History WesternAnimation / FreshHare

* DeuxExMachina: Just as Bugs is about to be executed by firing squad, Elmer asks if he has a LastRequest. Bugs ponders "I wish... I wish..." and then breaks into song. Suddenly, Bugs, Elmer and the firing squad are minstrel singers, complete with {{Blackface}}, singing along. Bugs even [[HangingALampshade Lampshades]] it by saying "Fantastic, isn't it?"

* GainaxEnding: Just as Bugs is about to be executed by firing squad, Elmer asks if he has a LastRequest. Bugs ponders "I wish... I wish..." and then breaks into a rendition of "I Wish I Was In Dixie". Suddenly, Bugs, Elmer and the firing squad are minstrel singers, complete with {{Blackface}}, singing along. Bugs even [[HangingALampshade Lampshades]] it by saying "Fantastic, isn't it?"

* HeroAntagonist: '' Elmer Fudd'' of all people. In this short he's depicted as a officer of Canadian Mounted Police, and is determined to catch the Bugs Bunny who's evading the law.

* OhCrap: Elmer has this reaction when he notices that there is a bomb attached to his handcuffs, where the Bugs' hand used to be.

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: At one point, Bugs switches places with Elmer's gun, who grabs him without looking and tries to start firing, with Bugs saying "Bang! Bang! Bang!" and then saying "Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click!". Thinking he's out of bullets, Elmer tries to look down the barrel, only to get kissed by Bugs.

* OverlyLongGag: Bugs going through his set of keys to find the one for Elmer’s handcuffs, ensuring that the bomb Elmer’s handcuffs are attached to goes off.

Set in Canada, Mountie Elmer Fudd is in pursuit of Public Enemy #1 Bugs, who is wanted dead or alive (preferably dead) for numerous crimes (including traffic violations, going through a boulevard stop, jaywalking, and triple parking). While the lawman is fully intent on getting his man (or rather rabbit) and bringing him to justice, however, Bugs doesn't make it easy as it outwits the Mountie at every turn.

* DevelopmentGag: The first wanted poster has the “Bugs” in Bugs’ name in quotation marks, a reference to how Bugs got his name from his original model sheet’s name of ““Bugs”’s Bunny”, in tribute to Warner Bros. cartoon director Ben “Bugs” Hardaway.

* MustacheVandalism: Bugs draws all over his wanted posters. One poster has a fake mustache and tongue sticking out, while the other has Bugs looking like UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.

'''"Fresh Hare"''' is a 1942 ''WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies'' short (directed by Creator/FrizFreleng) featuring WesternAnimation/BugsBunny and WesternAnimation/ElmerFudd. It is one of five cartoons that portrays Elmer as fat.

Set in Canada, Mountie Elmer Fudd is in pursuit of Public Enemy #1 Bugs, who is wanted dead or alive (preferably dead) for numerous crimes (including traffic violations, going through a boulevard stop, jaywalking, and triple parking) While the lawman is fully intent on getting his man (or rather rabbit) and bringing him to justice, however, Bugs doesn't make it easy as it outwits the Mountie at every turn.

** {{Bowdlerization}}: Most modern TV airings of this short have edited the blackface minstrel ending, mostly by cutting off after Bugs sings the first part of "I Wish I Was in Dixie" (which is the common edit seen on Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TNT in its proto-Turner Classic Movies era, and even some gray-market public domain videos). However, there was a version that aired on TBS where, rather than cut the cartoon off after Bugs starts in with "Dixie", they have the audio play as normal, but loop the scene of Bugs dancing to cover up the blackface minstrel scene. [[UpToEleven And some versions exist where the entire ending is cut, making the cartoon end with Bugs willingly letting himself be arrested because he felt sorry for Elmer]].

* InsigniaRipoffRitual: Parodied. While "drumming" Elmer out of the service, Bugs ends ripping off the buttons on Elmer's coat, the coat itself, and even his pants.

* SayingSoundEffectsOutLoud: At one point, Bugs switches places with Elmer's gun, who grabs him without looking and tries to start firing, with Bugs saying "Bang! Bang! Bang!" and then saying "Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click! Click!". Thinking he's out of bullets, Elmer tries to look down the barrel, only to get kissed by Bugs.

* InsigniaRipoffRitual: Parodied. While "drumming" Elmer out of the service, he ends ripping off the buttons on Elmer's coat, the coat itself, and even his pants.

* InsignaRipoffRitual: Parodied. While "drumming" Elmer out of the service, he ends ripping off the buttons on Elmer's coat, the coat itself, and even his pants.

* MustacheVandalism: Bugs draws all over his wanted posters. One poster has a fake mustache and tongue sticking out, while the other has Bugs looking like UsefulNotes/AdolfHitler.

** {{Bowdlerization}}: Most modern TV airings of this short have edited the blackface minstrel ending, mostly by cutting off after Bugs sings the first part of "I Wish I Was in Dixie" (which is the common edit seen on Cartoon Network, Boomerang, TNT in its proto-Turner Classic Movies era, and even some gray-market public domain videos). However, there was a version that aired on TBS where, rather than cut the cartoon off after Bugs starts in with "Dixie", they have the audio play as normal, but loop the scene of Bugs dancing to cover up the blackface minstrel scene.

* GainaxEnding: Just as Bugs is about to be executed by firing squad, Elmer asks if he has a last request. Bugs ponders "I wish... I wish..." and then breaks into a rendition of "I Wish I Was In Dixie". Suddenly, Bugs, Elmer and the firing squad are minstrel singers, complete with {{Blackface}}, singing along. Bugs even [[HangingALampshade Lampshades]] it by saying "Incredible, ain't it?"

'''"Fresh Hare"''' is a 1942 ''WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies'' short (directed by Creator/FriezFreleng) featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. It is one of five cartoons that portrays Elmer as fat.

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'''"Fresh Hare"''' is a 1942 ''WesternAnimation/MerrieMelodies'' short (directed by Friez Freleng) featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. It is one of five cartoons that portrays Elmer as fat.