Bugs Bunny: 70 Years Old

By Angela Wang
Epoch Times Staff
Jul 27, 2010

Bugs Bunny, the iconic jokester rabbit, turned 70 on Tuesday. Celebrated cartoonist Tex Avery is credited with creating Bugs Bunny in 1940.

The famed rabbit made his debut on July 27, 1940, asking, “What’s up, Doc?” in a “A Wild Hare,” where he was joined up with perennial nemesis Elmer Fudd, leading Bugs to engage in years of confusing and confounding Fudd with his tricks and traps.

Bugs appeared in numerous films and cartoon shows thereafter, becoming arguably the most famous cartoon character after Mickey Mouse. TV Guide named Bugs Bunny the greatest cartoon character of all time in 2002. the rest