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Haredevil Hare is a 1948 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Chuck Jones. It stars Bugs Bunny and it is the debut for Marvin the Martian — who is unnamed in this film — along with his Martian dog, K-9. (1989). 9780805008944, Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 9780805008944 It is the last pre-August 1948 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon whose distribution rights were sold to Associated Artists Productions.
Upon lunar touchdown, Bug's initial panic dissipates, replaced by a sense of awe as he navigates the desolate lunar landscape, cognizant of his unprecedented status as the first terrestrial being to tread upon its surface (although graffiti claims "Kilroy was here"). Encountering an enigmatic Martian, later identified as Marvin the Martian, Bugs is compelled to inquire about the Martian's clandestine machinations aimed at Earth's annihilation. Upon finally realizing the gravity of the situation, Bugs absconds with the Martian's weapon, the purportedly formidable Uranium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator, which has the outward appearance of a mere stick of dynamite. The Martian sends his loyal canine companion, K-9, to reclaim the modulator, and so Bugs employs his trademark wit and flattery to outmaneuver K-9 and the Martian's machinations.
Subterfuge ensues as Bugs, assuming a Martian guise, orchestrates a ruse culminating in the detonation of the modulator, resulting in a cataclysmic lunar upheaval. Upon being contacted shortly thereafter by the lunar expedition personnel back on Earth, Bugs epitomizes his signature blend of resourcefulness and levity in the face of adversity, as his causal conversation with the personnel in his precarious predicament, risking falling into space with the Martian and K-9 hanging on his leg, ends with his loud plea for rescue.
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