''The Million Hare'' is a 1963

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'' theatrical

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short directed by

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. The short was released on April 6, 1963, and stars

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and

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. Clips from ''The Million Hare'' were used, with

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and

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, as part of the fourth quarter of the 2001

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special ''The Big Game XXIX: Bugs vs. Daffy''.

Plot

During the opening titles, the song "With Plenty of Money and You" is heard. The camera pans down a stack of

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s and enters the underground home of Bugs Bunny, who is being visited by Daffy Duck. As they watch a TV

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called "Beat Your Buddy", an announcer says he will draw two names from the "buddy barrel", and that the first name to reach the television studio will win "a million bucks." He then draws Bugs and Daffy's names. Bugs and Daffy race each other to the studio. Daffy finds himself continuously hindered, usually due to his own impatience. For example, he drives a

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onto a bridge under construction and winds up in the water below-forgetting that, as a duck, he can already fly and swim. Bugs, keeping a steady, simple pace, reaches the studio's building first. Daffy dons a jet pack, hoping to beat Bugs to the top floor. He flies to the top floor, grabs Bugs, and zooms out the other end of the building. They land in an antique glass shop and are taken to a hospital. Even though they are in bandages, with Daffy on crutches and Bugs in a wheelchair (yelling "giddy up, mule, ya, ya!"), they continue the race and Daffy crosses the finish line first. Daffy then discovers that the "million bucks" is actually a "Million BOX"—a huge box filled with one million little boxes. Considering the prize worthless, Daffy gives it to Bugs. The announcer then reveals that "inside each of the one million little boxes, there is a crisp, brand-new $1 bill"—thus Daffy has just given Bugs $1,000,000. "With Plenty of Money and You" is heard again, and the announcer asks Daffy if he wants to say something to the audience. Daffy's head slowly changes into that of a

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(a "jackass"), and he starts braying.

Home media

"''The Million Hare''" is available on the ''Looney Tunes Superstars'' and ''The Best of Bugs Bunny'' DVD’s. However, both releases have the short

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format. This short can also be found in its original aspect ratio on the

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Blu-ray set.

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