A Wild Hare
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A Wild Hare is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short widely recognized as the first official appearance of Bugs Bunny in his classic form and personality.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Wild Hare canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2470663 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Wild Hare Context triple: [Bugs Bunny, firstAppearance, A Wild Hare]
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A.
Peter Gunn
"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
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B.
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime thriller, best known for pairing Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in one of the genre’s defining early roles.
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C.
Charade
Charade is a 1963 romantic comedy-thriller film starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, renowned for its blend of suspense, wit, and stylish Parisian setting.
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D.
Catch That Rabbit
"Catch That Rabbit" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores robot behavior and the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning mining robot on an asteroid.
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E.
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man is a 1936 American mystery-comedy film in the Thin Man series, known for its witty dialogue and sophisticated blend of humor and detective intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Wild Hare Target entity description: A Wild Hare is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short widely recognized as the first official appearance of Bugs Bunny in his classic form and personality.
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A.
Peter Gunn
"Peter Gunn" is a jazz-influenced television theme composed by Henry Mancini, later famously reinterpreted in a synth-pop arrangement by the Art of Noise.
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B.
This Gun for Hire
This Gun for Hire is a 1942 American film noir crime thriller, best known for pairing Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake in one of the genre’s defining early roles.
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C.
Charade
Charade is a 1963 romantic comedy-thriller film starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn, renowned for its blend of suspense, wit, and stylish Parisian setting.
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D.
Catch That Rabbit
"Catch That Rabbit" is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that explores robot behavior and the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning mining robot on an asteroid.
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E.
After the Thin Man
After the Thin Man is a 1936 American mystery-comedy film in the Thin Man series, known for its witty dialogue and sophisticated blend of humor and detective intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Merrie Melodies cartoon
ⓘ
animated short film ⓘ |
| animationStudio |
Warner Bros. Animation
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros. Cartoons
|
| associatedFranchise |
Bugs Bunny filmography
ⓘ
Elmer Fudd filmography ⓘ |
| backgroundArtist | John Didrik Johnsen ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier prototype rabbit cartoons at Warner Bros. ⓘ |
| catchphraseOrigin | Bugs Bunny’s line "What’s up, Doc?" ⓘ |
| colorProcess | Technicolor ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Warner Bros. Entertainment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Tex Avery ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures ⓘ |
| era | Golden Age of American animation ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bugs Bunny
ⓘ
Elmer Fudd ⓘ |
| franchiseDebutOf | Bugs Bunny in his definitive design and personality ⓘ |
| genre |
animated comedy
ⓘ
slapstick comedy ⓘ |
| hasAntagonist | Elmer Fudd ⓘ |
| hasFilmFormat | theatrical short ⓘ |
| hasSpeciesOfMainCharacter | anthropomorphic rabbit ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped define Bugs Bunny’s personality for subsequent cartoons ⓘ |
| layoutArtist | Cornett Wood ⓘ |
| musicBy | Carl W. Stalling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first official appearance of Bugs Bunny in his classic form
ⓘ
first pairing of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd in their classic personas ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Elmer Fudd hunts rabbits and encounters Bugs Bunny, who outwits him repeatedly. ⓘ |
| producer | Leon Schlesinger ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Leon Schlesinger Productions ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1940-07-27 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| runningTimeMinutes | 8 ⓘ |
| series | Merrie Melodies ⓘ |
| setting | forest ⓘ |
| studio |
Warner Bros. Animation
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros. Cartoons
|
| title | A Wild Hare self-link ⓘ |
| usesHumorStyle |
slapstick
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verbal wit ⓘ visual gags ⓘ |
| voiceActor | Mel Blanc ⓘ |
| voicesCharacter |
Bugs Bunny
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surface form:
Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny
Mel Blanc as Elmer Fudd ⓘ |
| writer | Rich Hogan ⓘ |
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