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High Diving Hare is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam. It was released to theaters on April 30, 1949.

Crew

It was written by Tedd Pierce and directed by Friz Freleng. The credited animators were Gerry Chiniquy, Manuel Perez, Ken Champin, Virgil Ross, and Pete Burness, with backgrounds by Paul Julian and layouts by Hawley Pratt. Mel Blanc performed the voice characterizations and the musical score was composed, arranged and conducted by Carl Stalling.

Synopsis

Bugs Bunny is drumming up business for a Vaudeville show in a remote western town. One of the main attractions is 'Fearless Freep' and his high-dive act. As soon as Yosemite Sam hears the name 'Fearless Freep', he goes into a frenzy, buying as many tickets as he can. (I'm a-splurgin'!)

During the show, as Bugs is about to introduce Freep, he gets a telegram informing him that Freep is delayed and won't be able to appear. Sam insists on seeing a high-diving act, and forces Bugs at gunpoint to the top of a high-dive platform. As usual, Bugs gets the better of Sam, and it's Sam who winds up doing a high-dive. Bugs attempts to continue the show, but Sam shows up again, forcing Bugs to go to the top of the high-dive platform. In all, Bugs manages to con Sam into taking a dive in a different comical and/or gravity-defying manner nine separate times.

Finally, Sam has Bugs tied and standing on the edge of the platform, with Sam sawing away at the board, gloating, "This time, you're a-diving!" However, as soon as Sam cuts through the board, it's the ladder and platform that falls, leaving the cut plank suspended in mid-air. Bugs turns to the camera and cracks, "I know this defies the law of gravity, but, you see, I never studied law!"

Trivia

The poster for "Frizby the Magician" is a reference to director Friz Freleng.

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