On July 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny burst onto screens across the nation in his first Warner Bros. cartoon, “A Wild Hare.”
Still wondering who was it said this. Can you help me pin down the source?
Bugs Bunny is who we hope to be, but Daffy Duck is who we secretly fear we are.
Happy birthday, Bugs!
More:
- See the cartoon at Daily Motion
- July 27 – Happy Birthday, Bugs Bunny! (cheerdujour.wordpress.com)
- 1930-Bugs’ Birthday- Almanac of Absurdities Flashback for 7.26.2013 (timemarcheson.wordpress.com)
- How Bugs Bunny saved Mel Blanc’s life (boingboing.net)

The first appearance of Bugs Bunny as Bugs Bunny — 1940’s “A Wild Hare,” starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
Wikipedia image, from an unrestored version of the cartoon.