Backing Up Bunny

“Think fast rabbit,” Bugs Bunny says to himself in Water, Water Every Hare (1952). After an 11-frame hold, he does. Cut to Bugs already moving, stopping on the fifth frame of the scene.

This is the second Bugs/Rudolph encounter. The first time was in Hair-Raising Hare (1946), when Bugs suddenly became a manicurist. He’s a hair dresser in this one. My stars!

Ben Washam, Ken Harris, Phil Monroe and Lloyd Vaughan are the credited animators in this one, with Carl Stalling playing “What’s Up, Doc?” over the opening titles.