False Hare
A scheming Big Bad Wolf and his eager nephew set a clever trap for Bugs Bunny by opening a faux social club aimed at rabbits, Club del Conejo. They hope the ruse will draw out Bugs so they can finally catch him, but Bugs sees through the setup and turns the evening into a series of comic setbacks... Read more
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About False Hare
A scheming Big Bad Wolf and his eager nephew set a clever trap for Bugs Bunny by opening a faux social club aimed at rabbits, Club del Conejo. They hope the ruse will draw out Bugs so they can finally catch him, but Bugs sees through the setup and turns the evening into a series of comic setbacks for the duo. The short keeps its focus on quick gags, disguises, and one-upmanship, with no sudden departures from the classic predator versus trickster dynamic. Expect fast dialogue, visual slapstick, and the familiar give-and-take that defines Bugs shorts, without revealing how things wrap up.
Released in 1964, this Warner Bros. cartoon was directed by Robert McKimson and written by John W. Dunn. Mel Blanc supplies the voices for Bugs Bunny and the other characters, and the short comes from the tail end of the studio's golden era of theatrical animation.
The short didn’t earn major awards or Academy recognition, but it has been preserved in Warner Bros. archives and appears on various anthology programs and home video collections, keeping it available to later audiences and animation historians.
Though not one of the studio’s most famous entries, the cartoon reinforces familiar Looney Tunes rhythms: the clever protagonist outsmarts a persistent antagonist through timing and improvisation. Its use of a fake club as a setup offers a contained premise that lets visual jokes and voice work run the show. Contemporary votes and viewer responses are mixed, with a modest average rating, reflecting that it appeals mainly to fans who appreciate period shorts and Mel Blanc’s vocal range.
As part of the late theatrical shorts, it helped keep characters like Bugs Bunny and the Big Bad Wolf in public circulation during the 1960s, feeding into TV syndication and compilation reels. Its references to character archetypes and reliance on classic slapstick have kept it recognizable to collectors and fans of midcentury animation, even if it rarely tops lists of the studio’s standout masterpieces.
Details
- Release Date
- July 18, 1964
- Runtime
- 6m
- Rating
- NR
- User Ratings
- 15 votes
- Type
- Movie
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Family
- Country
- United States
- Studio
- DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
- External Links
- View on IMDB
Cast
Mel Blanc
Bugs Bunny / Big Bad Wolf / Nephew / Foghorn Leghorn (voice)
Director: Robert McKimson
Written by: John W. Dunn