Jul 27, 2017
‘Eh, what’s up, doc?’
July 27, 2017 is Bugs Bunny’s 77th birthday.
Created by Leon Schlesinger Productions (later Warner Bros. Cartoons), Bugs made his debut in director Tex Avery’s Oscar-nominated animated film A Wild Hare, which was released on 27 July 1940. Voice actor Mel Blanc (1908--1989) provided Bugs’ voice from 1940 to 1989.
Here’s Mr. Bunny at 14 years old, enjoying a carrot sandwich and a carrot drink on the cover of Bugs Bunny’s Vacation Funnies, n°4, published by Dell in 1954. He hasn’t aged a bit. Must be the carrot diet.