Frigid Hare

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 simple play on "frigid air" and/or on the refrigerator brand called "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

External links

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Preceded by The Windblown Hare

Bugs Bunny Cartoons 1949

Succeeded by Which Is Witch