Bugs Bunny with a carrot
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Bugs Bunny appeared in over 160 short films between 1940 and 1964, and his best moments are still just as funny decades later. Voiced by the legendary Mel Blanc, Bugs was an icon during the golden age of American animation, and he became the official mascot of Warner Bros. He has since appeared in dozens more movies, TV shows and video games, proving that audiences have never tired of his tricky antics.
14 Water, Water, Every Hare Bugs has to outrun Gossamer in a mad scientist's lab Close Water, Water, Every Hare starts with Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole being flooded, but this is just the set-up for a visit to the lab of a mad scientist, who needs some kind of brain to put in his enormous robot. To catch Bugs, he unleashes his monster, who he refers to as Rudolph, although Looney Tunes fans will know him as Gossamer.
11 Rhapsody Rabbit Bugs plays a piano concerto Close As Bugs Bunny tries to get rid of a pesky mouse, Rhapsody Rabbit resembles a classic Tom and Jerry cartoon in some ways. In fact, the Liszt piece which Bugs plays is the same one which Tom plays in 1947's The Cat Concerto, which caused a plagiarism controversy between Warner Bros. and MGM. Controversy aside, Bugs is in fine form in Rhapsody Rabbit.
9 Long-Haired Hare Bugs commands an orchestra for a pompous opera singer Close Bugs Bunny gets in an altercation with a self-important opera singer who keeps destroying Bugs' musical instruments. Bugs is not the type of rabbit to take such treatment lying down, so he decides to pay Giovanni Jones back at his big performance. Bugs' typical antics are as funny as ever, but the moment that he strolls confidently into the orchestra pit disguised as the conductor is even better.
6 Rabbit Of Seville Bugs gives Elmer a haircut Close Making use of the light and playful overture to Rossini's The Barber of Seville, Bugs Bunny turns the tables on Elmer Fudd when the hunter chases him into an opera house. In front of a full house, Bugs and Elmer continue their chase all over the stage, with Bugs incapacitating Elmer for long enough to sit him down in a barber's chair and do his best impression of Figaro.
4 Tortoise Beats Hare Bugs challenges Cecil Turtle to a race Close Tortoise Beats Hare shows a completely different side to Bugs Bunny, but it's still one of his funniest appearances. This short came in Bugs' early years, so his character was still being figured out. Years later, Bugs became known as a perennially cool customer, but he is aggressive and antagonistic in Tortoise Beats Hare, as he challenges Cecil Turtle, in his first appearance, to a race.
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