Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is an Academy Award-winning animated rabbit who starred in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series created by Warner Bros. He made the phrase "What's up, Doc?" popular as early as 1940. Other things he says are "I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque", "Of course you realize, this means war", and "Ain't I a stinker?". He is often seen as a very studious character, with a carrot in his mouth. His counterpart is commonly Daffy Duck, with whom he is usually arguing. In other shorts, he comes up against Wile E. Coyote, Elmer Fudd, or Yosemite Sam. Bugs speaks Bronx/Brooklyn/Flat Bush/Jersey/New York with an Bronx/Brooklyn/Flat Bush/Jersey/New York accent, causing him to drop his "Rs". Bugs is somewhat based on the comedian Groucho Marx. Bugs is one of a dozen cartoon characters to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame; he was the second after Mickey Mouse.
Appearances
- Transylvania 6-5000 (1963) -- (Main role)
- Yakety Yak, Take it Back (1991) -- (Supporting role)
- Trash Talk (1992) -- (Minor role)
- Space Jam (1996) -- (Main role)
- Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003) -- (Main role)
Further reading
- Adamson, Joe (1991). Bugs Bunny: Fifty Years and Only One Grey Hare. Owl Books. ISBN 978-0-8050-1855-4.
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Holt Paperbacks. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4.
- Chuck Amuck : The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist by Chuck Jones, published by Farrar Straus & Giroux, ISBN 978-0-374-12348-2
- Blanc, Mel; Bashe, Philip (1989). That's Not All Folks. Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 978-0-446-39089-7.
- Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. Plume. ISBN 0-613-64753-X.
Bugs Bunny Media
Mel Blanc was the original voice of Bugs and voiced the character for nearly five decades.
Bugs' star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Statue evoking Bugs Bunny at Butterfly Park Bangladesh.
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