Some of the most enduring movie stars are animated; and several of them have been rabbits. Principal among these movie rabbits has been Bugs Bunny. Two dates around Bugs come together in 2025. First, ...

Today marks the anniversary of Bugs Bunny's first starring role in "A Wild Hare." An early version of the "wascally wabbit" had appeared in 1938's "Porky's Hare Hunt," but it wasn't until this 1940 ...

The world’s favorite rabbit turns 75 this month: July 27, 1940, saw the debut of the cotton-tailed character’s first cartoon short “Wild Hare,” directed by Tex Avery. There won’t be much hoopla to ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In Bugs Bunny’s first appearance on film, he didn’t look or sound like ...

“Bugs Bunny is in that upper pantheon of the most-recognizable cartoon characters in the world,” agrees Michael Schneider, Variety’s TV editor, in the special, adding that Bugs’ impact on ...

“June Bugs 2001,” a 49-hour marathon of Bugs Bunny cartoons airing on the Cartoon Network. The marathon, which kicks off today and continues until midnight Sunday, will run the cartoons in ...

Editor's Note - In honor of National Bugs Bunny Day, here is an article we first published in 2001. When Elmer Fudd held a gun to the twitching nose of a familiar gray rabbit, the unimpressed hare ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This pen-and-ink drawing produced for ...

The world's favorite rabbit turns 75 this month: July 27, 1940, saw the debut of the cotton-tailed character's first cartoon short "Wild Hare," directed by Tex Avery. There won't be much hoopla to ...