August 22, 1942 –
The Merrie Melodies short, Fresh Hare, directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, was released on this date.
The end of this cartoon, where Bugs proclaims his last wish in a chorus of I Wish I Were in Dixie, which segues into Bugs, Elmer Fudd and the Mounties all in blackface singing Camptown Races has been edited on nearly every recent American airing,
