A Feather in His Hare 1948

The plot follows Bugs Bunny, voiced by Mel Blanc, in a playful twist on the classic chase where Bugs is pursued by the usual hunter, only this time the would-be captor is a bumbling Native American figure. The design of the pursuer—his body shape and glasses—reads as a parody of Ed Wynn, even though the voice isn’t a perfect match to that comparison. The setup preserves the comic rhythm of the chase while nudging it into new, sly humor that plays on audience expectations.

Most of the short is devoted to Bugs turning the tables, plotting ever more devilish tricks to outsmart his hapless pursuer. The recurring gag emphasizes Bugs’s quick thinking and his taste for mischief, as he mills clever schemes one after another, each schemes landing with a mix of wit and physical comedy. The tension builds not from real danger, but from Bugs’s gleeful confidence and the pursuer’s escalating frustration, all delivered with the series’ iconic timing and energy.

Imagine this guy! Just who does he think he is to be chasin’ me?

The pursuer, gripping Bugs at arrow-point, returns with a boastful retort that undercuts his own menace:

Me? Me last Mohican!

Bugs fires back with a clipped, meta remark that lights up the screen:

Last of the Mohicans, eh?

Well, look, Geronimo, cast your eyes skywards.

Looking up, Bugs sees a surreal spectacle: several storks soaring overhead, each carrying infant versions of the goofy hunter, and he soon collapses, overwhelmed by the absurdity. The scene then pivots on Bugs’s laughter, which is cut short when he glances skyward again and discovers an even more ridiculous sight—hundreds of storks carrying infant bunnies, all shouting in unison:

Eh, what’s up, Pop?

The cartoon ends on a chaotic, slapstick note as Bugs laughs himself into a faint, tumbling onto the unconscious pursuer. The iris closes on the goofy chaos, leaving the audience with a lingering sense of the prank’s triumph and the enduring rhythm of the chase.