Mrs. Bugs Bunny
| Mrs. Bugs Bunny | |
|---|---|
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| Species | Rabbit |
| Gender | Female |
| Marital status | Wife to Bugs Bunny |
| Only appearance | MM: Hold the Lion, Please (1942) |
| Played by | Mel Blanc |
Mrs. Bugs Bunny is an anthropomorphic rabbit and character in Hold the Lion, Please, the two hundred and second short of the Merrie Melodies theatrical series. She is the wife of Bugs Bunny in this cartoon, although she didn't appear in subsequent entries after this. She is voiced by Mel Blanc.
Character description
Not much is known about Mrs. Bugs Bunny, but she is shown to be assertive than her husband for "wearing the pants in the family". She also resembles Bugs in a yellow and green dress.
Biography
At the end of Hold the Lion, Please, Mrs. Bugs Bunny appears when her husband makes a comment about himself "wearing the pants in the family." She commands Bugs to simply retreat back to his rabbit hole by responding nonchalantly, "Eh, what's up, Doc… Dear?" Afterwards, it is revealed that she wears pants in her family, both figuratively and literally, where she reveals herself a pair of blue jeans.
Behind the scenes
- She is the first and only character Bugs Bunny has ever married, as he usually free of any marital commitments; both before and after the short she appears in.
- This does not count Bugs' prototype appearance in Porky's Hare Hunt, where he shows a picture of himself standing next to an unnamed female rabbit.
