An absent-minded wolf sets out to catch Bugs for dinner but keeps forgetting what he was heading out to shoot in the first place.An absent-minded wolf sets out to catch Bugs for dinner but keeps forgetting what he was heading out to shoot in the first place.An absent-minded wolf sets out to catch Bugs for dinner but keeps forgetting what he was heading out to shoot in the first place.
- Director
- Writer
- Stars
Mel Blanc
- Bugs Bunny
- (voice)
- …
June Foray
- Mrs. Wolf
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaThe only appearance of Charles M. Wolf, although a similar wolf character appeared in Red Riding Hoodwinked (1955).
- GoofsAfter chasing Bugs around the tree, the rifle Wolf was carrying simply disappears.
- Quotes
Charles M Wolf: Now why was I trying to catch a train?
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"Now, what was it I was lookin' fer....possum......squirrel?....chipmunk?"
Well, this cartoon might not be all spit-and-polished, but "Hareless Wolf" has been with me since childhood. It's a comedy classic if there ever was one, and Charles M. Wolf has always been in my upper echelon of favorite Warner supporting characters.
Charlie's your regular-guy, shiftless layabout who only wants to relax with a beer and his TV ballgame, but his shrewish wife has other ideas and orders him to shoot a rabbit for dinner.
Bugs really has little to do except being a sounding-board for Charlie's ubiquitous memory lapses but that makes little difference here. Bugs always chimes in with the correct answer, and the wolf's forever overjoyed at learning the answer; happens every time. Bugs eventually gets fed up, but I the viewer never manage to—that's what separates this cartoon from the rest of the bunch.
There is one scene that's incongruous with the rest of the film: A gag with no dialogue, involving a long fuse Bugs lights which attracts the wolf, who emptyheadedly follows it straight thru to the explosive end. I always want to cling to my belief that Charles really isn't dumb, just forgetful. But this scene severely tests that belief.
All in all, a gem from my childhood days, with dialogue that forever resounds in the memory.
Charlie's your regular-guy, shiftless layabout who only wants to relax with a beer and his TV ballgame, but his shrewish wife has other ideas and orders him to shoot a rabbit for dinner.
Bugs really has little to do except being a sounding-board for Charlie's ubiquitous memory lapses but that makes little difference here. Bugs always chimes in with the correct answer, and the wolf's forever overjoyed at learning the answer; happens every time. Bugs eventually gets fed up, but I the viewer never manage to—that's what separates this cartoon from the rest of the bunch.
There is one scene that's incongruous with the rest of the film: A gag with no dialogue, involving a long fuse Bugs lights which attracts the wolf, who emptyheadedly follows it straight thru to the explosive end. I always want to cling to my belief that Charles really isn't dumb, just forgetful. But this scene severely tests that belief.
All in all, a gem from my childhood days, with dialogue that forever resounds in the memory.
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- nnwahler
- Jun 4, 2017
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- Tapsi Hapsi és a kopaszfarkas
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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