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Bugs Bunny is the most popular rabbit." With more than 175 films to his credit (in addition to numerous cameos and special appearances), Bugs has been delighting and entertaining theater and television audiences for over 50 years. The influence of Bugs' many directors, animators, designers and writers has transformed him from the embryonic, hyperactive bit-player in "Porky's Hare Hunt" (1938) to the sharp-minded and confident American icon of 1990's "Box Office Bunny."

Bugs' first incarnation came from the pen of writer and layout artist Ben "Bugs" Hardaway who, with animator Charlie Thorsen, created the first model sheet for the rabbit. Thorsen labelled the sheet as "Bug's Bunny" and Hardaway's nickname eventually stayed with the character (Director Tex Avery had wanted the rabbit to be called "Jack" or "Jack E. Rabbit," but gave in to producer Leon Schlesinger's preference for the alliterative ring of "Bugs Bunny"). Hardaway used the frenetic, screwball Bugs character once again in 1939's "Hare-urn Scare-Urn" before Tex Avery took Bugs and dramatically changed the direction of his character.

It was in Avery's hands that Bugs' personality began to blossom and flourish. Avery's Bugs made his debut in the 1940 short "A Wild Hare," the first "reel" appearance of Bugs Bunny. It was clear from the beginning that instead of the jittery, head-bouncing co-star from the previous two shorts, there was a real intelligence lurking within that rabbit skin. Scrapping the frenzied movements and dialogue of the crouching Hardaway rabbit, Avery had Bugs stand upright, munch carrots, and, in the face of hunter Elmer Fudd's shotgun, ask, "Eh, what's up, Doc?" The unexpected casualness of Bugs' response to Elmer and his irreverent attitude as he confronted adversity made Bugs instantly popular with post-Great Depression audiences. This "hybrid hare" consisting of Mel Blanc's sparkling and brash voice talent (a combination Brooklyn/Bronx accent), Tex Avery's personality and the classic signature line, gave rise to Bugs Bunny's stardom throughout the tumultuous 1940's.

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