''From Hare to Eternity'' is a 1997

Bugs Bunny Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merr ...

and

Yosemite Sam Yosemite Sam ( /joʊˈsɛmɪti/ ''yoh-SEM-ih-tee'') is a cartoon character in the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of short films produced by Warner Bros. His name is taken from Yosemite National Park. He is an adversary of Bugs ...

cartoon in the

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American animated comedy short film series produced by Warner Bros. starting from 1930 to 1969, concurrently with its partner series '' Merrie Melodies'', during the golden age of American animation. ...

series, directed by

Chuck Jones Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, director, and painter, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the '' Looney Tunes'' and '' Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He wrote, pro ...

(in his last role as director and his only role as director of a Bugs Bunny short since '' Transylvania 6-5000'' in 1963, as well as the second of two times when he or a member of his unit at WB directed a short featuring Yosemite Sam, the other being ''

Hare-Abian Nights ''Hare-abian Nights'' is a 1959 Warner Bros. ''Merrie Melodies'' cartoon directed by Ken Harris of Chuck Jones' unit. The short was released on February 28, 1959, and stars Bugs Bunny. The cartoon was animated by Harris and Ben Washam and recycles ...

''). It was originally set to theatrically be released in 1996 after '' Another Froggy Evening'' in 1995, but it never did, however it did receive a VHS release. The voice of Bugs is performed by

Greg Burson Gregory Lewis Burson (June 29, 1949 – July 22, 2008) was an American voice actor. He was best known as a replacement for voice actors Daws Butler and Mel Blanc following their deaths in 1988 and 1989, respectively. Career Burson was trained b ...

and the voice of Yosemite Sam is performed by

Frank Gorshin Frank John Gorshin Jr. (April 5, 1933 – May 17, 2005) was an American actor, comedian and impressionist. He made many guest appearances on '' The Ed Sullivan Show'' and '' Tonight Starring Steve Allen''. As an actor, he played the Riddler on ...

. The cartoon is mainly a parody of ''

H.M.S. Pinafore ''H.M.S. Pinafore; or, The Lass That Loved a Sailor'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and a libretto by W. S. Gilbert. It opened at the Opera Comique in London, on 25 May 1878 and ran for 571 performances, which ...

'' with Sam and Bugs performing many of the songs. It was issued as a tribute to Yosemite Sam's character creator and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises's co-founder,

Friz Freleng Isadore "Friz" Freleng (August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, director, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ...

, who had died two years earlier. It is both the final Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and the final Chuck Jones-directed Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies short, ending a career that began on November 19, 1938 with '' The Night Watchman'' and less than five years before his death on February 22, 2002. It is included as a special feature on the DVD for '' The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie'' as well as the '' Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1'' Blu-ray box-set on the third disc. The character Michigan J. Frog also has a brief cameo in the cartoon. Because Yosemite Sam was created by Freleng, this is the only Chuck Jones cartoon to feature Yosemite Sam.

Plot

Yosemite Sam is the captain and only occupant of a sailing ship, ''H.M.S.

'' with home port in

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(an on-screen reference to the late animator and his hometown), and he's heading on a voyage for buried treasure with the means to get it for himself. He reaches the island, immediately finding the dig site, and uncovers both a treasure chest and Bugs Bunny on it. Before Sam can deal with Bugs, the rabbit shoves the chest and Sam onto the ship and sets the ship in motion. Bugs avoids walking the plank and tricks Sam into thinking he's a charming mermaid, which gets him into a swimming chase with a shark. In the end, Bugs Bunny opens his treasure chest, which is revealed to be full of carrots. Before the cartoon ends, the short dedicates

in memory of him.

Voice cast

* Jeff McCarthy as Michigan J. Frog (uncredited)

Home media

* VHS - ''From Hare to Eternity'' * DVD - '' The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie'' (Special feature) * Blu-ray - ''Looney Tunes Platinum Collection'': Volume 1, Disc 3 (1998 "dubbed" version)

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:From Hare To Eternity 1997 films 1997 animated films 1997 short films 1990s American animated films 1990s animated short films Short films directed by Chuck Jones Bugs Bunny films Looney Tunes shorts Animated films about rabbits and hares Pirate films Warner Bros. Animation animated short films 1990s Warner Bros. animated short films Yosemite Sam films 1990s English-language films

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