History WesternAnimation / ForwardMarchHare

* DangerousWorkplace: In the end, Bugs is allowed to do his patriotic duty by testing artillery shells. By hitting them with a hammer and marking them duds when they don't explode.

* DrillSergeantNasty: The commanding officer that oversees the troops Bugs lines up with.

* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him “Sargeant”]]: Bugs’ commanding officer is only referred to by his (albeit constantly downgraded) rank, as is his colonel. Amusingly, the closed captions refer to them respectively as their joke names of Porky and Puddy Tat, see AndImTheQueenOfSheba.

* InsigniaRipOffRitual: Every time Private Bugs Bunny fouls up, his commanding officer is demoted (from SFC, to Sergeant, to Corporal, to a fellow Private). Although the act is never seen, it is implied by his insignia disappearing bit by bit, exposing the differently toned fabric underneath.

* InsigniaRipOffRitual: Every time Private Bugs Bunny fouls up, his commanding officer is demoted. Although the act is never seen, it is implied by his insignia disappearing bit by bit, exposing the differently toned fabric underneath.

* DullSurprise: "So they’re inducting rabbits."

* BowledOver: Whenever Bugs is told to do an about face. The first time, the remaining recruits go down like dominoes. The second time, it is the superior of his commanding officer that goes down (starting the InsigniaRipOffRitual described downward).

* HatDamage: That huge artillery shell Bugs was using to hammer his calendar in? When it goes off (and the now-Corporal ducks the blast), it rips away the midpoint of the Colonel’s helmet.

* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him “Sargeant”]]: Bugs’ commanding officer is only referred to by his (albeit constantly downgraded) rank, as is his general. Amusingly, the closed captions refer to them respectively as their joke names of Porky and Puddy Tat, see AndImTheQueenOfSheba.

* [[EveryoneCallsHimBarkeep Everyone Calls Him Sargeant]]: Bugs’ commanding officer is only referred to by his (albeit constantly downgraded) rank, as is his general. Amusingly, the closed captions refer to them respectively as their joke names of Porky and Puddy Tat, see AndImTheQueenOfSheba.

''Forward March Hare'' is a 1953 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon directed by Creator/ChuckJones.

! Tropes appearing in this cartoon:

-->"Oh, Private Bugs Bunny, heh? Well, I’m Sergeant WesternAnimation/PorkyPig."\\

* FishOutOfWater: The core of the comedy in this cartoon. Instead of the on-the-ball KarmicTrickster (or a level-headed comic foil to a brasher or stupider character, like Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, or Elmer Fudd) that is his normal portrayal, Bugs is cast against type, as a well-meaning but incredibly naive and incompetent recruit (not unlike what would be shown on ''Series/GomerPyleUSMC''). Unlike in ''WesternAnimation/BarbaryCoastBunny'', it’s ''not'' depicted as an act.

-->'''Bugs:''' Where are they eatin’?

* OhCrap: "Jumpin’ catfish, we’ve inducted a rabbit!" The now-Private dashes off to find his superior and inform him of their blunder.

'''Forward March Hare''' is a 1953 ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' cartoon directed by Creator/ChuckJones.

WesternAnimation/BugsBunny is going about his daily business when a letter meant for someone else winds up in his rabbit hole. To his horror, he learns that it was a draft notice for the United States Army. Between the physical exam at the Induction Center and the training session with the exasperated Sergeant First Class he is assigned to, HilarityEnsues.

* BatterUp: Bugs hears {{Reveille}} (wake up) mere moments after he flops onto his bed. He takes a baseball bat and runs out to "moyder dat bugler!" Only it turns out to be a record player.

* BunnyTropes: When Bugs takes his eye exam, he reads ''every''thing, including the fine print at the bottom of the chart, "Acme Eye Test Chart, printed by the United States Printing Office, Washington, D.C., Reg. U.S. Pat. Off." No doubt this is a joke about Bugs' diet of carrots and the perception that they cause good eyesight.

--> Where are they eatin’?