The world’s favorite rabbit turns 75 this month: July 27, 1940, saw the debut of the cotton-tailed character’s first cartoon short “Wild Hare,” directed by Tex Avery. There won’t be much hoopla to ...

There’s a telling moment in the 1940 Tex Avery cartoon “A Wild Hare” when Bugs Bunny sneaks up behind Elmer Fudd, covers his adversary’s eyes with his hands, and instructs him to “Guess who!” The ...

Frederick “Tex” Avery, the “king of cartoons,” is famous in classic animation circles for his crazy characters and over the top gags. His 1940 Warner Bros. short A Wild Hare crystalized the ...

Break out the cigars and kiss your favorite hunter. You wouldn’t know it as far as Warner Bros. is concerned – but their biggest movie star is 75 years old today. Bugs Bunny made his official debut in ...

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