Porky's Hare Hunt (found redrawn colorized version of Looney Tunes short; 1968)

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Computer colorized title card.

Status: Found

Date found: 28 Apr 2021

Found by: Greg Brobeck

Porky's Hare Hunt is a 1938 Warner Brothers cartoon and was directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.

This cartoon marked the first appearance of Bugs Bunny, who is barely recognizable compared to his more familiar later form.

Plot

Porky goes hunting for rabbits but fails thoroughly after one rabbit outwits him constantly.

Availability

Long considered unviewable for years, the full redrawn colorized cartoon sans the opening/closing titles was found on April 28, 2021. It can be found on the Internet Archive, or from a MEGA upload.

Gallery

Videos

Partial clip of the redrawn colorized version.

Another partial clip of the colorized version (Begins 2:03).

Images

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  Prototype Bugs and Porky Pig.

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  An animation cel of the redrawn colorized version.

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  A screenshot from a documentary on Bugs Bunny's 50th Anniversary.

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  A screenshot of the redrawn colorized version.

See also

• Looney Tunes: By A Hare (lost build of cancelled arcade racing game; 1993)
• Looney Tunes: Laff Riot (found unreleased pitch pilot of "The Looney Tunes Show" animated sitcom; 2009)
• Looney Tunes: Space Race (lost build of cancelled original Nintendo 64 version of Dreamcast/PlayStation 2 racing game; 1998-1999)
• Hare Ribbin' (found original ending of Warner Bros. cartoon; 1944)
• New Looney Tunes "To Catch a Fairy" (partially found unaired Toon City version of Warner Bros animated series episode; 2014)
• Looney Tunes ClickN Read Phonics (found Flash animated internet shorts; 2011)
• Fish Tales (found redrawn colorized version of Looney Tunes short; 1968)
• The Heckling Hare (lost original ending of Looney Tunes short; 1941)
• The Bugs Bunny Show (partially lost animated TV series; 1960-2000)
• Noël chez Bugs Bunny & Opération Bugs Bunny (found French live-action/animated Christmas TV special; 1997)
• The New Daffy Duck Show (lost pilot script for unproduced animated series; 1997-1998)
• Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (partially found original title cards for animated shorts; 1930s-1940s)
• Looney Tunes (partially lost computer colorized versions of shorts; 1990-1995)
• Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies (partially found deleted scenes of various shorts; 1930-1969)

External Links

• Wikipedia page on the episode.
• Wikipedia source on the uncredited Dalton.