FAQ

Merrie Melodies

Sort of. The Bugs Bunny we know and love did not fully develop until Tex Avery's A Wild Hare (1940) (1940). This Bugs Bunny is an early prototype: he does not yet have the slimmer design or the combination Brooklyn/Bronx accent. This rabbit walks crouched over like Groucho Marx and has a voice similar to the early Woody Woodpecker, especially when he laughs. (That's no coincidence. Mel Blanc voiced both the early Woody and this pseudo-Bugs.)

Note that this cartoon was made before--but released a few months after--A Wild Hare (1940).

Again, sort of. Like Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd didn't fully develop into the character we know until A Wild Hare (1940). In this film, Arthur Q. Bryan has already provided him with his familiar voice with its familiar speech impediment. But he still hasn't evolved completely away from the bulbous-nosed Egghead, his early prototype.

Yes, it's included in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume One (2003) (V) Disc 3.