BUGS BUNNY

BUGS BUNNY

A character after my own heart!

The depressing news, and the ongoing lockdown started to depress Mrs Chugley this week. Happily the zoo management had the bright idea of re-running some Bugs Bunny Cartoons. Being a bit of a writer myself, I got the basic gen from Wikipedia. I am quite surprised that a rabbit would make it to the big-time ahead of, say, a chimp. But that’s life folks! So this is what Wikipedia says about Bugs:

Bugs Bunny is an animated cartoon character, created in the late 1930s by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Brothers Cartoons)) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his starring roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated short films, produced by Warner Brothers. Though a similar character called Happy Rabbit debuted in the Warner Brothers cartoon Porky Hare Hunt(1938) and appeared in a few subsequent shorts, the definitive character of Bugs is widely credited to have made his debut in director Tex Avery’s Oscar nominated film A Wild Hare (1940).

Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray and white rabbit or hare who is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality. He is also characterized by a Brooklyn accent, his portrayal as a trickster, and his catch phrase “Eh…What’s up, doc?”. Due to Bugs’ popularity during the golden age of American animation, he became not only an American cultural icon and the official mascot of  Warner Brothers Entertainment, but also one of the most recognizable characters in the world. He can thus be seen in the older Warner Brothers. company logos.

Since his debut, Bugs has appeared in various short films, feature films, compilations, TV series, music records, comics, video games, award shows, amusement park rides and commercials. He has also appeared in more films than any other cartoon character, is the 9th most-portrayed film personality in the world, and has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Pretty good for a bunny!

Gibber! Gibber!

Chugley

Looney Toon Chimp.

That’s all folks!

6 thoughts on “BUGS BUNNY”

  1. Ah! Bugs Bunny, He gets all the breaks!
    When I was young I would try to copy some of his tricks and flippancy. Needless to say it did not culminate if a quick stage exit in a puff of dust and raucous laughter, but rather a stern disciplining with physical punctuation. the difference between the cartoon Hollywood world and the ‘real’ world.

    As for the opportunities between chimps and rabbits the only comment to make is “Eh…What’s up, doc?”.

    Praise the Lord for giving us a sense of humour. (Please note the correct spelling, not the Google directive…

    1. Google does not know everything, just try researching what it tells you about your origins. A real Alice in Wonderland fantasy. Sometimes the “real world” is not nearly as much fun as Hollywood! Gibber! Gibber! Chugley

  3. Dear Chugley. What a character Bugs was, or still is! As kids, we all loved his antics, however, as a country boy, I grew up to see rabbits in a whole new light. Thousands of the blighters, kept me busy chasing them, and their skins kept me in pocket money. If only Bugs had stayed on the screen, the life of a farmer would be a lot easier. And of course his ‘catch phrase’ “Whats up Doc” has become very relevant in these recent days. If only a carrot could fix Corona !.

    1. Well might you be saying ‘what’s up doc?” Maybe carrots would help? Lets, face it, you humans cannot even make blade of grass from scratch, let alone a rabbit or a Chimp. I guess Akoubra were blessed by the rabbit plague. Never heard of Chimps causing problems like that. Gibber! Gibber! Chugley

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