Two dates around Bugs come together in 2025. First, this year marks the 85 th anniversary of Bugs Bunny of his first official screen appearance, in the short A Wild Hare (1940, directed by Tex Avery).

On this day in history, July 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny, now an iconic pop culture cartoon character, debuted in the short animated film "A Wild Hare," released by Warner Brothers.

After much fuss, involving glove adjustment and dealing with a cougher in the audience ... ‘Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II’ screens cartoons while the NSO plays the classical music they feature.

Bugs Bunny is a bit too safe in everything he does. We’ve given him some additional whiff punish windows to help address this. ~ Air Up Special - Fixed an exploit where Bugs could spawn two rockets.

“The Essential Bugs Bunny Collection” is a two-disc DVD set with 20 escapades of the irrepressible Warner ... Mr. Bunny wears white gloves; kisses the hunter, played by Mr. Fudd ...

Happy Birthday, Bugs Bunny! 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 ...

In this installment of NPR's In Character series, JJ Sutherland asks what makes Bugs Bugs — and decides that the bunny's mercurial nature is essential to his appeal.