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List of Bugs Bunny cartoons

This is a list of the various animated cartoons featuring Bugs Bunny. He starred in over 160 theatrical animated short films of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series produced by Warner Bros., and was voiced by vocal artist Mel Blanc. Also listed are the cartoons featuring the earlier character that evolved into Bugs Bunny (also known as "Happy Rabbit"), as well as those produced after the golden age of American animation.

Bugs Bunny shorts in chronological order by release date

Legend
LT stands for Looney Tunes
MM stands for Merrie Melodies
* 1947 & 1962 Bugs Bunny Cartoons not directed by Chuck Jones.
** 1955, 1960 & 1961 Bugs Bunny Cartoons not directed by Robert McKimson.

1938

1939

1940

  • Elmer's Candid Camera March 2, 1940 (MM, Jones) – with Elmer Fudd
  • A Wild Hare (July 27, 1940, MM) - Directed by Tex Avery; Bugs Bunny's official debut; with Elmer Fudd; Academy Award-nominee for Best Short Subject (Cartoon)[3]

1941

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947*

  • A Hare Grows in Manhattan (March 22, 1947, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Hector
  • Rabbit Transit (May 10, 1947, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Cecil Turtle
  • Easter Yeggs (June 28, 1947, LT) - Directed by McKimson; with Elmer Fudd
  • Slick Hare (November 1, 1947, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Elmer Fudd

1948

1949

  • Hare Do (January 15, 1949, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Elmer Fudd
  • Mississippi Hare (February 26, 1949, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Colonel Shuffle
  • Rebel Rabbit (April 9, 1949, MM) - Directed by McKimson
  • High Diving Hare (April 30, 1949, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Bowery Bugs (June 4, 1949, MM) - Directed by Arthur Davis)
  • Long-Haired Hare (June 25, 1949, LT) - Directed by Jones
  • Knights Must Fall (July 16, 1949, MM) - Directed by Freleng
  • The Grey Hounded Hare (August 6, 1949, LT) - Directed by McKimson
  • The Windblown Hare (August 27, 1949, LT) - Directed by McKimson; with B.B. Wolf
  • Frigid Hare (October 8, 1949, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Playboy Penguin
  • Which Is Witch (December 3, 1949, LT) - Directed by Freleng
  • Rabbit Hood (December 24, 1949, MM) - Directed by Jones

1950

  • Hurdy-Gurdy Hare (January 21, 1950, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with Gruesome Gorilla
  • Mutiny on the Bunny (February 11, 1950, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Homeless Hare (March 11, 1950, MM) - Directed by Jones
  • Big House Bunny (April 22, 1950, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • What's Up Doc? (June 17, 1950, LT) - Directed by McKimson; with Elmer Fudd
  • 8 Ball Bunny (July 8, 1950, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Playboy Penguin
  • Hillbilly Hare (August 12, 1950, MM) - Directed by McKimson
  • Bunker Hill Bunny (September 23, 1950, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Bushy Hare (November 18, 1950, LT) - Directed by McKimson
  • Rabbit of Seville (December 16, 1950, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Elmer Fudd

1951

  • Hare We Go (January 6, 1951, MM) - Directed by McKimson
  • Rabbit Every Monday (February 10, 1951, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Bunny Hugged (March 10, 1951, MM) - Directed by Jones; with The Crusher
  • The Fair-Haired Hare (April 14, 1951, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Rabbit Fire (May 19, 1951, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
  • French Rarebit (June 30, 1951, MM) - Directed by McKimson
  • His Hare-Raising Tale (August 11, 1951, LT) - Directed by Freleng
  • Ballot Box Bunny (October 6, 1951, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Big Top Bunny (December 1, 1951, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with Bruno the Bear

1952

  • Operation: Rabbit (January 19, 1952, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Wile E. Coyote
  • Foxy by Proxy (February 23, 1952, MM) - Directed by Freleng
  • 14 Carrot Rabbit (March 15, 1952, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Water, Water Every Hare (April 19, 1952, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Gossamer
  • The Hasty Hare (June 7, 1952, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Marvin the Martian
  • Oily Hare (July 26, 1952, MM) - Directed by McKimson
  • Rabbit Seasoning (September 20, 1952, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
  • Rabbit's Kin (November 15, 1952, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with Pete Puma
  • Hare Lift (December 20, 1952, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam

1953

  • Forward March Hare (February 14, 1953, LT) - Directed by Jones
  • Upswept Hare (March 14, 1953, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with Elmer Fudd
  • Southern Fried Rabbit (May 2, 1953, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Hare Trimmed (June 20, 1953, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam and Granny
  • Bully for Bugs (August 8, 1953, LT) - Directed by Jones
  • Lumber Jack-Rabbit (September 26, 1953, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Charlie Dog; first and only 3D WB cartoon until 2010's Coyote Falls
  • Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (October 3, 1953, MM) - Directed by Jones); with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
  • Robot Rabbit (December 12, 1953, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Elmer Fudd

1954

1955

  • Beanstalk Bunny (February 12, 1955, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
  • Sahara Hare (March 26, 1955, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam; cameo by Daffy Duck
  • Hare Brush (May 7, 1955, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Elmer Fudd
  • Rabbit Rampage (June 11, 1955, LT) - Directed by Jones; cameo by Elmer Fudd
  • This Is a Life? (July 9, 1955, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, Elmer Fudd, and Granny
  • Hyde and Hare (August 27, 1955, LT) - Directed by Freleng
  • Knight-mare Hare (October 1, 1955, MM) - Directed by Jones
  • Roman Legion-Hare (November 12, 1955, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam

1956

  • Bugs' Bonnets (January 14, 1956, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Elmer Fudd
  • Broom-Stick Bunny (February 25, 1956, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Witch Hazel
  • Rabbitson Crusoe (April 28, 1956, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Napoleon Bunny-Part (June 16, 1956, MM) - Directed by Freleng
  • Barbary Coast Bunny (July 21, 1956, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Nasty Canasta
  • Half-Fare Hare (August 18, 1956, MM) - Directed by McKimson
  • A Star Is Bored (September 15, 1956, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, and Elmer Fudd
  • Wideo Wabbit (October 27, 1956, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with Elmer Fudd
  • To Hare Is Human (December 15, 1956, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Wile E. Coyote

1957

  • Ali Baba Bunny (February 9, 1957, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Daffy Duck
  • Bedevilled Rabbit (April 13, 1957, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with the Tasmanian Devil
  • Piker's Peak (May 25, 1957, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • What's Opera, Doc? (July 6, 1957, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Elmer Fudd; inducted into the National Film Registry[5]
  • Bugsy and Mugsy (August 31, 1957, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Rocky and Mugsy
  • Show Biz Bugs (November 2, 1957, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Daffy Duck
  • Rabbit Romeo (December 14, 1957, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with Elmer Fudd

1958

  • Hare-Less Wolf (February 1, 1958, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Charles M. Wolf
  • Hare-Way to the Stars (March 29, 1958, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Marvin the Martian
  • Now Hare This (May 31, 1958, LT) - Directed by McKimson; with B. B. Wolf
  • Knighty Knight Bugs (August 23, 1958, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam; Academy Award-winner for Best Short Subject (Cartoon)[6]
  • Pre-Hysterical Hare (November 1, 1958, LT) - Directed by McKimson; with Elmer Fudd

1959

  • Baton Bunny (January 10, 1959, LT) - Directed by Jones, Abe Levitow
  • Hare-Abian Nights (February 28, 1959, MM) - Directed by Ken Harris; with Yosemite Sam
  • Apes of Wrath (April 18, 1959, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Gruesome Gorilla; cameo by Daffy Duck
  • Backwoods Bunny (June 13, 1959, MM) - Directed by McKimson
  • Wild and Woolly Hare (August 1, 1959, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Bonanza Bunny (September 5, 1959, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with Blacque Jacque Shellacque
  • A Witch's Tangled Hare (October 31, 1959, LT) - Directed by Levitow; with Witch Hazel
  • People Are Bunny (December 19, 1959, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with Daffy Duck

1960**

  • Horse Hare (February 13, 1960, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Person to Bunny (April 1, 1960, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
  • Rabbit's Feat (June 4, 1960, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Wile E. Coyote
  • From Hare to Heir (September 3, 1960, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam
  • Lighter Than Hare (December 17, 1960, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam

1961**

  • The Abominable Snow Rabbit (May 20, 1961, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Daffy Duck
  • Compressed Hare (July 29, 1961, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Wile E. Coyote
  • Prince Violent (September 2, 1961, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam; later renamed Prince Varmint for television broadcasts

1962*

  • Wet Hare (January 20, 1962, LT) - Directed by McKimson; with Blacque Jacque Shellacque
  • Bill of Hare (June 9, 1962, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with the Tasmanian Devil
  • Shishkabugs (December 8, 1962, LT) - Directed by Freleng; with Yosemite Sam

1963

  • Devil's Feud Cake (February 9, 1963, MM) - Directed by Freleng) – with Yosemite Sam
  • The Million Hare (April 6, 1963, LT) - Directed by McKimson; with Daffy Duck
  • Hare-Breadth Hurry (June 8, 1963, LT) - Directed by Jones; with Wile E. Coyote
  • The Unmentionables (September 7, 1963, MM) - Directed by Freleng; with Rocky and Mugsy
  • Mad as a Mars Hare (October 19, 1963, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Marvin the Martian
  • Transylvania 6-5000 (November 30, 1963, MM) - Directed by Jones; with Count Blood Count

1964

  • Dumb Patrol (January 18, 1964, LT) - Directed by Gerry Chiniquy; with Yosemite Sam; cameo by Porky Pig
  • Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare (March 28, 1964, MM) - Directed by McKimson; with the Tasmanian Devil
  • The Iceman Ducketh (May 16, 1964, LT) - Directed by Phil Monroe; with Daffy Duck
  • False Hare (July 18, 1964, LT) - Directed by McKimson; with B. B. Wolf; cameo by Foghorn Leghorn (final theatrical Bugs Bunny cartoon until 1990)

Post-golden age media featuring Bugs Bunny

Documentaries

  • Bugs Bunny: Superstar (1975)
  • Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (1989)
  • Chuck Amuck: The Movie (1991)
  • Chuck Jones – Extremes & Inbetweens: A Life in Animation (2000)

Compilation films

TV specials

TV series

Shorts

Webtoons

Live-action / animated films

Direct-to-video

Cameos

Shorts

  • Naughty Neighbors (1939), the prototype; the only pairing of screwball characters Daffy Duck and Bugs' prototype (both in cameo roles only)
  • Patient Porky (1940), Bugs' appearance in this short features both his design from A Wild Hare and his earlier prototype's voice
  • Crazy Cruise (1942)
  • Any Bonds Today? (1942) – with Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd; an animated propaganda film used to sell war bonds during World War II[29]
  • Yankee Doodle Daffy (1943) - Bugs is along the pictures in the office
  • Porky Pig's Feat (1943), only B&W appearance of the official Bugs
  • A Corny Concerto (1943) – with Porky Pig in the segment 'Tales from the Vienna Woods' (also starring Elmer Fudd [as composer] and baby Daffy Duck [in segment 'The Blue Danube'])
  • An Itch in Time (1943) - With Porky Pig, both seen on a comic book cover read by Elmer Fudd
  • Jasper Goes Hunting (1944), a Paramount Pictures Puppetoon (a 23-second cameo)
  • Gas (1944), a Private Snafu cartoon
  • Three Brothers (1944), a Private Snafu cartoon
  • Odor-able Kitty (1945), a cat disguised as a skunk dresses as Bugs to escape the clutches of the male skunk in this cartoon that would later be identified as Pepé Le Pew
  • Daffy Doodles (1946), Bug's face appears in front of a movie theater with a mustache drawn by Daffy.
  • The Goofy Gophers (1947), Bugs' voice is noticeably sped-up for this brief appearance
  • The Lion's Busy (1950), Bugs' head is superimposed on the body of a small gray rabbit shown at the beginning
  • Duck Amuck (1953)
  • Daffy's Rhapsody (2012), appears as a prop

Films

  • Two Guys from Texas (1948), live-action film; Bugs appears briefly in an extended animated dream sequence involving Dennis Morgan and Jack Carson[30]
  • My Dream Is Yours (1949), live-action film; Bugs appears in a musical dream sequence alongside Doris Day and Jack Carson (with a cameo by Tweety)[31]
  • Daffy Duck's Fantastic Island (1983), compilation film[32]
  • Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), a Disney/Touchstone film; Bugs appears alongside Mickey Mouse for the first time[33]
  • Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), voiced by Jeff Bergman; appears with Daffy at the film's opening (Daffy and Porky also appear during the end credits). A significantly longer version of the Bugs & Daffy sequence is included in the deleted scenes section of the DVD.[34]

TV specials

TV series

  • Taz-Mania (1991; 1993), voiced by Greg Burson; episodes "A Devil of a Job" and "Wacky Wombat"[37]
  • Animaniacs (1993-1994; 1997), voiced by Greg Burson; episodes "Video Review," "The Warners 65th Anniversary Special" and "Back in Style"[38]
  • Histeria! (1998), voiced by Billy West; episodes "The Wild West," "The U.S. Civil War - Part II" and "Great Heroes of France"[39]

Direct-to-video

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See also

  • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography
    • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)
    • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)
    • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)
    • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1960–1969)
    • Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present and miscellaneous)
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