Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny in Falling Hare (1943)
First appearance	A Wild Hare (debut July 27, 1940)
Created by	Tex Avery
Voiced by	Mel Blanc (1940–1989) Jeff Bergman (1990–1992) Greg Burson (1993–1996) Billy West (1996's Space Jam) Joe Alaskey (2003–present, Looney Tunes: Back in Action and Daffy Duck for President) Samuel Vincent Baby Looney Tunes

Bugs Bunny is an animated rabbit/hare who appears in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated films produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons. Falling Hare is a 1943 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert Clampett, starring Bugs Bunny. In Comic books and other stories with a long history first appearance refers to the first occurrence to feature a Fictional character. A Wild Hare (re-released as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Animated Short film. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. An animator is an Artist who creates multiple images called frames and Key frames that form an illusion of movement called Animation when rapidly displayed Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian Jeff Bergman (born July 10, 1960) is an American Voice actor who is one of the modern day voices of various classic cartoon characters including William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known Space Jam is a 1996 American Live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by Joe Alaskey (born May 26, 1949 in Watervliet New York) is an American actor comedian and voice artist credited as one of the successors (including Looney Tunes Back in Action is a 2003 Live-action/animated film that tells the story of a hapless stuntman DJ Drake (played by Brendan Fraser Samuel Vincent (born Samuel Vincent Khouth on October 5, 1971) is a Canadian voice actor who works with the Ocean Group based in Vancouver Baby Looney Tunes is an American Animated television series that shows Looney Tunes characters as Toddlers The show premiered An animated cartoon is a short hand-drawn (or made with computers to look similar to something hand-drawn Film for the cinema, Television or computer Rabbits are small Mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world Hares and jackrabbits are Leporids belonging to the Genus Lepus. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Warner Bros Cartoons Inc was the Animation division of Warner Bros Today, he is the corporate mascot for Warner Brothers, especially its animated productions. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Warner Bros Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros

According to his biography, he was "born" in 1938 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York and the product of many creators: Ben "Bugs" Hardaway (who created a prototypical version of Bugs Bunny known around Termite Terrace as Bugs' Bunny) Bob Clampett, Tex Avery (who directed A Wild Hare, considered Bugs' formal film debut), Robert McKimson (who created the definitive Bugs Bunny character design), Chuck Jones, and Friz Freleng. A biography (from the Greek words bíos (βίος meaning "life" and gráphein (γράφειν meaning "to write" is an account Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Joseph Benson "Ben/Bugs" Hardaway (1897 - 1957 was a Storyboard artist animator voice actor gagman writer and director for several American Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American A Wild Hare (re-released as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Animated Short film. Robert "Bob" McKimson Sr ( October 13, 1910 &mdash September 29, 1977) was an American Animator, Illustrator Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Isadore "Friz" Freleng ( August 21, 1906  &ndash May 26, 1995) was an Animator, Cartoonist, director

According to Mel Blanc, the character's original voice actor, Bugs Bunny's accent is an equal blend of the Bronx and Brooklyn dialects. Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. However, Tex Avery claims that he asked Blanc to give the character not a New York accent per se, but a voice like that of actor Frank McHugh, who frequently appeared in supporting roles in the 1930s and whose voice might be described as New York Irish. Frank McHugh ( May 23, 1898 - September 11, 1981) was an American film and television Actor. ^[1] Bugs Bunny is one of the most popular and recognizable cartoon characters in the world. In 2002, he was named by TV Guide as the greatest cartoon character of all time. TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming ^[2][3]

History

Early influences

A number of animation historians believe Bugs Bunny to have been influenced by an earlier Disney character called Max Hare. Max, designed by Charlie Thorson, first appeared in the Silly Symphony The Tortoise and the Hare, directed by Wilfred Jackson. Charles Gustav Thorson ( 29 August 1890 &ndash 7 August 1966) birth name Karl Gustaf Stefanson, was a political cartoonist character Silly Symphonies is a series of Animated Short subjects 75 in total produced by Walt Disney Productions from 1929 to 1939 The Tortoise and the Hare is a Fable attributed to Aesop. French poet Jean de La Fontaine adapted into the poem "le lièvre et la Tex Avery, one of Bugs' creators, did admit to have copied Bugs' design from Max, although Avery's design of Bugs was less cute and innocent looking than Thorson's design of Max, so that Bugs' appearance would fit better with his sarcastic demeanor. Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American ^[4] Avery has been quoted as saying: "I practically stole it. It’s a wonder I wasn’t sued. The construction was almost identical. "^[1] In fact, it was the drawing by Bugs Hardaway in 1938 that was chosen from among others as the direction for the character's personality. ^[5] This drawing came to be known around the "Termite Terrace" as Bugs' Bunny, when the possessive apostrophe was eventually dropped, the name stuck. ^[6] Bugs himself would eventually appear in three variations on The Tortoise and the Hare. Cecil Turtle is an animated Cartoon character in the Warner Bros

Bugs eventually evolved a personality of detachment, often quipping no matter how immediate the danger he was in was. The way Bugs used his carrot is also similar to the way Groucho Marx used his cigar. One of Bugs' most popular catch-phrases, "Of course you realize (or 'know'), this means war!" was originally said by Groucho (and other cast members) in films such as Duck Soup and A Night at the Opera. Duck Soup is a Marx Brothers Anarchic comedy film written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, with additional dialogue by Arthur A Night at the Opera is a 1935 Comedy film starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle, ^[7]

Development

Prototype Bugs Bunny made his debut in Porky's Hare Hunt (1938)

The prototype Bugs Bunny first appeared in the cartoon short Porky's Hare Hunt, released on April 30, 1938. Porky's Hare Hunt is a 1938 animated short movie directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and Cal Dalton, which starred Porky's Hare Hunt is a 1938 animated short movie directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and Cal Dalton, which starred Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Co-directed by Cal Dalton and Ben Hardaway, this short had an almost identical theme to the 1937 cartoon, Porky's Duck Hunt (directed by Tex Avery), which had introduced Daffy Duck. Cal Dalton (1908-1974 was a Cartoon director at Warner Brothers. Joseph Benson "Ben/Bugs" Hardaway (1897 - 1957 was a Storyboard artist animator voice actor gagman writer and director for several American Porky's Duck Hunt ( 1937) is an Animated Short film produced by Leon Schlesinger Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of Following the general plot of its earlier prototype, this short again cast Porky Pig the hunter athwart another nutty prey less interested in escape than in driving his hunter insane. Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros Replacing the black duck was a tiny white rabbit. This character introduces himself with the odd expression "Jiggers, fellers," and Mel Blanc gave the rabbit nearly the voice and laugh that he would later use for Woody Woodpecker. Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian Woody Woodpecker is an animated cartoon character, an Anthropomorphic Woodpecker who appeared in theatrical Short films produced This cartoon also features the famous Groucho Marx line that Bugs would use many times: "Of course, you know this means war!"

Bugs' second appearance came in 1939's Prest-O Change-O, directed by Chuck Jones, where he is the pet rabbit of unseen character Sham-Fu the Magician. Prest-O Change-O is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 25, 1939 Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Unseen characters are never directly observed by the audience but are only described by other characters Two dogs, fleeing the local dogcatcher, enter his absent master's house. The rabbit harasses them, but is ultimately bested by the bigger of the two dogs.

His third appearance was in another 1939 cartoon, Hare-um Scare-um, directed by Dalton and Hardaway. Hare-um Scare-um is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton, and first released on This short, the first where he was depicted as a gray bunny instead of a white one, is also notable both for the rabbit's first singing role, and his first time dressed in drag to seduce his antagonist. A drag queen is a person usually a man who dresses (or "drags" in female clothes and make-up for special occasions and usually because they are performing and entertaining Charlie Thorson, lead animator on the short, was the first to give a name to the character. Charles Gustav Thorson ( 29 August 1890 &ndash 7 August 1966) birth name Karl Gustaf Stefanson, was a political cartoonist character He had written "Bugs' Bunny" on the model sheet that he drew for Hardaway, implying that he considered the rabbit model sheet to be Hardaway's property. ^[1][6] In promotional material for the short (such as a surviving 1939 presskit), the name on the model sheet was altered to become the rabbit's own name: "Bugs" Bunny (quotation marks only used at the very beginning), evidently named in honor of "Bugs" Hardaway. ^[8]

In Jones' Elmer's Candid Camera the rabbit first encounters Elmer Fudd. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Elmer's Candid Camera is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 2, Elmer J Fudd is a fictional Cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters In Robert Clampett's 1940 Patient Porky, a similar rabbit appears to trick the audience into thinking that 750 rabbits have been born (however the design is from the cartoon A Wild Hare). Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer Patient Porky is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon starring Porky Pig.

In his later years Mel Blanc stated that a proposed name was "Happy Rabbit", but there is no evidence that this name was ever used by anybody else. ^[9]

Bugs emerges

Bugs Bunny in All This and Rabbit Stew (1941)

Bugs Bunny's first official appearance was in A Wild Hare, directed by Tex Avery and released on July 27,1940. All This and Rabbit Stew is a one-reel Animated cartoon Short subject in the Merrie Melodies series produced in Technicolor A Wild Hare (re-released as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Animated Short film. It was in this cartoon that he first emerged from his rabbit hole to ask Elmer Fudd, now a hunter, "What's up, Doc?" It was also the first meeting of the two characters in their fully developed forms. Rabbits are small Mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world It is considered the first fully developed appearance of the character. Animation historian Joe Adamson counts A Wild Hare as the first "official" Bugs Bunny short. ^[10] It is also the first cartoon where Mel Blanc uses the version of Bugs' voice that would become the standard. Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian Bugs' second appearance in Chuck Jones' Elmer's Pet Rabbit finally introduced the audience to the name Bugs Bunny, which up till then was only used among the Termite Terrace employees. Elmer's Pet Rabbit is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Elmer Fudd and ostensibly Bugs Bunny. However, the rabbit here is absolutely identical to the one in Jones' earlier Elmer's Candid Camera, both visually and vocally. It was also the first short where he received billing under his now-famous name, but the card, "with Bugs Bunny," was just slapped on the end of the completed short's opening titles when A Wild Hare proved an unexpected success. He would soon become the most prominent of the Looney Tunes characters as his calm, flippant insouciance endeared him to American audiences during and after World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

Bugs would appear in five more shorts during 1941: Tortoise Beats Hare, directed by Tex Avery and featuring the first appearance of Cecil Turtle; Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt, the first Bugs Bunny short to be directed by Friz Freleng; All This and Rabbit Stew, directed by Avery and featuring a young African-American hunter as Bugs' antagonist; The Heckling Hare, the final Bugs short Avery worked on before being fired and leaving for MGM; and Wabbit Twouble, the first Bugs short directed by Robert Clampett. Tortoise Beats Hare is a 1941 Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Tex Avery. Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American Cecil Turtle is an animated Cartoon character in the Warner Bros Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt is a Warner Bros cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series starring Bugs Bunny and Hiawatha, Isadore "Friz" Freleng ( August 21, 1906  &ndash May 26, 1995) was an Animator, Cartoonist, director All This and Rabbit Stew is a one-reel Animated cartoon Short subject in the Merrie Melodies series produced in Technicolor Frederick Bean "Fred/Tex" Avery ( February 26, 1908 &ndash August 26, 1980) was an American The Heckling Hare is a Merrie Melodies cartoon released on July 12, 1941 and featuring Bugs Bunny and a dopey dog named Wabbit Twouble ( Rabbit Trouble) is a Merrie Melodies Cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, produced by Leon Schlesinger Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer Wabbit Twouble was also the first of five Bugs shorts to feature a chubbier remodel of Elmer Fudd, a short-lived attempt to have Fudd more closely resemble his voice actor, comedian Arthur Q. Bryan. Elmer J Fudd is a fictional Cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters

World War II

Bugs Bunny in the censored scene from Fresh Hare (1942)

By 1942, Bugs had become the number one star of the Merrie Melodies series, which had originally been intended only for one-shot characters in shorts. Fresh Hare is a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Cartoon. It was directed by Isadore "Friz" Freleng, written Bugs' 1942 shorts included Friz Freleng's The Wabbit Who Came to Supper, Robert Clampett's The Wacky Wabbit, and Clampett's Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (which introduced Beaky Buzzard). The Wabbit Who Came to Supper is a 1942 Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies cartoon featuring early appearances by Bugs Bunny The Wacky Wabbit is a Warner Bros cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series Bugs Bunny Gets The Boid is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, produced by Leon Schlesinger Beaky Buzzard is an animated Cartoon character in the Warner Bros Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid also marks a slight redesign of Bugs, making his front teeth less prominent and his head rounder. The man responsible for this redesign was Robert McKimson, at the time working as an animator under Robert Clampett. Robert "Bob" McKimson Sr ( October 13, 1910 &mdash September 29, 1977) was an American Animator, Illustrator The redesign at first was only used in the shorts created by Clampett's production team but in time it would be adopted by the other directors: It was mainly used in the Friz Freleng unit and, starting in 1949, Robert McKimson's as well; Jones would come up with his own slight modification, and the voice as well would vary mildly between the units. ^[1]

Other 1942 Bugs shorts included Chuck Jones' Hold the Lion, Please, Freleng's Fresh Hare and The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (which restored Elmer Fudd to his previous size), and Jones' Case of the Missing Hare. Hold the Lion Please is a Merrie Melodies cartoon first released on June 13, 1942, distributed by the Vitaphone Corporation Fresh Hare is a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Cartoon. It was directed by Isadore "Friz" Freleng, written The Hare -Brained Hypnotist is a Bugs Bunny cartoon released on October 31, 1942. Case of the Missing Hare is a 1942 Warner Bros cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny. He also made cameo appearances in Tex Avery's final Warner Bros. short Crazy Cruise, and starred in the two-minute United States war bonds commercial film Any Bonds Today. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In Finance, a bond is a Debt security, in which the authorized issuer owes the holders a debt and is obliged to repay the principal and Interest Any Bonds Today? was the theme song of the National Defense Savings Program

Bugs Bunny and a gremlin in Falling Hare (1943)

Bugs Bunny was popular during the World War II years because of his bombastic attitude, and began receiving special star billing in his cartoons by 1943. A gremlin is a folkloric creature commonly depicted as mischievous and mechanically oriented with a specific interest in Aircraft. Falling Hare is a 1943 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert Clampett, starring Bugs Bunny. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Like Disney and Famous Studios had been doing, Warners put Bugs in opposition to the period's biggest enemies: Adolf Hitler, Hermann Goering, and the Japanese. Famous Studios, renamed Paramount Cartoon Studios in 1956 was the Animation division of the Hollywood film studio Paramount Pictures from 1942 Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member The Empire of Japan ( {{unicode|Kyūjitai}}: ja 大日本帝國 Shinjitai: ja 大日本帝国 pronounced Dai Nippon Teikoku The 1944 short Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips, features Bugs at odds with a group of Japanese soldiers. Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips is a Merrie Melodies animated cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions This cartoon has since been pulled from distribution due to its extreme racial stereotypes.

Since Bugs' debut in A Wild Hare, he had appeared only in color Merrie Melodie cartoons. While he did make a cameo appearance in the 1943 Porky and Daffy cartoon Porky Pig's Feat marking his only appearance in a black-and-white Looney Tune cartoon, he did not star in a cartoon in the Looney Tunes series until that series made its complete conversion to producing only color cartoons beginning with 1944 releases. Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of Porky Pig's Feat is a one-reel Animated cartoon Short subject in the Looney Tunes series produced in Black-and-white Buckaroo Bugs was Bugs' first cartoon in the Looney Tunes series. Buckaroo Bugs is a Warner Bros Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in 1944 starring Bugs Bunny and directed by Robert Clampett

Among his most notable civilian shorts during this period are Bob Clampett's Tortoise Wins by a Hare (the sequel to Tortoise Beats Hare from 1941), A Corny Concerto (a spoof of Disney's Fantasia), Falling Hare, and What's Cookin' Doc?; and Chuck Jones' Superman parody Super-Rabbit, and Friz Freleng's Little Red Riding Rabbit. Tortoise Wins by a Hare is a 1943 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Bob Clampett and stars Bugs Bunny and Cecil Turtle. A Corny Concerto is a 1943 Warner Bros cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Bob Clampett and written by Frank Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. Falling Hare is a 1943 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert Clampett, starring Bugs Bunny. What's Cookin' Doc? is a 1944 Warner Bros cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Bob Clampett and starring Superman is a fictional Comic book Superhero widely considered to be one of the most recognized of such characters and an American Cultural icon Super-Rabbit is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny who is Parodying the popular character Superman. Little Red Riding Rabbit is a 1944 Warner Bros Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng, and starring Bugs The 1944 short Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears introduced Chuck Jones' The Three Bears characters. Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears is a Warner Brothers Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short released in 1944, directed by The Three Bears are animated cartoon characters in the Warner Bros

In the cartoon Super-Rabbit, Bugs was seen in the end wearing a USMC dress uniform. Super-Rabbit is a Merrie Melodies cartoon starring Bugs Bunny who is Parodying the popular character Superman. As a result, the United States Marine Corps made Bugs an honorary Marine Master Sergeant. A master sergeant is the Military rank for a senior Non-commissioned officer in some armed forces ^[11]

In 1944, Bugs Bunny actually made a cameo appearance in Jasper Goes Hunting, a short produced by rival studio Paramount. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as In this cameo (animated by Robert McKimson with Mel Blanc providing voice), Bugs pops out of a rabbit hole, saying his usual catchphrase; Bugs then says, "I must be in the wrong picture" and then goes back in the hole. Robert "Bob" McKimson Sr ( October 13, 1910 &mdash September 29, 1977) was an American Animator, Illustrator Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian ^[12] He also appeared fleetingly in the 1947 Arthur Davis cartoon The Goofy Gophers. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur "Art" Davis ( June 14 1905 &ndash May 9 2000) was an Animator and a director for Warner The Goofy Gophers is a 1946 Warner Bros Looney Tunes Cartoon released on January 25 1947

The post-war era

Since then, Bugs has appeared in numerous cartoon shorts in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series, making his last appearance in the theatrical cartoons in 1964 with False Hare. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Merrie Melodies is the name of a series of animated cartoons distributed by Warner Bros False Hare is a 1964 Warner Bros Looney Tunes animated short starring Bugs Bunny and the Big Bad Wolf (with a special Considered an ideal actor, he was directed by Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Art Davis and Chuck Jones and appeared in feature films, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit (which featured the first-ever meeting between Bugs and his box-office rival Mickey Mouse), Space Jam (which co-starred Michael Jordan), and the 2003 movie Looney Tunes: Back in Action. Isadore "Friz" Freleng ( August 21, 1906  &ndash May 26, 1995) was an Animator, Cartoonist, director Robert "Bob" McKimson Sr ( October 13, 1910 &mdash September 29, 1977) was an American Animator, Illustrator Arthur "Art" Davis ( June 14 1905 &ndash May 9 2000) was an Animator and a director for Warner Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Space Jam is a 1996 American Live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by Michael Jeffrey Jordan (born February 17 1963 is a retired American professional Basketball player and active businessman Looney Tunes Back in Action is a 2003 Live-action/animated film that tells the story of a hapless stuntman DJ Drake (played by Brendan Fraser

The Bugs Bunny short Knighty Knight Bugs (1958), in which a medieval Bugs Bunny traded blows with Yosemite Sam and his fire-breathing dragon, won the Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons of 1958. Knighty Knight Bugs is a 1958 Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng and released by Warner Bros Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Three of Chuck Jones' Bugs Bunny shorts--Rabbit Fire, Rabbit Seasoning, and Duck, Rabbit, Duck!--- comprise what is often referred to as the "Duck Season/Rabbit Season" trilogy, and are considered among the director's best works. Rabbit Fire is a 1950 Looney Tunes cartoon starring Bugs Bunny, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese Rabbit Seasoning is a 1952 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and starring Bugs Bunny. Duck! Rabbit Duck! is a 1953 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and starring Bugs Bunny. Jones' 1957 classic, What's Opera, Doc?, features Bugs and Elmer parodying Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, and has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. What's Opera Doc? is a 1957 Animated cartoon short in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Chuck Jones for Der Ring des Nibelungen ( The Ring of the Nibelung) is a cycle of four epic Music dramas by the German composer The Library of Congress is the De facto National library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress The National Film Registry is the registry of Films selected by the United States National Film Preservation Board for preservation in the Library of It was the first cartoon short to have achieved this honor. It is also remembered for Elmer's unique take on "Ride of the Valkyries:" "Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit. The Ride of the Valkyries (Walkürenritt is the popular term for the beginning of Act III of Die Walküre by Richard Wagner. . . !"

Bugs appeared in the 1957 short Show Biz Bugs with Daffy Duck, and it features a controversial finish in which Daffy Duck, in an attempt to wow the (partisan) audience, did a dangerous magical act in which he swallowed TNT, uranium-238, gunpowder, drank gasoline, and swallowed a match. Show Biz Bugs is a Warner Bros animated short originally released to theaters on November 2, 1957. Trinitrotoluene ( TNT) is a Chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO23CH3 Uranium (jʊˈreɪniəm is a silvery-gray Metallic Chemical element in the Gunpowder is a an explosive mixture of Sulfur, Charcoal and Potassium nitrate (also known as saltpetre/saltpeter that burns rapidly producing volumes That incident caused some TV stations, and in the 1990s the cable network TNT, to edit out that dangerous act, fearing that young kids may try to imitate it. Turner Network Television, usually referred to as TNT, is an American cable TV network created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned

In the fall of 1960, The Bugs Bunny Show, a television program which packaged many of the post-1948 Warners shorts with newly animated wraparounds, debuted on ABC. The Bugs Bunny Show is a long-running American Television Anthology series hosted by Bugs Bunny, that was mainly composed of Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. The show was originally aired in prime-time, and after two seasons it was moved to reruns on Saturday mornings. The Bugs Bunny Show changed format and exact title frequently (the packaging was completely different, with each short simply presented on its own, title and all, though some clips from the new bridging material was used as filler), but it remained on network television for 40 full years.

After the classic cartoon era

When Mel Blanc died in 1989, Jeff Bergman, Joe Alaskey and Billy West became the new voices to Bugs Bunny and the rest of the Looney Tunes, taking turns doing the voices at various times. Jeff Bergman (born July 10, 1960) is an American Voice actor who is one of the modern day voices of various classic cartoon characters including Joe Alaskey (born May 26, 1949 in Watervliet New York) is an American actor comedian and voice artist credited as one of the successors (including William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known

Bugs has also made appearances in animated specials for network television mostly composed of classic cartoons with bridging material added, including How Bugs Bunny Won the West, and The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special. 1980's Bugs Bunny's Busting Out All Over, however, contained no vintage clips and featured the first new Bugs Bunny cartoons in 16 years. It opened with "Portrait Of The Artist As a Young Bunny", which features a flashback of Bugs as a child thwarting a young Elmer Fudd, while its third and closing short was "Spaced Out Bunny", with Bugs being kidnapped by Marvin the Martian to be a playmate for Hugo, an Abominable Snowman-like character (a new Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner short filled out the half hour). Marvin the Martian (or Marvin Martian) is a Fictional character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons Also, there have been various compilation films made , including the independently produced Bugs Bunny: Superstar (utilizing the vintage shorts then owned by United Artists), while Warner Bros. Bugs Bunny Superstar is a 1975 Looney Tunes Documentary film, narrated by Orson Welles and produced and directed by Larry This article is about the film studio Previously it was affiliated with a cinema chain bearing its name now owned by Regal Entertainment Group. assembled The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie, The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie, Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island, Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales and Daffy Duck's Quackbusters. The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie (originally titled The Great American Chase) is a 1979 Looney Tunes Film with a Friz Freleng's Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie is a 1981 Looney Tunes Film Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (also known as Daffy Duck's Movie Fantastic Island) is a 1983 Looney Tunes Film with a compilation Daffy Duck's Quackbusters is a 1988 Looney Tunes film with a compilation of classic Warner Bros He also made guest appearances in episodes of the 1990s television program Tiny Toon Adventures as the principal of Acme Looniversity and the mentor of Babs and Buster Bunny, and would later make occasional guest cameos on spin-offs Taz-Mania, Animaniacs and Histeria!

He appears in the beginning of Gremlins 2: The New Batch, where he tries to ride the opening Warner Bros logo, but is interrupted by Daffy Duck. Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American Babs and Buster Bunny are Cartoon characters from the Warner Bros This article refers to the cartoon For the Australian island see Tasmania Taz-Mania Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros Histeria! is an American Animated television series of the late-1990s created by Tom Ruegger (who also created Tiny Toon Adventures Gremlins 2 The New Batch is a 1990 American Horror / Comedy film and a Sequel to Gremlins (1984

Bugs has had several comic book series over the years. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative Western Publishing had the license for all the Warner Brothers cartoons, and produced Bugs Bunny comics first for Dell Comics, then later for their own Gold Key Comics. Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co Dell Comics was the Comic book publishing arm of Dell Publishing, which got its start in Pulp magazines. Gold Key Comics was an Imprint of Western Publishing created for Comic books distributed to Newsstands History Gold Key Dell published 58 issues, and several specials from 1952 to 1962. Gold Key continued for another 133 issues. DC Comics, the sister/subsidiary company of Warner Bros., has been publishing several comics titles since 1994 that Bugs has appeared in. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and Notable among these was the 2000 four issue mini-series Superman & Bugs Bunny written by Mark Evanier and drawn by Joe Staton. Mark Stephen Evanier (born March 2 1952) is an American Comic book and Television Writer, particularly known for his Joe Staton (born January 19, 1948) is an American illustrator and writer of Comic books. This depicted a crossover between DC's superheroes and the Warner cartoon characters. CrossOver (known before version 60 as CrossOver Office) is the collective name for three commercial and proprietary programs developed by CodeWeavers

Bugs Bunny's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Like Mickey Mouse for The Walt Disney Company, Bugs has served as the mascot for Warner Bros. Studios and its various divisions. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Warner Bros Entertainment Inc (or Warner Bros, Warner Bros Pictures) is one of the world's largest producers of Film and He and Mickey are the first cartoon characters to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a Sidewalk along Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA, that

In the 1988 animated/live action movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Bugs is shown as one of the inhabitants of Toon Town. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released This article is about a fictional town from Who Framed Roger Rabbit. However, since the movie was being made by Disney, Warner Brothers would only allow the use of their biggest toon star if he got an equal amount of screen time as Disney's biggest star, Mickey Mouse. Because of this, both characters are always together in frame when on the screen. They appear in a scene where they are skydiving while Eddie has no parachute, so Bugs offers him a "spare" which turns out to be a spare tire. They appear in the end as well, along with all the other toons.

Bugs Bunny came back to the silver screen in Box Office Bunny in 1990. Box&ndashOffice Bunny, released in 1990, is a 4-minute Looney Tunes short starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon short since 1964 to be released to theaters, and it was created for the Bugs Bunny 50th Anniversary celebration. It was followed in 1991 by (Blooper) Bunny, a short that has gained a cult following among some animation fans for its edgy humor.

Bugs made an appearance in the 1990 drug prevention video Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue. Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue is an animated drug prevention Television special starring many of the popular cartoon characters from American

In 1997, Bugs appeared on a U.S. postage stamp, the first toon to be so honored, beating even the iconic Mickey Mouse. Stamp collecting is the Collecting of Postage stamps and related objects such as covers (envelopes or packages with stamps on them The stamp is number seven on the list of the ten most popular U. S. stamps, as calculated by the number of stamps purchased but not used. A younger version of Bugs is the main character of Baby Looney Tunes, which debuted on Cartoon Network in 2002. Baby Looney Tunes is an American Animated television series that shows Looney Tunes characters as Toddlers The show premiered His descendent Ace Bunny appears in Loonatics Unleashed where he is portrayed as the leader of the team similar to how Bugs is when the characters are shown to gather to confront a major threat (e. Loonatics Unleashed is an American Animated television series produced by Warner Bros g Space Jam where they gathered together to fight for their freedom). Ace is portrayed as quick witted, streetwise with the innate spunk and cockiness that Bugs possesses.

Also, Bugs has appeared in numerous video games, including the Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle series, Bugs Bunny's Birthday Blow Out, Bugs Bunny: Rabbit Rampage and the similar Bugs Bunny In Double Trouble, Looney Tunes B-Ball, Space Jam, Looney Tunes Racing, Looney Tunes: Space Race, Bugs Bunny Lost in Time, and its sequel, Bugs Bunny and Taz Time Busters, and Looney Tunes: Back in Action and the new video game Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage is a Super NES action game where the player controls Bugs Bunny as he fights traditional Looney Tunes villains Looney Tunes B-Ball is a video game released for the SNES in 1995. Space Jam is a 1996 American Live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan opposite Bugs Bunny (voiced by Looney Tunes Racing is a kart racing Video game released in November 2000 for the Playstation console Looney Tunes Space Race is a 2000 Video game developed by Infogrames, Inc Bugs Bunny Lost in Time is a Looney Tunes Video game for the PC and PlayStation consoles Bugs Bunny and Taz is the second Looney Tunes video game for the Playstation and is an indirect sequel to Bugs Bunny Lost in Time. Looney Tunes Back in Action is a 2003 Live-action/animated film that tells the story of a hapless stuntman DJ Drake (played by Brendan Fraser Looney Tunes Acme Arsenal is a third-person action-adventure game developed for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2.

Personality and catchphrases

Bugs has feuded with Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Marvin the Martian, Beaky Buzzard, Daffy Duck, Witch Hazel, Rocky and Mugsy, Wile E. Coyote and a host of others. Elmer J Fudd is a fictional Cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters Yosemite Sam is an animated cartoon character in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons produced by Marvin the Martian (or Marvin Martian) is a Fictional character appearing in the Looney Tunes cartoons Beaky Buzzard is an animated Cartoon character in the Warner Bros Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of Witch Hazel is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros Rocky and Mugsy are animated Cartoon characters in the Warner Bros Bugs usually wins these conflicts, a plot pattern which recurs in Looney Toons films directed by Chuck Jones. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Concerned that viewers would lose sympathy for an invariably triumphant protagonist, Jones had the antagonist characters repeatedly attempt to bully, cheat or threaten Bugs. The Protagonist or main character is the central figure of a story. An antagonist (from Greek ανταγωνιστής - antagonistes, "opponent competitor rival" is a character or

When an antagonist goes "too far", Bugs may address the audience and invoke his catchline "Of course you realize, this means war!" This line was taken from Groucho Marx and others in the 1933 film Duck Soup and was also used in the 1935 Marx film A Night at the Opera. Duck Soup is a Marx Brothers Anarchic comedy film written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby, with additional dialogue by Arthur A Night at the Opera is a 1935 Comedy film starring Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle, ^[7] Bugs would pay homage to Groucho in other ways, such as occasionally adopting his stooped walk or leering eyebrow-raising (in Hair-Raising Hare, for example) or sometimes with a direct impersonation (as in Slick Hare). Hair-Raising Hare is a 1946 Warner Bros Merrie Melodies cartoon released in 1946 Slick Hare is a 1947 Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.

Other directors, such as Friz Freleng, characterized Bugs as altruistic. Isadore "Friz" Freleng ( August 21, 1906  &ndash May 26, 1995) was an Animator, Cartoonist, director When Bugs meets other successful characters, (such as Cecil Turtle in Tortoise Beats Hare, or, in World War II, the Gremlin of Falling Hare) his overconfidence becomes a disadvantage. Tortoise Beats Hare is a 1941 Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Tex Avery. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Falling Hare is a 1943 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Robert Clampett, starring Bugs Bunny.

Bugs Bunny's nonchalant carrot-chewing standing position, as explained by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, and Bob Clampett, originated from a scene in the film It Happened One Night, in which Clark Gable's character leans against a fence, eating carrots rapidly and talking with his mouth full to Claudette Colbert's character. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, Isadore "Friz" Freleng ( August 21, 1906  &ndash May 26, 1995) was an Animator, Cartoonist, director Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett ( May 8 1913 &mdash May 4 1984) was an American Animator, producer It Happened One Night is a 1934 screwball comedy directed by Frank Capra, in which a pampered Socialite ( Claudette Colbert Clark Gable (February 1 &ndashNovember 16) was an iconic American Actor nicknamed "The King of Hollywood" in his heyday Claudette Colbert ( IPA: /koʊlˈbɛɹ/ ( September 13, 1903 – July 30, 1996) was a French -born American stage This scene was well-known while the film was popular, and viewers at the time likely recognized Bugs Bunny's behavior as satire. Satire is often strictly defined as a literary genre or form; although in practice it is also found in the graphic and Performing arts In satire human ^[13]

The carrot-chewing scenes are generally followed by Bugs Bunny's most well-known catchphrase, "What's up, Doc?". The phrase was written by director Tex Avery for his first Bugs Bunny short, 1940's A Wild Hare. A Wild Hare (re-released as The Wild Hare) is a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies Animated Short film. Avery explained later that it was a common expression in Texas, where he was from, and that he did not think much of the phrase. When the short was first screened in theaters, the "What's up, Doc?" scene received a tremendously positive audience reaction. ^[14] As a result, the scene became a recurring element in subsequent films and cartoons. The phrase was sometimes modified for a situation. For example, Bugs says "What's up, dogs?" to the antagonists in A Hare Grows in Manhattan, and "What's up, prune-face?" to the aged Elmer in The Old Grey Hare. A Hare Grows In Manhattan is a 1947 Warner Bros cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Friz Freleng and starring The Old Grey Hare is a 1944 Warner Bros cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series directed by Bob Clampett, written by Michael He might also greet Daffy with "What's up, Duck?"

Bugs says "And That's The End", from the closing title of the 1945 Looney Tunes short Hare Tonic and the 1946 short Baseball Bugs. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 Hare Tonic is a 1945 Warner Bros cartoon in the Looney Tunes series directed by Chuck Jones, and it is also one of the last cartoons Baseball Bugs is a Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released on February 2, 1946 starring Bugs Bunny

Several Chuck Jones shorts in the late 1940s and 1950s depict Bugs travelling via cross-country (and, in some cases, intercontinental) tunnel-digging, ending up in places as varied as Mexico (Bully For Bugs, 1953), the Himalayas (The Abominable Snow Rabbit, 1960) and Antarctica (Frigid Hare, 1949) all because he "should'a taken that left toin at Albukoikee. The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Bully for Bugs is a 1952 Warner Brothers Looney Tunes theatrical cartoon short released in August 1953. The Abominable Snow Rabbit is an eight minute 1961 Warner Bros Frigid Hare is a 1948 Warner Bros Merrie Melodies short released in 1949 and was directed by Chuck Jones and written by " He first utters that phrase in Herr Meets Hare (1945), when he emerges in the Black Forest, a cartoon seldom seen today due to its blatantly topical subject matter. Herr Meets Hare is a 1945 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. For the suburb of Adelaide, please see Black Forest South Australia; for the CDP in Colorado, please see Black Forest Colorado. When Goering says to Bugs, "There is no Las Vegas in 'Chermany'" and takes a potshot at Bugs, Bugs dives into his hole and says, "Joimany! Yipe!", as Bugs realizes he's behind enemy lines. The confused response to his "left toin" comment also followed a pattern. For example, when he tunnels into Scotland in 1948's My Bunny Lies Over The Sea, while thinking he's heading for the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles, California, it provides another chance for an ethnic stereotype: "Therrre's no La Brrrea Tarrr Pits in Scotland!" (to which Bugs responds, "Uh. My Bunny Lies over the Sea, a Warner Bros Merrie Melodies cartoon was released on December 4 1948 La Brea Tar Pits (or Rancho La Brea Tar Pits) are a famous cluster of Tar pits located in Hancock Park in the urban heart of Los Angeles, Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West . . what's up, Mac-doc?"). A couple of late-1950s shorts of this ilk also featured Daffy Duck travelling with Bugs. Daffy Duck is an Animated cartoon character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of

Bugs Bunny has some similarities to figures from mythology and folklore, such as Br'er Rabbit, Nanabozho, or Anansi, and might be seen as a modern trickster (for example, he repeatedly uses cross-dressing mischievously). The word mythology (from the Greek grc μυθολογία mythología, meaning "a story-telling a legendary lore" History The concept of folklore developed as part of the 19th century ideology of Romantic nationalism, leading to the reshaping of oral traditions to serve modern ideological Br'er Rabbit (also spelled Bre'r Rabbit or Brer Rabbit or Buh Rabbit) is a central figure in the Uncle Remus stories of the Southern United In Anishinaabe mythology particularly among the Ojibwa, Nanabozho is a spirit and figures prominently in their storytelling including the story of the world's creation Anansi is one of the most important characters of West African lore In Mythology, and in the study of Folklore and Religion, a trickster is a God, Goddess, spirit, man woman or anthropomorphic Cross-dressing is the act of wearing clothing commonly associated with another gender within a particular Society. Unlike most cartoon characters, however, Bugs Bunny is rarely defeated in his own games of trickery. One exception to this is the short Hare Brush, in which Elmer Fudd ultimately carries the day at the end; however, critics note that in this short Elmer and Bugs had assumed each other's personalities—through mental illness and hypnosis, respectively—and it is only by becoming Bugs that Elmer can win. Hare Brush is a 1955 Warner Bros Merrie Melodies animated short featuring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.

Although it was usually Porky Pig who brought the WB cartoons to a close with his stuttering, "That's all, folks!", Bugs would occasionally appear, bursting through a drum just as Porky did, but munching a carrot and saying in his Bronx-Brooklyn accent, "And dat's de end!"

The name "Bugs" or "Bugsy" as an old-fashioned nickname means "crazy" (or "loopy"). Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros Several famous people from the first half of the twentieth century had that nickname. It is now out of fashion as a nickname, but survives in 1950s-1960s expressions like "you're bugging me", as in "you're driving me crazy".

A common gag in some of the shorts is the rabbit's ability to "multiply". (In this case, the mathematical term, "multiplication")

Rabbit or hare?

The animators throughout Bugs' history have treated the terms rabbit and hare as synonymous. Taxonomically they are not synonymous, being somewhat similar but observably different types of lagomorphs. The lagomorphs are the members of the taxonomic order Lagomorpha, of which there are two families, the Leporidae ( Hares and Hares have much longer ears than do rabbits, so Bugs might seem to be of the hare family, and many more of the cartoon titles include the word "hare" rather than "rabbit". It is probably easier to make a pun from "hare" than from "rabbit". Within the cartoons, although the term "hare" comes up sometimes (for example, Bugs drinking "hare tonic" to "stop falling hare"), Bugs as well as his antagonists most often refer to the bunny as a "rabbit". The word "bunny" is of no help in answering this question, as it is also a synonym for either hares or rabbits. Rabbits are small Mammals in the family Leporidae of the order Lagomorpha, found in several parts of the world

Voice actors

Following Mel Blanc, who voiced the character for almost fifty years, other voice actors have portrayed Bugs Bunny:

• Jeff Bergman (1989 - 1992)
• Greg Burson (1993 - 1995)
• Joe Alaskey (Looney Tunes: Back in Action, Daffy Duck for President, Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal)
• Billy West (1996 - present [alternate to Alaskey])
• Samuel Vincent (Baby Looney Tunes)

Cameos

Bugs Bunny has had cameo appearances in several cartoons, including one Private SNAFU short. Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian Jeff Bergman (born July 10, 1960) is an American Voice actor who is one of the modern day voices of various classic cartoon characters including Joe Alaskey (born May 26, 1949 in Watervliet New York) is an American actor comedian and voice artist credited as one of the successors (including Looney Tunes Back in Action is a 2003 Live-action/animated film that tells the story of a hapless stuntman DJ Drake (played by Brendan Fraser Looney Tunes Acme Arsenal is a third-person action-adventure game developed for the Wii, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2. William Richard "Billy" West (born on April 16, 1952 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actor, known Samuel Vincent (born Samuel Vincent Khouth on October 5, 1971) is a Canadian voice actor who works with the Ocean Group based in Vancouver Baby Looney Tunes is an American Animated television series that shows Looney Tunes characters as Toddlers The show premiered Private Snafu is the title character of a series of black-and-white American instructional cartoon shorts produced between 1943 and 1945 during For his appearance in The Goofy Gophers his voice was sped up.

• Crazy Cruise (1942)
• Porky Pig's Feat (1943) This marks Bugs' only appearance in a black-and-white Looney Tune. Porky Pig's Feat is a one-reel Animated cartoon Short subject in the Looney Tunes series produced in Black-and-white
• Jasper Goes Hunting (1944, for Paramount)^[12]
• The Goofy Gophers (1947)
• The Lion's Busy (1950)
• Duck Amuck (1953)
• Justice League: The New Frontier (2008, as one of the forms of The Martian Manhunter )

Current popularity

• In 2002, TV Guide compiled a list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time as part of the magazine's 50th anniversary. Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and Distribution company, based in Hollywood California. The Goofy Gophers is a 1946 Warner Bros Looney Tunes Cartoon released on January 25 1947 The Lion's Busy is a Seven minute Looney Tunes cartoon released in 1950 by Friz Freleng. Duck Amuck is a surreal Animated cartoon directed by Chuck Jones and produced by Warner Bros Justice League The New Frontier is a Direct-to-video Animated film adaptation of the popular DC comic limited series Martian Manhunter is the Superhero alias of J'onn J'onzz, alternately known as John Jones or the Manhunter from Mars, a Fictional character TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about television programming Bugs Bunny was given the honor of number 1. ^[15][16]
• In a CNN broadcast on July 31, 2002, a TV Guide editor talked about the group that created the list. Cable News Network, usually referred to by its Initialism CNN, is a major English language Television network founded in 1980 by Ted Turner Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. The editor also explained why Bugs pulled top billing: "His stock. . . has never gone down. . . Bugs is the best example. . . of the smart-aleck American comic. He not only is a great cartoon character, he's a great comedian. He was written well. He was drawn beautifully. He has thrilled and made many generations laugh. He is tops. "^[17]
• In Animal Planet's 50 Greatest Movie Animals (2004), Bugs was named #3, behind Mickey Mouse and Toto. Animal Planet is an American Satellite and Cable Television channel (also broadcast via IPTV in the UK) launched on Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Toto is the name of a fictional dog in L Frank Baum 's ''Oz'' series of children's books and works derived from them
• According to Time Warner, Bugs Bunny became the current official mascot for Six Flags theme parks since their 45th anniversary. Time Warner Inc ( is the world's largest media and entertainment conglomerate, headquartered in New York City. The term mascot – defined as a term for any person animal or object thought to bring Luck – colloquially includes anything used to represent a group with a common Six Flags Inc (commonly Six Flags) is one of the world's largest chains of Amusement parks and Theme parks, based on quantity of properties Theme park is the generic term for a collection of rides and other Entertainment attractions assembled for the purpose of entertaining a large group
• During an interview for Inside the Actors Studio, comedian Dave Chapelle cited Bugs Bunny as one of his earliest influences, praising voice actor Mel Blanc. Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated longest-running original series on the Bravo Cable television channel hosted by James Lipton A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience primarily by making them laugh David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American Comedian, Screenwriter, television / Film producer, and Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and Melvin "Mel" Jerome Blanc ( May 30, 1908 – July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and Comedian

Awards

Academy Awards

• Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)

Academy Award nominations

• The Wild Hare (1940)
• Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (1941)
• Rhapsody Rabbit (1946)

See also

• List of Bugs Bunny cartoons
• Looney Tunes

References

Bibliography

• Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare, by Joe Adamson (1990), Henry Holt, ISBN 0-8050-1855-7
• Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies, by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald (1989), Henry Holt, ISBN 0-8050-0894-2
• Chuck Amuck : The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist by Chuck Jones, published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, ISBN 0-374-12348-9
• That's Not All, Folks! by Mel Blanc, Philip Bashe. Warner Books, ISBN 0-446-39089-5 (Softcover) ISBN 0-446-51244-3 (Hardcover)
• Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons, Leonard Maltin, Revised Edition 1987, Plume ISBN 0-452-25993-2 (Softcover) ISBN 0-613-64753-X (Hardcover)

External links

• Bugs Bunny at the Internet Movie Database
• Warner Bros. Studios
• Bugs' Toonopedia profile