From Hare to Heir is a 1960 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short directed and written by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on September 3, 1960, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.[2]
In Bedlam Manor, Sam, Duke of Yosemite, learns he is penniless from one of his servants, because his uncle, the King, has cut off his allowance (possibly due to losing temper too many times). After Sam punishes the servant for this message, Bugs Bunny comes to his door and offers Sam £1 million. According to the document that Bugs reads, Sam must prove that he is worthy of the monetary gift by displaying mild temperament at all times – if he loses his temper at any time, a portion of the £1 million will be deducted, the amount depending on what Bugs thinks is suitable. Sam welcomes Bugs into his home, excited to receive the £1 million.

Bugs plays the role of an annoying house guest to test Sam's temperament. During dinner, Bugs keeps asking Sam for various condiments one by one (first asking for salt, then asking for pepper, and finally asking for olives). Sam takes it in stride at first, but it becomes too much. Unfortunately, going into a closet to express vexation does not help, as Bugs can hear him through the door, so Sam loses £300 which is changed to £400 after another burst of anger, prompting Sam to run outside into the distance to let off more steam.

Bugs' provoking of Sam continues that night by playing the piano while loudly and obnoxiously singing Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair while Sam is trying to sleep. The Duke bursts out of his room and screams for him to stop. After Bugs deducts some more money, Sam requests that he play Brahms' Lullaby so that he can fall asleep. Bugs agrees, but instead he becomes the form of a one-man marching band pacing back and forth right outside Sam's bedroom door. This ticks off Sam even more, but he is able to pretend that he likes it.

Next morning, Bugs hogs the bathroom and Sam shouts for him to get out, the first demand resulting in Bugs slamming the door into him (without being penalized) and the second costing him another £400 plus 35 shillings. After furiously pounding his head on the piano (with Bugs thinking the noise is a "song") and realizing he is not going to have any money left if the temper-losing deductions keep up, Sam gets an idea to get rid of Bugs and make it look like an accident. He saws a hole in the floor outside the bathroom door and covers the hole with a mat so that when Bugs comes out of the bathroom and walks into it, he will go through and plunge into the river below. When Bugs still will not budge from the bathroom, Sam bursts in and pushes him out, but Bugs traverses across the covered hole and Sam falls through it, cursing in gibberish all the way down. A drenched Sam charges back upstairs and is told by Bugs that he can use the bathroom now. Sam charges towards Bugs but has completely forgotten about the hole between them, falling through and plunging into the river again, bellowing out the same cursive gibberish as before.

Later that day, the rabbit climbs up a long staircase, while the Duke is awaiting at the top, posing as a statue in armor. When Bugs gets close enough, Sam takes a swing at his head with an ax, but Bugs ducks and Sam falls down the stairs. As Sam descends while cursing in gibberish all the way down, Bugs continuously writes out deductions.

As the cartoon ends, the next day, Sam finally gets control of his temper and shows Bugs his calmness by having his servants physically hit him with a pie in the face, a kick in the rear and a conk over the head via a rolling pin. As Sam goes through this repeatedly, Bugs turns to the audience and says: “I haven’t got the heart to tell him that he’s used up all the money”.