Bugs Bunny is now 75 years old, and to honour him we made a list with the 10 most interesting facts about this Looney Tunes’ character according to zimbio.com.
- Bugs Bunny is a rabbit, not a hare.
- Mel Blanc actually ate carrots while voicing the iconic character.
- Bugs Bunny was originally “Happy Rabbit”. He also used to be white instead of gray and they alternated between giving him huge buck teeth and no teeth at all.
- Bugs Bunny, along with Mickey Mouse, were the first two animals to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- Bugs Bunny is a U.S. Marine. At the end of the 1943 short Super-Rabbit, Bugs wears a USMC blue uniform. As a result, they made Bugs an honorary private of the corps. Throughout WWII, Bugs continued to be promoted in rank until he retired as a Master Sergeant.
- Bugs’ name came from his animator. In 1938, Ben “Bugs” Hardaway was redesigning a new rabbit character. A fellow employee casually referred to the drawing as “Bug’s Bunny” (which was written above the illustration) and the name stuck ever since.
- Bugs Bunny was the first cartoon character to ever appear on a stamp.
- Bugs Bunny’s carrot-chewing stance came from ‘It Happened One Night. There is a scene with Clark Gable leaning against a fence and eating carrots while talking with his mouth full.
- Charlie Chaplin inspired Bugs Bunny’s personality.
- As of Jan. 2013, he has appeared in more films than any other cartoon character. More than 175 films, to be exact.
