Robert McKimson, The Grey Hounded Hare, USA 1949
Another famous one, and a slight sad one at that. This was the last Bugs Bunny short to air on network TV as the series finale of the Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, which is a review for another day.
Bugs ends up at a racetrack, annoying the prize runner Gnawbone. While one would think it would be a 'Bugs annoys a bigger character' short, we get a twist. Yeah, the motive here is love.
With a stuffed rabbit.
For those not in the know, greyhounds chase a fake rabbit around the track. When Bugs spots this particular model, however, he falls head over heels and vows to protect his lady love from the beasts bothering her.
Silly but Bugs really sells us on the idea that Bugs is in love with a stuff animal.
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