Hare Trigger

Hare Trigger
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Directed byI. Freleng
Story byMichael Maltese
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byManuel Perez
Ken Champin
Virgil Ross
Gerry Chiniquy
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byPaul Julian
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • May 5, 1945 (1945-05-05)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Hare Trigger is a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The cartoon was released on May 5, 1945, and features Bugs Bunny. The short featured the first appearance of Yosemite Sam, as well as the first short to feature the expanded credit format (previously, shorts credited the director, one animator, writer, musical director and sometimes the voice actor).

This short is also the first to use the shortened version of "Merrily We Roll Along" that played from 1945 to 1955. The title is a play on "hair trigger", referring to any weapon or other device with a sensitive trigger.