Who was it who observed that Bugs Bunny is the guy we all hope we are, but Daffy Duck is the guy we fear we really are?
Bugs Bunny is 74 today, having debuted this day in 1940. Read more here, from last year’s commemoration.
Development of Bugs Bunny — third image from left is THE Bugs. Wikipedia image
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On July 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny burst onto screens across the nation in his first Warner Bros. cartoon, “A Wild Hare.”
Lobby card for “A Wild Hare,” Warner Bros, via Wikimedia
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!
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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.
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I don’t know. It seems a little extreme.
But I don’t see anybody trying to stop Bugs. Bugs Bunny, Florida, Zimmerman Trial, Stand Your Ground
Undoubtedly copyrighted by Warner Bros. This is fair use. Thanks to Coyote Crossing.
Tip of the old scrub brush to Chris Clarke at Coyote Creek.
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A depiction of Bugs Bunny’s evolution through the years. Regardless how Bugs looks, he usually reflects some of the more popular views of the day. Wikipedia image
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Posted by Ed Darrell
On July 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny burst onto screens across the nation in his first Warner Bros. cartoon, “A Wild Hare.”
Lobby card for "A Wild Hare," Warner Bros, via Wikimedia
Who was it said this?
Bugs Bunny is who we hope to be, but Daffy Duck is who we secretly fear we are.
Happy birthday, Bugs!
More:
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Was this from 1989, the Constitution’s Bicentennial? I dimly remember these PSAs.
This one isn’t brilliant — n.b., the Constitution can be amended — but it is Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck.
I just stumbled into it on YouTube. Is there a good collection somewhere? Are the others better?
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