text: Hare Force
  
  Hare Force is a 1944 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng and starring Bugs Bunny.
  
  Plot
  On a cold and snowy night, Bugs wangles his way into the good graces, and more importantly, the house, belonging to an old lady (voiced by Bea Benaderet). Sylvester, her dog (voiced by writer Tedd Pierce), takes an instant dislike to the Bunny, and most of the cartoon is spent with the two tricking each other into going outside the house and getting locked out. Finally they get into a schtick where they are each throwing the other out the front door in turn, in quick succession. The old lady, fed up with all the bickering by now, intervenes and tells them both to get out, when suddenly she is thrown out, startled and indignant. Bugs and the dog have made peace, and are lazing by the fire.
  
  Production notes
  Although the title is an obvious play on Air Force, the plot of Hare Force has nothing to do with the military. "As Time Goes By" is sung in this short by Sylvester the dog (not to be confused with Sylvester the cat) and Bugs at different points. 
  
  Hare Force is the first short that uses the refined design of Bugs Bunny outside of a Bob Clampett directed cartoon, though it was slightly tweaked by Freleng in this short.
  
  The story is similar in concept to Hiss and Make Up (1943) where Granny warns her constantly feuding pets that she would throw them out into the snow if she hears any more noise.
  
  Availability
  Hare Force is available on Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3. It can also be found on the Bugs Bunny: Hollywood Legend VHS, the "Starring Bugs Bunny" VHS, the "Looney Tunes Collectors Edition: Canine Corps" VHS from Columbia House, and the "Bugs Bunny Classics" laser disc.
  
  Sources
  
  See also
  List of American films of 1944
  
  References
  
  External links
   
  
  Category:1944 films
  Category:1944 short films
  Category:1944 animated films
  Category:1940s American animated films
  Category:1940s animated short films
  Category:Short films directed by Friz Freleng
  Category:Films featuring pets
  Category:Merrie Melodies shorts
  Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
  Category:American films
  Category:Films produced by Leon Schlesinger
  Category:Films scored by Carl Stalling
  Category:American animated short films
  Category:Animated films about dogs
  Category:Films featuring Bugs Bunny