Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny is an anthropomorphic rabbit and is one of the main characters of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts. He is known for his pronounced Mid-Atlantic accent, mischevious personality, and his catchphrase, "What's up, Doc?" His voice was originated by Mel Blanc.

Although not the first Looney Tunes character (that being Bosko), or the studio's first biggest hit (that being both Porky Pig and Daffy Duck), Bugs is still one of the most beloved and most recognizable cartoon characters ever, alongside Mickey Mouse and Spongebob Squarepants. He is also the mascot of Warner Bros.

Bugs' protégé in Tiny Toon Adventures are Buster Bunny and Babs Bunny.

TV Series

 * The Bugs Bunny Show
 * Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends
 * Tiny Toon Adventures
 * ''Bugs 'N' Daffy
 * Baby Looney Tunes
 * The Looney Tunes Show
 * New Looney Tunes
 * Bugs Bunny Builders
 * Tiny Toons Looniversity (announced)

Movies

 * The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie
 * The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie
 * Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales
 * Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island
 * Daffy Duck's Quackbusters
 * Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
 * Gremlins 2
 * Space Jam
 * Looney Tunes: Back in Action
 * Space Jam: A New Legacy
 * Bye Bye Bunny (announced)

Shorts

 * Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)

Specials

 * Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over

Video games

 * The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle
 * The Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
 * The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2
 * Looney Tunes
 * Bugs Bunny Rabbit Rampage
 * Acme Animation Factory
 * Looney Tunes B-Ball
 * Bugs Bunny in Double Trouble
 * Space Jam
 * Bugs Bunny & Lola Bunny: Operation Carrot Patch
 * Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time
 * Bugs Bunny: Crazy Castle 3
 * Bugs Bunny in Crazy Castle 4
 * Looney Tunes Racing
 * Looney Tunes: Space Race
 * Bugs Bunny & Taz: Time Busters
 * Looney Tunes Collector: Martian Alert!
 * Looney Tunes Collector: Martian Revenge!
 * Loons: The Fight for Fame
 * Looney Tunes: Back in Action
 * Looney Tunes: Acme Arsenal
 * Looney Tunes: Cartoon Conductor
 * Scooby Doo! & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure
 * Looney Tunes Dash
 * Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem
 * MultiVersus

Theme Parks

 * Six Flags
 * Warner Bros World Abu Dhabi
 * Warner Bros Movie World

Podcasts

 * Bugs and Daffy's Thanksgiving Road Trip

Development
According to cartoonist Chase Craig, "Bugs was not the creation of any one man; however, he rather represented the creative talents of perhaps five or six directors and many cartoon writers including Charlie Thorson." A preliminary iteration of Bugs debuted in the 1938 Looney Tunes short, "Porky's Hare Hunt", directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway and an uncredited Cal Dalton. The cartoon had a similar premise to 1937's "Porky's Duck Hunt" by Tex Avery, where Porky is cast as hunter trying to track down a silly prey who constantly drives his pursuer insane. In Hare Hunt, the duck is replaced by an unnamed white rabbit with a "rural buffoon" personality. Mel Blanc provided the voice of the rabbit and gave him a heckling, gutteral laugh that he would later use for Walter Lantz's Woody Woodpecker. The rabbit was popular enough that the staff of Termite Terrance decided to use him again.

Behind the Scenes

 * Creator Chuck Jones wrote in one of his books that Bugs was based on tricksters in Norse mythology who were either transgender or genderfluid. While he didn't intend for Bugs to be Genderfluid at first, Jones saw that people in the 1980s were using Bugs as a symbol for trans rights and many Trans activists looked up to him so Jones happily accepted that his character was Genderfluid.
 * Bugs started the idea that rabbits enjoy carrots, which are in fact not healthy for them to eat all the time.
 * Mel Blanc described that Bugs' accent is a mixture of Brooklyn and Bronx dialects.

In popular culture

 * In the 1983 film Blue Thunder, when Braddock gave Lymangood a talking down, he mentioned that Lymangood thought having a good time when he was a kid was watching Bugs Bunny and gnawing on a fudgsicle.
 * In the 1984 Gremlins movie, there are different stuffed dolls of Bugs in the department store. Later, Bugs makes a cameo in the opening to the 1990 sequel Gremlins 2: The New Batch.
 * In the 1987 film Innerspace, Tuck Pendelton has a Bugs doll in his apartment.
 * Bugs famously appeared alongside Mickey Mouse in the 1988 Disney film Who Framed Roger Rabbit? where he is seen skydiving with Mickey and Eddie. He later appears along with a bunch of other toons near the end of the film.
 * In the 1989 film UHF, starring Weird Al Yankovic, there is a poster of Bugs and Daffy in his character's apartment.
 * In the Seinfeld episode "The Opera," Jerry sings the theme song of The Bugs Bunny Show while waiting for George and Kramer to visit the opera. Elain mockingly tells him that "all your knowledge of high culture comes from Bugs Bunny cartoons."

The Simpsons

 * "Bart the Murderer": When Bart pick a horse called "Don't Have a Cow Man" to win a horse race, one of the horses is named "Ooh, Ain't I a Stinker?", referencing one of Bugs Bunny's catchphrases.
 * "Brother's Little Helper": Chief Wiggum says to Bart "That's the end of your Looney Tune, Drugs Bunny!"
 * "The President Wore Pearls": Homer shows Lisa a collection of Bugs Bunny postage stamps.
 * "The Last of the Red Hat Mamas": The rabbit at the Easter celebration is called Hugs Bunny, a reference to Bugs Bunny.
 * "Homer the Father": The Itchy & Scratchy cartoon in the episode is titled "Ain't I a Stinger?", punning one of Bugs Bunny's catchphrases.
 * "Penny-Wiseguys": Bart mentions Bugs Bunny during the school concert, which is playing Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt. Bugs also played the song in the 1946 short, "Rhapsody Rabbit".
 * "Treehouse of Horror XXVI": After killing Bart in the "Wanted: Dead, Then Alive" segment, one of the lyrics Sideshow Bob sings is "I did what could not be done to Bugs Bunny by Elmer Fudd."
 * "Treehouse of Horror XXIX": The song that Bart sings in the "Multiplisa-ty" segment is "You'll Be Trapped", a parody of "This Is It", the theme song for The Bugs Bunny Show.
 * "Girls in the Band": Mr. Largo has the band hold a note for a long time, causing an overweight trumpet player's formal wear to unravel. Bugs does the same thing to the opera singer Giovanni Jones, in the 1949 short "Long-Haired Hare".

Family Guy

 * "The Story on Page One": After Meg is blown up by a bomb and her beak is turned upside down just like Daffy's in "Rabbit Fire", she uses one of Bugs' catchphrase by saying "Of course you know this means war!"
 * Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story: During "Stewie B. Goodie" Elmer and Bugs' rivalry comes to an end as Elmer fatally shoots Bugs. Bugs is voice by Seth McFarlane.
 * "E. Peterbus Unum": Peter's grandfather, who used to work at Warner Bros., said that he wanted to call Bugs Bunny "Ephraim The R*tarded Rabbit". Everyone except Peter's grandfather turns down the name.
 * "Movin' In": While watching opera, Stewie tells Brian, "Bugs Bunny is about to make this tenor hold a note far longer than anyone should. Ain't he a stinker?" This is likely a reference to "What's Opera, Doc?"

Robot Chicken

 * "Rodiggiti": During "8 Carrot", Bugs battles Elmer Fudd in a rap battle, parodying the Eminem film 8 Mile. Bugs is voiced by Bill Farmer.
 * "Snarfer Image": In "Wooper" Bugs is one of the people sent back in time to be killed by Elmer Fudd.
 * "Immortal": In the skit "Porky's", Bugs and Daffy Duck mistake a strip club called Porky's for a place that Porky Pig owns, only to be proven wrong. Although they were appalled by what they saw in the strip club, they immediately go back in.
 * "Not Enough Women": in "Wabbit Cwossdwessing", Bugs takes his crossdressing skills to the next level; by getting gender reassignment surgery.