The Unruly Hare
The Unruly Hare is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the "Merrie Melodies" series directed by Frank Tashlin and written by Melvin Millar. The cartoon was released on February 10, 1945 and stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The film was one of only two Bugs Bunny cartoons directed by Frank Tashlin at Warner Bros., the other being 1946's "Hare Remover". Plot. Elmer is a surveyor for a railroad company, and the path of the new railroad goes directly over Bugs' current residence. Elmer disturbs Bugs' rest by singing "I've Been Working on the Railroad . Bugs plays tricks on Elmer by making him see lovely ladies and a forest fire through his surveying telescope and in response Elmer gets riled and shoots at him excessively with his shotgun. In between shooting rounds Bugs pulls more annoying pranks on Elmer. When Elmer tries a stick of dynamite on Bugs, Bugs gets Elmer into a football game with the dynamite as the ball, until it sets off near a pile of railroad wood posts. Bugs undermines his own efforts, since the explosion instantly lays the tracks and rails in their intended location. The creation of the railroad 	The Unruly Hare
3413086	is followed immediately by the passing of an engine in full steam, Bugs riding in the back and waving goodbye to the cowering Elmer. The film ends with a reference to travel conditions in the United States home front during World War II. Bugs jumps off the train, and while My Country, 'Tis of Thee" plays softly on the underscore, he closes the cartoon telling the audience that "None of us civilians should be doing any unnecessary traveling these days." He decides to walk the tracks instead, to the tune of "Kingdom Coming" and seen in silhouette to iris-out