The Unruly Hare is a 1945 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Frank Tashlin and written by Melvin Millar.
[3] The film was one of only two Bugs Bunny cartoons directed by Frank Tashlin at Warner Bros., the other being 1946's Hare Remover.
That sounds like Frankey Sinatra, or an unreasonable facsimile", then, after holding up a "P-U" sign, plays tricks on Elmer by making him see lovely ladies from an "Eksquire" magazine.
Bugs lights a match, making him see a forest fire through his surveying telescope, causing Elmer to panic.
Elmer suddenly appears behind him, all soaked and wet, and Bugs deliberately flicks his nose, then bends the barrels of his gun so that they each shoot the bullet behind him.
Elmer realizes his mistake, becomes enraged, literally turning red, and Bugs honks his nose, and runs back to the hole, and shouts "Geronimo!"
Bugs suddenly appears through the cloud, unharmed, and effects a Jerry Colonna-like schtick ("Aaah!
Bugs undermines his own efforts, since the explosion instantly lays the tracks and rails in their intended location.
[5] The creation of the railroad 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"[5] plays softly on the underscore, he closes the cartoon telling the audience, "Eh, I almost forgot.