Elmer Fudd peers down rabbit holes, taunts Bugs with carrots and tries (unsuccessfully) to catch him. "Finally, the frustrated Elmer, driven to distraction by the rabbit's antics, walks away sobbing … ...

The world’s favorite rabbit turns 75 this month: July 27, 1940, saw the debut of the cotton-tailed character’s first cartoon short “Wild Hare,” directed by Tex Avery. There won’t be much hoopla to ...

Seventy-five years ago today, on July 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny, the suave, smart-alecky rabbit who became the most popular of Warner Brothers' cartoon characters, made his first official film appearance, ...

Some of the most enduring movie stars are animated; and several of them have been rabbits. Principal among these movie rabbits has been Bugs Bunny. Read my roundups of the best cartoons of the 1950s ...

Today marks the anniversary of Bugs Bunny's first starring role in "A Wild Hare." An early version of the "wascally wabbit" had appeared in 1938's "Porky's Hare Hunt," but it wasn't until this 1940 ...

In 1940, a gangly, gray rabbit hopped out of a hole in the ground, knocked on a bald man’s head and asked “What’s Up, Doc?” to the tune of the crunch of a large carrot. Though the rabbit had appeared ...

As we celebrate the 80th anniversary of the release of “A Wild Hare,” the first animated short starring Bugs Bunny, the question arises: How Jewish was the sassy, anti-authoritarian rabbit? Since 1940 ...

The world's favorite rabbit turns 75 this month: July 27, 1940, saw the debut of the cotton-tailed character's first cartoon short "Wild Hare," directed by Tex Avery. There won't be much hoopla to ...