Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny is a WB Studio character from the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies series. Bugs Bunny made a total of 216 appearances during the golden age of animation.

Overview
Bugs Bunny was voiced by Mel Blanc and his first appearance was in the cartoon A Wild Hare in 1940. Bugs Bunny would appear in a total of 216 cartoons during the golden age of animation with the final appearance in the cartoon Rabbit Daze in 1964.

Appearance/Personality
Bugs Bunny is a bunny rabbit with gray fur and a white belly and feet with white gloves. Bugs is the predecessor to Happy Rabbit. Bugs Bunny is almost always on the winning side of situations except for the four cartoons with Cecil Turtle and one cartoon with Elmer Fudd and the very end of three cartoons being a total of eight times Bugs looses. Bugs Bunny would go onto the be most popular cartoon star (for WB Studio and in general). Bugs is somewhat zany (in particular in the 40's) and is also the biggest trickster character. Bugs Bunny would also the the face of Merrie Melodies like Elmer Fudd, Sniffles The Mouse, Two Curious Puppies and a few others while Porky Pig & Daffy Duck were mostly still Looney Tunes. This would officially change when the studio combined both series into one with Bugs making his Looney Tunes cartoon debut in 1943. Bugs Bunny was the first cartoon character to have a star on the walk of fame as well as the first cartoon star to win an Oscar Academy Award.

1940/1964

 * Bugs Bunny appeared in 96 Looney Tune cartoons and 120 Merrie Melodie cartoons for a total of 216 cartoons.