Hare Trimmed (1953) User Reviews

Very funny and well animated, but the edited version should never have happened

[TheLittleSongbird · 9/10 · 30 June 2010]

I really liked the premise of Hare Trimmed; Yosemite Sam attempts to woo Granny for her inherited fortune and Bugs decides to make a good deed and stop it. This premise was intriguing and worked really well. Do I have any issues? Not really, perhaps a little too fast at times, but it is hugely enjoyable, but what was with the edited version? The original was fine as it was, why meddle with it. Very unnecessary if you ask me.

Back on target, the animation is nicely done and sharp, the sort of colours that you may find in a Pepe Le Pew cartoon, nice, traditional and sweet-looking. I especially loved the use of the purples and the pinks. The music also has some lovely romantic flavour to it. The dialogue sparkles, the sight gags delight and the characters intrigue. Bugs is hilarious here, and Yosemite Sam is on top form too, even if he has never struck me as a marrying type. As ever, Mel Blanc is excellent and Bea Benaderet is suitably sweet as Granny. Overall, very entertaining and well animated, and I prefer to think the edited version doesn't exist. 9/10 Bethany Cox

Bugs doesn't strike me as the marrying type

[lee_eisenberg · 7/10 · 19 March 2010]

As always, Yosemite Sam is itching to make a lot of money, even - make that especially - through dishonest means. When the loud-mouthed cowboy learns that Granny has inherited $50 million, he plots to marry her and cheat her out of the money. But Bugs Bunny overhears him and comes up with a neat way to interfere with the plan. Hint: it involves cross-dressing and the "How many lumps do you want?" routine.

I get the feeling that the Yosemite Sam cartoons acted as placeholders between the really famous cartoons. But even so, "Hare Trimmed" is still really funny. What happens at the end just goes to show that Bugs will probably spend his life single. When you think about it, that scene almost looked as if it was implying gay marriage! Friz Freleng probably didn't intend that, though.

Anyway, really funny.

Bugs at his most mischievous, Sam at his dumbest

[elisereid-29666 · 9/10 · 13 January 2020]

This short starts out funny with the idea of Bugs setting out to protect Granny from Yosemite Sam (who wants to steal her inheritance), and becomes hilarious when Bugs disguises himself as Granny to trick him. This is probably the best instance of Bugs using disguises to fool a less-intelligent enemy, and certainly the funniest. Sam, despite his plotting, is clearly such a dimwit that he can't tell the difference between the real Granny and Bugs dressed in drag. It doesn't help that he starts being hit over the head repeatedly with a mallet. In a live-action film, you would seriously have to suspend your disbelief in order to accept such a scenario, but in a cartoon it somehow just makes perfect sense. "Cartoon logic" such as this runs throughout all of the Looney Tunes, but this was my favorite instance of it.

Very funny indeed.

[rapt0r_claw-1 · 17 July 2004]

I consider myself extremely fortunate, in that I have never been oppressed enough to have seen a cartoon edited for unsuitable material (or so the censors think). Bugs the boy scout does his good deed in delivering Granny, who is plagued by Yosemite Sam's dishonest affections. The funniest part of the cartoon is when Bugs dresses up as Granny and does Yosemite Sam some series hurt, which Yosemite isn't happy with at all. So, in wonderfully predictable style, the antagonist ends up taking out his rage on the real Granny, as he thought Bugs to be the elderly matron even when he'd received a bashing. There really isn't any excuse for editing this cartoon as it has been, and people should be able to enjoy it in its entirety.

Though HARE TRIMMED must have come out shortly after the Civil War . . .

[oscaralbert · 8/10 · 12 July 2015]

. . . given the topical reference to the Battle of Gettysburg by rich widow "Emma" here, it was NOT too early to kick off Hollywood's decades-long campaign to cram Gay Marriage down America's throat. In the final scene of HARE TRIMMED, Bugs Bunny--in a wedding dress, no less!--is being pronounced Yosemite Sam's husband. When Sam leaves him at the altar, Bugs confesses it's not the first time he's had a groom bolt away. Bugs is pictured along the lines of a blushing bride, in a clearly feminine sense. Though the prospect of imminent honeymoon gay sex causes Sam to develop cold feet, and hot-foot it out of the wedding chapel at the last second possible, it's clear that Bugs is hot to trot, following the previous night's exercises in Sadomasochism with Sam, shown immediately prior to this cartoon's nuptials scene. At the time HARE TRIMMED was first released, many people might have pooh-poohed my frank recounting of its bold-faced Pro-Gay Agenda by saying something such as, "God made Adam and Eve--NOT Bugs and Sam: Hell will freeze over before any U.S. Court or Church will allow two males to marry each other!" Obviously, those people either underestimated the Power of Suggestion wielded by Warner Bros., or failed to understand how far down underground temperatures would plunge as global warming sucked all the hot air upwards!

I miss these,especially Yosemite sam!!!!

[moonshiner67 · 10/10 · 8 August 2021]

What happened to Yosemite sam!!!!!he was called violent,but funny n goofy.i buy as much I can of acme shows,merry melodies, but I noticed some been cut.but more violence in gaming cartoons than ever.can anyone tell me where I can find original,huge fan.

in which Bugs plays the old granny ...

[didi-5 · 7/10 · 16 September 2006]

A fast-moving Bugs Bunny cartoon where he puts all his energies into saving the old widow with lots of cash from the attentions of red-whiskered Sam the fortune-hunter.

Chasing, dressing-up, lumps on the head, shotguns, lumps of sugar, the kitchen sink, and a fun wedding scene all add up to an entertaining few minutes in the company of our favourite rabbit.

Seeing Bugs as a sharp dresser and with, for once, thoughts for others besides himself make this cartoon very enjoyable and a lot of fun. And the title is pretty funny too.

Mel Blanc's voice characterisations - he portrays all the characters - are as excellent as ever and add greatly to the impact of the cartoon, which also boasts the sharp animation we've come to expect from the Looney Tunes team.

"Come with me to the Casbah!"

[utgard14 · 8/10 · 10 September 2015]

Yosemite Sam sets out to court Granny, having just learned she's inherited a fortune. Bugs steps in to put a stop to Sam's gold-digging scheme. A hilarious short with great characters doing what they do best. The scenes of Sam trying to woo Granny are priceless. The incomparable Mel Blanc is in rare form here. Bea Benaderet is terrific, as well. The music is lovely and the animation is very nice. The colors in this are just wonderful. Lots of funny gags and lines. "How many lumps" never gets old to me. For those who have a problem with the final scene, it's a bleeping cartoon about a talking rabbit. Open a window and get some fresh air, please.

A Masterpiece In Pinks and Purples/The Edited Version Would Make Freleng Spin In His Grave

[Angel-Marie · 10 March 2002]

**Spoilers are more than likely to be in here. Fair warning.

When I was a kid, I remember seeing this cartoon. Of course, it was an edited version where many scenes of violence and sexual innuendo (and a short scene where Granny sees Yosemite Sam staggering and thinks he's drunk) were cut by the PC Gestapo that is the censors of the now-Disney owned channel, ABC. I went through life not knowing it was edited until I looked on a website about Looney Tunes cartoons being censored on TV, cable, and in syndication. That's when I found out that this very stylish, very comically sharp cartoon was ripped to shreds by those who are devoid of a sense of humor.

When Cartoon Network started airing this as part of last year's "June Bugs" special, I was overjoyed, especially since CN did the smart thing and aired the "offensive" scenes.

What really intrigues me about this cartoon is that it has the formula of a Pepe Le Pew cartoon, except it's done by Freleng, Sam and Bugs are more interested in Granny's money than her affections, and it doesn't seem like it's a Pepe cartoon at all (with the exception of Sam's so-called playful "I can see you through the keyhole!" which can be associated to the many innuendos that roll off the tongue of Pepe Le Pew). What disturbs me is the ending involving Bugs and Sam walking down the aisle.

I would tell you more, but I don't wanna spoil it completely. Besides, Cartoon Network airs this a lot, so go see it if you haven't already.