Hare Conditioned (1945) — AI Story Visualization

Plot Analysis Summary

A threatened store display turns an ordinary transfer into an escalating chase driven by disguises, deception, and cartoon danger.

Story Structure — 5 Plot Phases

The Stuffing Proposal

The rabbit is displayed as camping advertising and relaxes after the store closes. The manager then reveals a disturbing plan to have the rabbit stuffed.

Key Events

• Department Store Display — A rabbit is displayed in the store window to advertise camping equipment. Location: Stacy's Department Store window
• Closing Time Arrives — After closing time, the rabbit leaves the display and settles down for a carrot. Location: Stacy's Department Store
• Transfer Announcement — The manager announces that the summer sale has ended and the rabbit will be transferred. Location: Stacy's Department Store
• Stuffing Threat Revealed — The manager explains that the rabbit will look splendid after being stuffed. Location: Stacy's Department Store
• The Chase Begins — The rabbit realizes the threat and starts a cartoon-long chase through the store. Location: Stacy's Department Store

Guns And Disguises

The manager begins an armed pursuit through the jewelry and ladies' departments. The rabbit survives through moving ears, false hands, verbal distraction, and a mannequin trick.

Key Events

• The Chase Begins — The rabbit realizes the threat and starts a cartoon-long chase through the store. Location: Stacy's Department Store
• Jewelry Department Pursuit — The manager pursues the rabbit into the jewelry department while carrying a gun. Location: Jewelry department
• Moving Ears Dodge Bullets — The rabbit moves ears visible above a counter so the fired bullets miss. Location: Jewelry department
• Glove Hand Trick — Raised hands are revealed as gloves attached to the rabbit's ears. Location: Jewelry department
• Bang And Ouch Gag — The rabbit's gun produces three bang signs, followed by three ouch signs from the manager. Location: Jewelry department
• Radio Voice Distraction — The rabbit compares the manager's voice to a radio character and distracts him. Location: Jewelry department
• Gun Swipe And Kiss — The rabbit swipes the gun, accidentally fires it, and kisses the manager on the nose. Location: Jewelry department
• Slipper Department Disguise — Disguised as a customer, the rabbit asks for bedroom slippers while the manager handles the footwear. Location: Ladies' department
• Mannequin Leg Escape — The manager tickles a mannequin leg, while the rabbit reveals a real toe and escapes. Location: Ladies' department

The Department Gauntlet

The chase spreads through multiple departments as both pursuers appear in changing outfits. The rabbit's lingerie disguise fails, forcing a rapid escape toward the elevators.

Key Events

• Mannequin Leg Escape — The manager tickles a mannequin leg, while the rabbit reveals a real toe and escapes. Location: Ladies' department
• Department Costume Chase — The pursuers emerge in outfits associated with different departments during the continuing chase. Location: Several store departments
• Lingerie Cover Blown — The manager identifies the rabbit because the disguise lacks lingerie. Location: Lingerie department
• Elevator Misdirection — The rabbit repeatedly redirects the manager between elevators and floors. Location: Store elevators

Elevators And The Shaft

The rabbit manipulates the elevators and creates the impression of multiple copies across the floors. The manager is driven to the roof and falls down a shaft.

Key Events

• Elevator Misdirection — The rabbit repeatedly redirects the manager between elevators and floors. Location: Store elevators
• Many Elevator Doubles — The manager sees multiple versions of the rabbit requesting elevator rides on different floors. Location: Store elevators
• Stairway To The Roof — The rabbit shoves the manager from an elevator, sending him racing up hundreds of stairs. Location: Department store stairway
• Elevator Shaft Fall — At the top, the rabbit pushes the manager into an elevator shaft under repair. Location: Top of the department store
• Return For Strangling — After crashing to the ground floor, the manager returns upward and prepares to strangle the rabbit. Location: Top of the department store

The Frightful Finale

The manager returns ready to strangle the rabbit. A monster illusion causes the final leap, and the rabbit follows after frightening himself with a mirror.

Key Events

• Return For Strangling — After crashing to the ground floor, the manager returns upward and prepares to strangle the rabbit. Location: Top of the department store
• Frankincense Monster Trick — The rabbit claims a Frankincense monster is behind the manager and makes a hideous face. Location: Top of the department store
• Final Building Leap — The manager leaps from the building; the rabbit sees the face in a mirror and follows with a scream. Location: Outside the department store

Story Breakdown

• Storefront Setup — The rabbit begins as a promotional display in a department store.
  • Camping Advertisement — The window display promotes camping gear.
  • After Hours Rest — The rabbit retires with a carrot after closing time.
• Stuffing Threat — A routine transfer announcement becomes a threat of taxidermy.
  • Summer Sale Ends — The manager says the seasonal sale is over.
  • Terrifying Realization — The rabbit understands what being stuffed means.
• Jewelry Department Duel — An armed encounter becomes a contest of comic deception.
  • Bullet Dodging — Moving ears cause the manager's bullets to miss.
  • False Gunfire — Bang and ouch signs replace actual shooting effects.
• Disguise Escalation — The rabbit repeatedly changes appearances while moving through store departments.
  • Slipper Counterfeit — A customer disguise conceals the rabbit during a slipper request.
  • Mannequin Misdirection — A mannequin leg is mistaken for the rabbit's foot.
• Departmental Pursuit — The chase expands into a rapid succession of themed outfits.
  • Changing Outfits — The pursuers appear in department-specific clothing.
  • Lingerie Exposure — The disguise fails when the rabbit is seen without lingerie.
• Elevator Labyrinth — The rabbit uses the store's elevators to confuse and exhaust the manager.
  • Repeated Redirection — The manager is sent between elevators going up and down.
  • Multiple Appearances — Several apparent versions of the rabbit appear on different floors.
• Roofside Payback — The pursuit reaches the top of the building and becomes physically extreme.
  • Stairway Exhaustion — The manager rushes up hundreds of stairs.
  • Shaft Plunge — The rabbit pushes the manager into an elevator shaft.
• Mirror Fright Finale — A fabricated monster and a reflected face produce the final absurd reversal.
  • Frankincense Monster — The rabbit invents a monster behind the manager.
  • Mutual Leap — The manager jumps, and the rabbit follows after seeing his own face.

Directed by

Chuck Jones

Key Cast

• Mel Blanc — Bugs Bunny (voice)
• Dave Barry — Store Manager (voice) (uncredited)
• Dick Nelson — Store Manager (voice) (uncredited)