Bugs Bunny

An animated cartoon character. He is most well-known for his roles in the Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies series of short theatrical films that Warner Bros. produced during the Golden Age of American Animation. His popularity during this period made him a cultural icon in America and a corporate mascot for Warner Bros.
 
 

Evolution of your Bugs

Before Bugs Bunny was created, he was an unnamed rabbit

 
The first appearance of the rabbit was almost identical to the early Daffy Duck. He was featured in four cartoons before becoming Bugs Bunny in Tex Avery’s A Wild Hare.
 
 
The inception of the name, as well as the character's creation, are described in a number of first-person accounts, encyclopedic references, or Warner Brothers published material. Ben Hardaway's model sheet describes the prototype character as "Bugs' Bunny", but the character is not named in most cartoons.
 
 
In an interview published by Animato!, Virgil Ross describes how A Wild Hare's animator came up with the name. Mel Blanc often shared the story of the creation and name of the character in magazine #19. He suggested that the character should be named after Hardaway, the character's original director.
 
 
The Warner Brothers published their own descriptions of the creation and use of the character's name in Animation Magazine, published in 1990. In the article, it is said that the Hardaway unit's model sheets were referred to by fellow animators "Bugs' Bunny".
 
The first appearance of the rabbit was almost identical to the early Daffy Duck. He was featured in four cartoons before becoming Bugs Bunny in Tex Avery’s A Wild Hare.
 
 
The inception of the name, as well as the character's creation, are described in a number of first-person accounts, encyclopedic references, or Warner Brothers published material. Ben Hardaway's model sheet describes the prototype character as "Bugs' Bunny", but the character is not named in most cartoons.
 
 
Animato! interviewed Virgil Ross about the origins of A Wild Hare's name. magazine #19. Mel Blanc often shared the story of Mel Blanc's creation of the character, and the name it was given. Hardaway was the original director of the character. He suggested that the character should be named after him. Blanc's book That's Not All Folks, published by Warner Books in 1989 describes the "tough little stinker", which was the final version of the redesigned character as directed and written by Tex Avery.
 
 
The Warner Brothers published their own descriptions of the creation and use of the character's name in Animation Magazine, published in 1990. In the article, it is said that the Hardaway unit's model sheets were referred to by fellow animators "Bugs' Bunny".
 
 
 

Evolution of the character

Porky's Hare Hunt

 
Bugs Hardaway was the one who started the experiment in Porky’s Hare Hunt. This was "his story", as he said in the lengthy interview published by Funnyworld Magazine No 12, 1970. Milton Gray and Michael Barrier conducted the interview. It can be found on Mike Barrier's website. In the cartoon Porky Pig hunts rabbits and fires at them. Porky and his dog soon meet the rabbit in the forest and attempt to outwit him. The fight between Porky and the rabbit is long and intense. Soon the hare believes he has won the war and that it is over. However, Porky discovers that the rabbit and Bunny don't have any ideas to protect him. Porky is shown a photo of the rabbit and details about how many children he has. Porky is about to shoot the rabbit, but the gun fails.
 
 

Prest-O Change-O

 
 
Chuck Jones was given the next cartoon by Leon Schlesinger, Prest-O Change-O. Two rogue dogs are chased by a dog catcher and eventually hide in an abandoned house. They find Sham-Fu, the magician (unseen), hiding in a trunk. They open the trunk and discover all sorts of magic tricks, including one from Sham-Fu, the magician (unseen). The rabbit tricks both dogs repeatedly, causing frustration until he is defeated by the larger of the two dogs who bops him with the lampshade.
 
 

Hare-um Scare-um

 
Leon asked Hardaway/Dalton for the next film, Hare-um-Scare-um. It begins with a man reading a newspaper article that stated that meat prices have risen and that customers are suffering. He is angry and declares that he will hunt his own meat in revenge for the government's price inflation. He tells his dog that he will be hunting rabbits. The sound of a rabbit setting a trap for his dog makes the dog scared. The bunny then plays "Guess Who", with the dog responding in barks. The hunter then sees rabbits and points his gun at it. He then runs to the spot where it is. A spinning wheel with signs for rabbits is found when he reaches it. The hunter sees the hare asleep. The hunter begins to sprinkle salt on the rabbit's tail but the rabbit quickly changes its position so that the hunter salts a celery stalk instead. The rabbit begins to eat it and says, “Celery, mighty good nerve tonic.” Boy, I have nerve! The hunter follows the hare as he runs into a cave. The hunter collides with an elevator before he reaches the cave. The rabbit opens the elevator and says, "Main Floor, leather goods, pottery and washing machines, going up!" It closes as the elevator rises. The elevator floor drops, the hare opens the door and says, "You don’t have to be crazy to do it… but it sure helps," and then closes the door. The bunny dresses up in girl-dog drag. The bunny is then dressed in girl-dog drag. The hare pretends that he is a policeman. The hare then sings the exact same song as below. The hunter then locates the rabbit. The hunter then finds the rabbit. The hunter is shocked and falls to the ground. The hunter tells the now-hiding rabbit that he can whip him and his family. He then suddenly finds himself surrounded by rabbits that look just like the first rabbit.
 
 

Jones' cartoons of "Elmer and rabbit",

 
Jones directed Elmer's Candid Camera, Jones' next experimental cartoon. Elmer is a photographer who has arrived in the country to photograph wildlife. Elmer attempts to photograph a rabbit but the rabbit sees him as a convenient target to harass. Elmer eventually becomes insane from the constant tormenting, and he nearly drowns when he jumps into a lake. Elmer is saved by the rabbit, who then kicks him back into the lake.
 
 
This was followed by Tex Avery’s final-design setting A Wild Hare. However, that was itself followed by another cartoon to the exact same effect as…Camera. Elmer's Pet Rabbit featured a title card that was inserted between the opening credits. It read, "Starring Bugs Bunny", which was the first screen use of that name. However, it still featured the same off-model Elmer and hare as in…Camera. Elmer visits a pet shop to buy a rabbit, which promptly turns his life around.

 
 

 
 
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