz, Art Leonardi, Lee Halpern
Music by Bill Lava

“The Unmentionables” is a spoof of the then-popular television series “The Untouchables,” with Bugs Bunny as the federal agent Elegant Mess (a riff on the series’ crime fighter Elliot Ness). He is tasked with bringing in the notorious underworld figures Rocky and Mugsy, but he does his job a little too well. Bugs handcuffs the miscreants to his wrists and marches them to justice, but winds up serving their prison sentence with them because he lost the handcuff keys.
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Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Hare-Breadth Hurry (1963)

Posted on May 13, 2026 by Phil Hall

Hare-Breadth Hurry (1963)
Directed by Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble
Story by John Dunn
Animation by Tom Ray, Ken Harris, Richard Thompson, Bob Bransford, Harry Love
Music by Bill Lava

In this strange experiment at cartoon cross-pollination, Bugs Bunny is brought in as a replacement of the Road Runner – he explains to the confused viewer that the celebrated bird “sprained a giblet cornering a sharp curve the other day, so I’m standing in for him.”
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Every Bugs Bunny Ever: The Million Hare (1963)

Posted on May 6, 2026 by Phil Hall

The Million Hare (1963)
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story by Dave Detiege
Animation by Warren Batchelder, Ted Bonnicksen, George Grandpre, Keith Darling
Music by Bill Lava

Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck unexpectedly find themselves as competitors on “Beat Your Buddy,” a TV game show that challenges viewers to race each other to the broadcast studio for a grand prize. Daffy repeatedly attempts to sabotage Bugs’ progress but inevitably causes problems for himself. Daffy’s treachery gets out of control and the pair wind up hospitalized. But despite their injuries, they keep the competition going and frantically race to the studio.
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Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Devil’s Feud Cake (1963)

Posted on April 29, 2026 by Phil Hall

Devil’s Feud Cake (1963)
Directed by Friz Freleng
Story by Friz Freleng and Warren Foster
Animation by Gerry Chiniquy, Virgil Ross, Bob Matz, Art Leonardi, Lee Halpern
Music by Bill Lava

After an encounter with Bugs Bunny goes fatally awry, Yosemite Sam winds up in Hell. Satan makes a deal with Sam – if he can bring Bugs down into the underworld, he will be freed from having to spend eternity in Hell. Sam makes two attempts to snare Bugs for Satan, but fails fatally each time. Rather than accept Satan’s offer for another chance, Sam dresses in a devil’s costume, grabs a pitchfork, and declares he would rather stay down below.
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Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Shishkabugs (1962)

Posted on April 22, 2026 by Phil Hall

Shishkabugs (1962)
Directed by Friz Freleng
Story by John Dunn
Animation by Gerry Chiniquy, Virgil Ross, Bob Matz, Lee Halpern, Art Leonardi
Music by Bill Lava

Yosemite Sam is the overworked and underappreciated cook for an obese, ill-tempered king who looks and sounds just like Charles Laughton. When the monarch demands hassenpfeffer for his meal, Sam is perplexed – he is unfamiliar with the dish and consults a cookbook that lists rabbit as an ingredient. When Bugs Bunny turns up at the royal kitchen looking to borrow a cup of carrots, Sam tries (and, of course, fails) to incorporate him into the royal meal.
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Every Bugs Bunny Ever: Bill of Hare (1962)

Posted on April 15, 2026 by Phil Hall

Bill of Hare (1962)
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story by John Dunn
Animation by Ted Bonnicksen, Warren Batchelder, George Grandpré, Keith Darling
Music by Milt Franklyn

The Snodgrass Scientific Expedition has returned by cargo ship from Australia with the Tasmanian Devil in a crate. However, the net that holds the crate breaks during the offloading process. The crate smashes open and the Tasmanian Devil is free to sink to the ship. Once on the land, Taz comes across Bugs Bunny preparing a meal. Taz tries to make Bugs the main course, but the rascally rabbit continuously outsmarts the antipodean omnivore.
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