Posted on 07/27/2010 11:14:27 AM PDT by MissTed
He's constantly munching carrots and saying "What's up, Doc?" And now everyone's favorite "wascally wabbit" is celebrating his 70th birthday.
Bugs Bunny first appeared in "A Wild Hare" on July 27, 1940. The cartoon was created by Tex Avery.
This was the first official appearance of the Bugs Bunny we know today, but an unnamed rabbit first appeared in "Porky's Hare Hunt" in 1938. That rabbit - voiced by Mel Blanc - used the voice and laugh that Blanc would later give to Woody Woodpecker. The unnamed rabbit would appear in four more cartoons before Bugs' official appearance.
* "A Wild Hare" is the first cartoon where Blanc uses a recognizable version of Bugs Bunny's voice.
* Bugs Bunny's second appearance in "Elmer's Pet Rabbit" finally introduced the audience to the name Bugs Bunny.
* Mel Blanc said a proposed name for Bugs was Happy Rabbit.
* Bugs has feuded with Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Marvin the Martian, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tasmanian Devil, Wile E. Coyote and others.
* In 1997, Bugs was the first cartoon character to appear on a postage stamp. That stamp is No. 7 on the top 10 list of most popular U.S. stamps.
* Like Mickey Mouse for the Walt Disney company, Bugs has served as the mascot for Warner Bros. Studios.
* Bugs and Mickey are the first cartoon characters to have a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
* In 2002, TV Guide compiled a list of 50 greatest cartoon characters. Bugs was named No. 1.
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The Carl Staling Project is a favorite of mine as well!
it’s how i learned to like classical music.
LOL - I (kid of late 60s, early 70s) credit Bugs for my intro to history and late great stars of the silver screen...and mom who sat there explaining it all to me. Bugs was a family favorite. My DH has been buying me the DVD collections for Christmas. And I totally covet the "banned" 'toons, some of which I remember watching back in the day. I hear they are available in Europe but I don't know if their DVDs play on our machines.
Eventually, people will recognize the REAL talent around this popsicle stand.
Yes I know it, I can't help it!
Happy Birthday Bugs!
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