He had written " Bugs' Bunny" on the model sheet that he drew for Hardaway. Charlie Thorson, lead animator on the short, gave the character a different name.
This short (the first in which he is depicted as a gray bunny instead of a white one) is also notable as Happy's first singing role. Happy's third appearance came in " Hare-um Scare-um", once again directed by Hardaway and Dalton. Happy harasses them but is ultimately bested by the bigger of the two dogs. Two dogs, fleeing the local dogcatcher, enter his absent master's house. Happy returned in the short " Prest-O Change-O", directed by Chuck Jones, where he is the pet rabbit of unseen character Sham-Fu The Magician. He was loud, zany with a goofy, guttural laugh. In characterization, he was "a rural buffoon". The white rabbit had an oval head and a shapeless body. According to Friz Freleng, Hardaway and Dalton had decided to dress the duck in a rabbit suit.
"Hare Hunt" also gave Happy the famous Groucho Marx line, "Of course you realize, this means war!" The rabbit character was popular enough with audiences that the Termite Terrace staff decided to use it again.
Happy introduced himself with the odd expression "Jiggers, fellers," and Mel Blanc gave the character a voice and laugh much like those he would later use for Woody Woodpecker. Porky Pig was again cast as a hunter tracking a silly prey who is more interested in driving his pursuer insane and less interested in escaping. "Hare Hunt" replaced the little black duck with a small white rabbit. Co-directed by Ben Hardaway and an uncredited Cal Dalton (who was responsible for the initial design of the rabbit), this short has an almost identical plot to Tex Avery's " Porky's Duck Hunt", which had introduced Daffy Duck. In those days, the stories were often the work of a group who suggested various gags, bounced them around and finalized them in a joint story conference." Happy Rabbit, a hare with some of the personality of Bugs (though looking very different), made his first appearance in the cartoon short " Porky's Hare Hunt", released 30 April 1938. He is tops." īugs' evolution from Happy Rabbit to the presentĪccording to Chase Craig, who was a member of Tex Avery's cartoon unit and later wrote and drew the first Bugs Bunny comic Sunday pages and Bugs' first comic book "Bugs was not the creation of any one man but rather represented the creative talents of perhaps five or six directors and many cartoon writers. He has thrilled and made many generations laugh. He not only is a great cartoon character, he's a great comedian. 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.
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In a CNN broadcast, a TV Guide editor talked about the group that created the list. When TV Guide compiled a list of the fifty greatest cartoon characters of all time as part of the magazine's 50th anniversary in 2002, Bugs Bunny was given the honor of Number One. He has also appeared in more films, short and feature length, than any other cartoon character, is the ninth most-portrayed film personality in the world, and has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Since his official debut in 1940's " A Wild Hare", Bugs has appeared in various short films, feature films, compilations, television series, music records, comic books, video games, award shows, amusement park rides, and commercials. īugs is an anthropomorphic gray hare famous for his relaxed, passive personality, his pronounced Mid-Atlantic accent which Blanc described as being a mixture of Brooklyn and Bronx accents, his depiction as a mischievous trickster, and his catchphrase "Eh, what's up, doc?" usually said while chewing a carrot. He was originally voiced by Mel Blanc, but is now voiced by a variety of voice actors. His popularity during this era led to his becoming an American cultural icon, as well as a corporate mascot of the Warner Bros. during the Golden Age of American Animation.
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He is best known for his starring roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of theatrical short films produced by Warner Bros.
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