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| − | '''A Feather in His Hare''' is | + | '''A Feather in His Hare''' is an animated short produced Warner Brothers Looney Tunes back in 1946. Directed by Chuck Jones, it was originally released on February 7, 1948. The title is yet another pun on "hair", playing on the Native American warrior custom of earning feathers to wear in their hair for courageous acts.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Feather_in_His_Hare#cite_note-3 A Feather in His Hare]. Retrieved December 29, 2020.</ref> |
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
The plot is a twist on the usual Elmer-chasing-Bugs cartoon, with the bunny's pursuer this time being a dopey Native American. The Indian's body shape, along with the glasses he wears, suggest that he is meant to be a parody of Ed Wynn, although the voice does not match. | The plot is a twist on the usual Elmer-chasing-Bugs cartoon, with the bunny's pursuer this time being a dopey Native American. The Indian's body shape, along with the glasses he wears, suggest that he is meant to be a parody of Ed Wynn, although the voice does not match. | ||
| − | Most of the | + | Most of the cartoon is spent with Bugs getting vengeance by "thinking up some more deviltry for that Apache." At the climactic moment, Bugs, stare at the camera, says "Imagine this guy! Just who does he think he is to be chasin' me?", the Indian answers, holding Bugs at arrow-point, "Me? Me last Mohican!". "Last of the Mohicans, eh?", Bugs says, "Well, look, Geronimo, cast your eyes skywards." Looking up, he sees several storks carrying infant versions of the goofy Indian, and passes out. |
| − | Bugs, laughing hysterically, happens to cast his own eyes skyward, and sees | + | Bugs, laughing hysterically, happens to cast his own eyes skyward, and sees many of storks carrying infant bunnies, who shout, in unison, "Eh, what's up, Pop?" Bugs then passes out, falling on top of the unconscious Indian. |
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==The Controversy== | ==The Controversy== | ||
| − | This cartoon was one of twelve pulled from Cartoon Network's annual June Bugs marathon in 2001 by order of AOL Time Warner due to ethnic stereotyping. It | + | This cartoon was one of twelve pulled from Cartoon Network's annual June Bugs marathon in 2001 by order of AOL Time Warner due to ethnic stereotyping. It wont to be regularly shown on Cartoon Network's Looney Tunes compilation shows (specifically Bugs and Daffy and The Acme Hour), but it features a stereotype of a black Native American which some consider offensive.<ref>[https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/A_Feather_in_His_Hare A Feather in His Hare], looneytunes.fandom.com. Retrieved December, 29. 2020.</ref> |
Not forget to mentioned black Native American in this short described slow witted and stupid. | Not forget to mentioned black Native American in this short described slow witted and stupid. | ||
Revision as of 14:48, 7 March 2021
A Feather in His Hare is an animated short produced Warner Brothers Looney Tunes back in 1946. Directed by Chuck Jones, it was originally released on February 7, 1948. The title is yet another pun on "hair", playing on the Native American warrior custom of earning feathers to wear in their hair for courageous acts.[1]
Plot
The plot is a twist on the usual Elmer-chasing-Bugs cartoon, with the bunny's pursuer this time being a dopey Native American. The Indian's body shape, along with the glasses he wears, suggest that he is meant to be a parody of Ed Wynn, although the voice does not match.
Most of the cartoon is spent with Bugs getting vengeance by "thinking up some more deviltry for that Apache." At the climactic moment, Bugs, stare at the camera, says "Imagine this guy! Just who does he think he is to be chasin' me?", the Indian answers, holding Bugs at arrow-point, "Me? Me last Mohican!". "Last of the Mohicans, eh?", Bugs says, "Well, look, Geronimo, cast your eyes skywards." Looking up, he sees several storks carrying infant versions of the goofy Indian, and passes out.
Bugs, laughing hysterically, happens to cast his own eyes skyward, and sees many of storks carrying infant bunnies, who shout, in unison, "Eh, what's up, Pop?" Bugs then passes out, falling on top of the unconscious Indian.
The Controversy
This cartoon was one of twelve pulled from Cartoon Network's annual June Bugs marathon in 2001 by order of AOL Time Warner due to ethnic stereotyping. It wont to be regularly shown on Cartoon Network's Looney Tunes compilation shows (specifically Bugs and Daffy and The Acme Hour), but it features a stereotype of a black Native American which some consider offensive.[2] Not forget to mentioned black Native American in this short described slow witted and stupid.
External Link
Watch A Feather in His Hare Youtube
A Feather in His Hare at IMDb
A Feather in His Hare at Big Cartoon Database
References
- ↑ A Feather in His Hare. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
- ↑ A Feather in His Hare, looneytunes.fandom.com. Retrieved December, 29. 2020.

