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 ...

Two dates around Bugs come together in 2025. First, this year marks the 85 th anniversary of Bugs Bunny of his first official screen appearance, in the short A Wild Hare (1940, directed by Tex Avery).

Well, the bunny's mercurial nature is essential to his appeal. Bugs is nice, but a bit of a bully, appealing and scary, high culture and low; he morphs from one to the other seamlessly.

Bugs Bunny first burst onto the American pop culture scene in 1940 after being developed by a team of artists at Warner Bros. studio, and brought to life by American voice actor Mel Blanc.

For decades, the Hollywood Bowl has celebrated the music of Bugs and his pals. Emmy Award-winning conductor George Daugherty co-created Bugs Bunny at the Symphony. The concert’s 35th anniversary takes ...

‘What’s Opera, Doc?,’ a Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd cartoon spoof of Wagner’s works, was an early primer for ‘Ring’ cast and crew at the Washington Opera.

Bugs Bunny, by the way, debuted 80 years ago on this day, and eventually became one of the most recognizable cartoon characters ever. But back to Blanc.

The 21st annual festival at the Brattle Theatre shows why Bugs Bunny and the Warner Brothers Looney-tics are such cultural icons, especially compared to Mickey Mouse and the Disney pack.

It took arguably animation's first great brain-trust to create the true Bugs Bunny, On his 75th, we toast the geniuses of Termite Terrace.

Bugs Bunny was a mainstay in my home growing up. We loved the multitalented "wabbit" who ran around chasing anvils and crafting wily plans. He certainly is something else. As a kid, I didn't think ...