Bugs Bunny - From The Top
by TheComicsGuru | created - 16 Aug 2013 | updated - 09 Sep 2013 | PublicChronological list of all the Bugs Bunny cartoons since his official introduction in 1940
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1. Baseball Bugs (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs plays every defensive position against the Gashouse Gorillas.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Frank Graham, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 2,280
This particular cartoon has an ending that I do not particularly enjoy. From the beginning of the end, most viewers will think to themselves that this is irrelevant. And they would be right.
2. Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck tricks Elmer Fudd into believing it's rabbit season; but Bugs Bunny uses a female disguise and faulty pronouns to fight back.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 4,723
Part 2 of the Duck/Rabbit Season Hunting Trilogy. Daffy once again tries to outsmart Bugs. He makes a discovery that pronouns may be his downfall.
3. Long-Haired Hare (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs Bunny retaliates against the pompous opera star who does him violence.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Nicolai Shutorev
Votes: 3,125
The opera singer's name is shown to be Giovanni Jones on the marquee.
This is one of the many cartoons to use a reference to Leopold Stokowski, a famous orchestra conductor.
4. High Diving Hare (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Yosemite Sam tries to force Bugs Bunny to do a high-diving act when the regular act cancels; but the bullying pipsqueak is no match for our redoubtable rabbit.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 2,002
Yosemite Sam is a big fan of Fearless Freep, the high-diver. So much so he treats the entire crowd. However his generosity comes at a high (diving) price.
5. Bully for Bugs (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs Bunny takes a wrong turn at Albuquerque and winds up in a Mexican bullring fighting one heck of a big bullying bull.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 2,948
An absolute classic. The Mexican Hat dance sequence (slap slap) from this cartoon is very memorable. The occasional, yet minor, victory for the bull keeps the story from being too predictable. It also helps remind the viewer that the bull has earned whatever punishment is coming.
6. What's Up Doc? (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs' showbiz career is recounted from babyhood to stardom. Bugs and Elmer Fudd perform the title song.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Dave Barry, Richard Bickenbach
Votes: 1,704
The indignity of playing the fool to Elmer Fudd in a Vaudeville act plus the monotony of his roles as a chorus singer make this cartoon one of the few times when Bugs is not portrayed as the consummate winner.
7. Rabbit's Kin (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Bugs rescues a young rabbit from Pete Puma and gives lessons on how to heckle.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg
Votes: 1,407
I always imagine that the smaller brown bunny with the sped-up voice is actually Alvin from Alvin and the Chipmunks in a rabbit suit. Yes I know Alvin and the Chipmunks came after this cartoon, but that's how I think.
The quick setup, unusual choice of adversary (and accompanying voice), and the constant bashing of Pete Puma on the head make this one of my favorite cartoons.
8. Water, Water Every Hare (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole floods, causing him to float to the laboratory of an evil scientist who wants to use his brain for a robot.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith
Votes: 2,295
It's never explained why the evil scientist has green skin. Curious choice.
Greeny promises his pet monster a "spider goulash" if he captures the rabbit for his experiment. Another curious choice, but this one is quite funny.
9. Big House Bunny (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Sing Song guard (Yosemite) Sam Shultz mistakes Bugs for a prisoner when he tunnels up inside the jail.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,449
This cartoon is heavily edited when shown on broadcast TV due to several gags that have excessive violent content. Sam is shown to be hung from the neck, receiving a shock from an electric chair, and smoking cigars.
I can see why the hanging gag was removed as it can be duplicated by impressionable children. The smoking is due to a nationwide ban on smoking in children's cartoons. The electric chair gag would be very difficult to duplicate, so I'm unsure why that was removed.
10. Big Top Bunny (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
An acrobatic bear at Colonel Korny's World Famous Circus finds an unwanted partner in Bugs Bunny.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,078
The trained bear is question is named "Bruno" from Slobokia.
I love these kinds of made-up countries. Close enough to the real thing to be an actual country.
11. My Bunny Lies Over the Sea (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny destroys a Scotsman's bagpipes and ends up challenging him at golf.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,292
The standout element from this cartoon is the golf game. The Scotsman seems to be playing fair, whereas Bugs isn't above some creativity in order to win.
12. Wabbit Twouble (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Elmer Fudd expects to find "west and wewaxation" during his visit to Jellostone National Park, but he sets up camp in Bugs' backyard, and the rabbit (and a neighboring bear) definitely don't have leisure in mind.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 1,669
While this catoon has the original fatter version of Elmer Fudd (which I normally do not like), I will admit that this is one of the few cartoons from that era that I enjoy.
Bugs is a complete pest in this one, which I normally do not like either. However the breakneck pace and creative ways in which he annoys Elmer make it worth watching over and over again.
13. Ballot Box Bunny (1951)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
When Yosemite Sam campaigns on a platform including rabbit genocide, Bugs runs against him.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,528
Bugs Bunny gets political! Sam is the epitome of a corrupt politician; he has no problem getting dirty in order to win. This doesn't just apply to this cartoon, this is normal.
The ending has to be cut from all broadcast presentations for the extreme (and repeatable) violence. For those that know better, it's just really funny.
14. Rabbit of Seville (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny gives Elmer Fudd a close shave as they sing and act out Rossini's opera.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 5,650
This and "What's Opera Doc?" forms the backbone of my limited knowledge of opera.
Not that every cartoon doesn't owe a huge debt to the voice talents of Mel Blanc and Arthur Q Bryan, but their ability to sing in character is one of the true highlights.
This is a brilliant cartoon. The concept is simple, creative, and memorable. Bugs poses as an actual barber, singing new lyrics to "Barber of Seville" while trying to outwit Elmer.
15. Rabbit Fire (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck and Bugs argue back and forth whether it is duck season or rabbit season. The object of their arguments is hunter Elmer Fudd.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 4,259
The first installment of the Bugs / Daffy / Elmer "Hunting Trilogy" that brought the "Duck Season / Rabbit Season" argument into pop culture.
The quick wit of Bugs, the frantic desperation of Daffy to win, and Elmer's general clueless nature make for one of the most memorable cartoons ever produced.
16. Roman Legion-Hare (1955)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
At the Coliseum, Emperor Nero want to threw a victim to the lions, but finds out that they ran out of victims. So he orders Yosemite Sam to fetch one for him. After noticing Bugs Bunny, Sam tries to make him the victim.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 906
Bugs Bunny vs Yosemite Sam in 54 A.D. Rome.
A fairly standard Bugs Bunny cartoon. Nothing really stands out about this one except that this took place in first century Rome.
17. The Grey Hounded Hare (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Bugs is in love with a mechanical bunny at the dog race track.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 854
You can tell the writer had some fun making up names for the racing dogs. It would not surprise me to learn that he spent quite some time "researching".
18. Rabbit Hood (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
While stealing a carrot in Sherwood Forest on the king's property, Bugs gets caught by the sheriff. Bugs tricks the sheriff into letting him go, but not before he plays pranks on the hapless lawman.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Errol Flynn
Votes: 1,834
Lo! The King approaches! Not really, but in this clever parody of Robin Hood, Bugs doesn't need a quarterstaff to fight the Sheriff of Nottingham, who is clearly a quarter wit.
The "knighting" sequence employs a litany of fake titles that are quite brilliant.
19. Operation: Rabbit (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Wile E. Coyote set up an elaborate scientific contraption to trap Bugs.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,496
The first confrontation between Wile E. Coyote, Super genius and Bugs Bunny.
This is noted for being one of the few cartoons in which the coyote speaks. When he does, his implied arrogance is fully realized.
This contains one of my favorite sequences of all-time, involving Wile E's self-promotion to the level of super-genius. I use this as a guiding principal in my daily life. Seriously.
20. Knight-Mare Hare (1955)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
An apple falls on Bugs' head, transporting him back to King Arthur's England.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 821
Essentially a parody of "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court" featuring Bugs. Not that this is a bad thing.
We once again find a series of fake titles based on real people or items (as in Rabbit Hood). The writers excel at this sort of thing.
21. Southern Fried Rabbit (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Bugs heads toward the record carrot crop in Alabama but runs into Colonel (Yosemite) Sam who is under orders to let no Yankee cross the Mason-Dixon line.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 758
This has a segment in which Bugs is in black face portraying a stereotypical slave. This is usually removed from broadcast television.
22. Mississippi Hare (1949)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
Cotton pickers mistake Bugs' tail for a ball of cotton and toss him in with the rest of the haul. On the riverboat Bugs takes on the gambler Colonel Shuffle.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 768
If this is ever shown on broadcast TV, showing African Americans picking cotton in the South and singing "Dixie" would probably be removed. Also censored would be a musical interlude in which Bugs and Shuffle perform "Camptown Races" and a sight gag involving "Uncle Tom's Cabin".
This cartoon is similar to the first appearance of Yosemite Sam, down to Colonel Shuffle's self-description, nasty tempter, and penchant to use firearms.
I'm not sure if Chuck Jones was trying to create his own version of Yosemite Sam, but this cartoon gives you that impression. Unlike Sam, this character does not have much staying power.
I'm guessing that they had some riverboat jokes that they wanted to use, so they made this cartoon.
23. Hurdy-Gurdy Hare (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bugs, the entrepreneurial bunny, reads a classified ad for a hurdy gurdy and monkey and decides to go into the music business.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 715
This basic plot of Bugs vs a gorilla is similar to "Gorilla My Dreams". The main differences are that this is set in New York instead of the jungle and that I find this one funnier.
Having a monkey con artist is funny on principal alone. Having the monkey call on his cousin from the zoo for some payback after being caught is very funny. Simian pride.
The various reactions of the New Yorkers when being approached by either the monkey or Bugs is hilarious. And of course Bugs' taunting of the ape and asides to the audience are inspired. It's the small details that make this work.
And of course being a child of the 1980s, I can't help but think of Donkey Kong when the giant ape climbs up the building after Bugs.
24. Forward March Hare (1953)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bugs mistakenly gets his neighbor's draft notice and causes a stir when he shows up as ordered.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith
Votes: 763
When doing a cartoon about military life / boot camp / etc., there are unspoken lines that can't be crossed without insulting the military. This makes it difficult to produce a military-based cartoon that is actually funny. This particular one supports my opinion. While there are some funny gags, very few of them are military-specific. They were standard gags that were changed specifically for this cartoon.
My biggest complaint is that nobody realized he was gray and furry until the very end. He didn't hide the fact he was a rabbit, they just ignored that until it was time to end the cartoon.
25. Sahara Hare (1955)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Riff-Raff (Yosemite) Sam, riding a camel that won't whoa, chases Bugs into a French Foreign-Legion post.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 916
Bugs tunnels into the Sahara Desert, initially mistaking it for the beach.
They use the "Whoa, [animal]" gag in this one as in other cartoons
Bugs locks himself in an abandoned fort and defends himself from Sam's various attempts to breach the walls.
26. Barbary-Coast Bunny (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
When Nasty Canasta cheats Bugs out of his gold, the rabbit retaliates by playing a naive hayseed whose effortless and unrelenting winning bankrupts Canasta's new casino.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Daws Butler
Votes: 963
A standard steal-from-Bugs-and-expect-payback cartoon. While there are some funny gags, nothing truly stands out for me.
I am of the opinion that they should have used Nasty Canasta for any type of gambling-based cartoon.
27. To Hare Is Human (1956)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Wile E. Coyote consults a "Univac Electric Brain (Do It Yourself)" in his efforts to catch Bugs.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 846
For those that are not aware, UNIVAC was the second supercomputer produced in the United States. This computer systems was room-sized and had less memory than a cheap modern-day calculator.
By the time this cartoon was produced, the original UNIVAC had been succeeded by the UNIVAC model II. So I'm guessing Wile E. got this one at a significantly reduced price.
28. 8 Ball Bunny (1950)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bugs helps a penguin go home via New Orleans, Martinique, the Panama Canal and finally the South Pole. But the penguin's home is in New Jersey.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Dave Barry, Norman Nesbitt, John T. Smith
Votes: 1,480
Bugs Bunny on a guilt trip. Literally.
And several times throughout the cartoon, he helps a fellow American (Humphrey Bogart) who's down on his luck. Yeah, down on his luck but is following Bugs and the Playboy Penguin to several exotic locations.
29. Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Court jester Bugs races against the Black Knight (Yosemite Sam) and his sneezing dragon in pursuit of the Singing Sword.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,910
This cartoon won the 1959 Academy Award for Best Short Film. It also has the same basic plot as Sahara Hare (1955).
After releasing Sahara Hare, Freeleng tweaked the plot, added better gags, and crafted an Oscar-winning cartoon.
Personally I think the appeal of this "version" is that people understand knights and dragons more than sand and camels.
30. Rabbit Romeo (1957)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Elmer Fudd's Uncle Judd gives him a huge, lovesick Slobovian rabbit who falls for Bugs Bunny.
Directors: Robert McKimson, Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, June Foray
Votes: 648
This is the second foreign character to be carrying a few extra pounds and be from the country of Slobovia. The first was in Big Top Bunny (1951). The subtle "fat slob" jokes do not escape me.
The comedic crutch that they use here is that female Slobovian rabbits get lonely quickly and need a male rabbit. The talk quickly turns to the two of them "making mare-ee-age".
31. The Big Snooze (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Elmer Fudd walks out of a typical Bugs cartoon, so Bugs gets back at him by disturbing Elmer's sleep using "nightmare paint."
Directors: Robert Clampett, Arthur Davis | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 1,252
Bob Clampett directed this even though he was not credited. The reasoning coincided with Clampett's decision to leave Warner Brothers. Regardless of what *actually* happened, this was hisfinal Bugs Bunny contribution.
This is one of his best cartoons, given the frantic pace and surreal elements, which are best suited for a cartoon based on a dream.
32. Broom-Stick Bunny (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Witch Hazel's claim to be the ugliest witch of all is threatened by a Halloween witch who turns out to be Bugs trick-or-treating.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 1,635
While the backgrounds are minimal (skeletal in some places) there are a number of details that are only noticeable with multiple viewings.
Witch Hazel's recipe book - shown at the beginning - contains the standard ingredients (lizard's gizzard, cup of arsenic) but also 1 diced spider, 1 dorsal fin, etc.
The small details such as this, the stylized black cat, reference to a witches' union, help round out the character and make them stand out from the generic witch archetype.
33. Bugs Bunny Rides Again (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Western, Animation
A western showdown of Bugs Bunny versus Yosemite Sam.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 1,130
Broadcast presentations have to heavily edit this cartoon for its use of guns and the surprise twist near the end.
Just about every western cliche is addressed in this cartoon with a literal, but funny gag involved.
34. Bunny Hugged (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This adventure takes Bugs into the world of professional wrestling.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith
Votes: 1,298
Even though most people will agree that wresting is fake, I would like to think it was "less fake" at this point in time. Until this cartoon was released at least.
Part of me wants to believe that many of the more extreme wresting behaviors and story lines that have come into being during the subsequent decades can be traced to this cartoon.
A bigger, more powerful opponent makes a fool of your friend (or owner if you are his mascot). You, the loyal friend/mascot steps in and fights in their stead, employing whatever tactics necessary to humiliate them.
No longer just a cartoon, it's a way of life for many fans.
35. French Rarebit (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
In Paris Louie and Francois, Chefs of rival restaurants, argue over which establishment will have Bugs for the dinner menu.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 914
The "hands on" method in which Bugs shows the rival chefs the secret recipe is what stands out from this cartoon, making this memorable.
36. Gorilla My Dreams (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mrs. Gorilla want to adopt Bugs; Mr. G. only wants to chase him.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,300
I'm not sure whether this is a social criticism of bad fathers or just an exercise on dealing with overpowering bullies from Bingzi-Banzi. Either way, it's entertaining.
37. The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This time Elmer Fudd goes after Bugs using hypnotism, only the plan backfires.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 883
I personally don't believe in the "look into my eyes" type of hypnotism, but for purposes of this cartoon, I shut that part of my brain off.
The use of hypnotism is not limited to a few standard gags, but becomes an exploration in character dynamics. Interesting stuff.
38. Hare Conditioned (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs is working as part of an outdoor display in a department store window when the store manager decides to have him stuffed as part of the Taxidermy department.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Dave Barry, Dick Nelson
Votes: 989
The easiest way to summarize this is "Bugs Bunny at Macy's". There are department-store specific jokes, the best of which have to be edited from broadcast TV.
39. The Heckling Hare (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
This time Bugs is chased by hunting dog Willoughby.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tex Avery, Kent Rogers
Votes: 968
Instead of a dim-witted hunter, Bugs' opponent is a dim-witted hunting dog. While there are some good jokes in this one, it is not at the same level as Avery's other efforts.
40. Little Red Riding Rabbit (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs, the Wolf and bobby-soxer Red chase each other around while Grandma is off working at Lockheed aircraft.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 2,068
41. Tortoise Beats Hare (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An upset Bugs challenges the slick Cecil Turtle to a race.
Director: Tex Avery | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,638
Noted as being one of the handful of cartoons in which Bugs Bunny gets the short end of the stick.
Bugs Bunny is on the receiving end of many of his own tricks in this re-telling of the Aesop's fable "The Tortoise and the Hare".
42. Rabbit Transit (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Short
This time Bugs' race with Cecil Turtle features a rocket-powered tortoise shell.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,159
A remake of "Tortoise Beats Hare". The methods used differ, but the plot is the same.
43. Slick Hare (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Humphrey Bogart visits the Mocrumbo Restaurant. He orders fried rabbit and Elmer Fudd has twenty minutes to serve it.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Dave Barry, Robert Clampett
Votes: 1,255
There are many parodies of at-the-time contemporary Hollywood celebrities in this cartoon. Some of them are well-know, others are not. The obscure references interrupts the flow.
44. Baby Buggy Bunny (1954)
Passed | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Baby-faced Finster robs a bank, but the baby carriage with the money in it goes down Bugs' rabbit hole.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,355
This was sadly borrowed and made into "Littleman (2006)" by the Wayans brothers. This plot works as a good as a 7 minute cartoon, but not a movie.
I'm sure that when shown on network TV, many parts of this must be edited out. This is due to the violence and treatment of a supposed child with easily replicated acts. Which is sadly make up the majority of the cartoon.
45. Hyde and Hare (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny gets himself adopted as a pet by a kindly soul who has been feeding him carrots every day. Bugs' friend turns out to be Dr. Jekyll who drinks his evil potion and turns into a monster.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,274
46. A Wild Hare (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
While hunting rabbits, Elmer Fudd comes across Bugs Bunny, who tricks and harasses the hunter.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 1,874
47. Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The three bears set a trap to catch Goldilocks but their carrot soup attracts Bugs Bunny early on and he grows wise to their plans.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Kent Rogers
Votes: 1,596
This version of the Three Bears is quite the dysfunctional trio. The father (Henry) is an abusive rage-aholic, the mother (Mama) is ignored, the baby (Junior) is a dim-witted lummox.
These characters will appear in a few other shorts by Chuck Jones, most notably a father's day-themed one "A Bear for Punishment"
48. Hair-Raising Hare (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A sneaker-wearing, hairy monster chases Bugs through a castle belonging to an evil scientist.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 3,147
Noted for being the first appearance of the giant red-haired monster that would later be named "Gossamer".
A very entertaining cartoon involving evil scientists, horrible monsters, mechanical decoys, and great one-liners.
49. Haredevil Hare (1948)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs is tricked into being the first rabbit shot into space. When he lands on the moon he finds Commander X-2 (later known as Marvin Martian) set to blow up planet Earth.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 2,111
First appearance of Marvin Martian and his Martian dog, K-9. Their mission was to blow up the Earth, which was ultimately thwarted by Bugs.
By the way the device he was planning to use in this plan was originally named "Uranium PU-36 explosive space modulator".
The name changes slightly in subsequent appearances.
50. Frigid Hare (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs rescues a penguin from an Inuit hunter at the South Pole and becomes obligated to it beyond his wildest dreams.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,353
Bugs' guilt over mistreating the penguin, allowing him to be captured drives the entire cartoon.
This is one of the cartoons that demonstrates that at the core, Bugs has a strong moral center.
51. Tortoise Wins by a Hare (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs challenges Cecil Turtle to race, only this time he's wearing an aerodynamic suit like Cecil's. Unfortunately, the gambling ring has bet everything on the rabbit, and Bugs now looks like a tortoise.
Directors: Robert Clampett, Tex Avery | Stars: Mel Blanc, Kent Rogers, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 1,635
Bugs falls victim to his ego in this cartoon. So desperate to win a rematch with Cecil Turtle, he takes actions that prove to be his undoing.
52. Baton Bunny (1959)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs conducts the Warner Brothers Symphony in Franz von Suppé's "Morning, Noon, and Night in Vienna" while reacting to a bothersome fly.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Abe Levitow | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,086
Bringing culture to the masses *can* result in great comedic moments as it does here. Instead of wit, the focal point here is the physical comedy.
53. Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mama Buzzard wants her children to learn to bring back meat for dinner. One buzzardling is shy and has to be kicked out of the nest. He's told to at least bring back a rabbit.
Director: Robert Clampett | Stars: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Kent Rogers
Votes: 1,746
First appearance of Beaky Buzzard, a slow-witted adversary that makes Elmer Fudd look like a Mensa member.
54. Bunker Hill Bunny (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Sam Von Schamm The Hessian and Bugs Bunny fight it out in the little known American Revolutionary War Battle of Bagle Heights.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,434
55. Bugs and Thugs (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When Bugs calls a cab he doesn't know it's the getaway car for a couple of bankrobbers (he does know the capital of Nevada).
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,803
56. Devil May Hare (1954)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny finds the Tasmanian Devil in his encyclopedia just as the animal threatens to devour him.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,650
First appearance of the Tazmanian Devil.
57. Rhapsody Rabbit (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
When Bugs attempts to perform Liszt's Second Hungarian Rhapsody, he is troubled by a mouse.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,474
This cartoon bears a striking similarity to the Tom & Jerry short "A Cat Concerto". Rumors of one side stealing the other's idea persist to this day.
58. Show Biz Bugs (1957)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Bugs and Daffy are vaudevillians competing for praise from the audience. They love Bugs no matter what; just the opposite for Daffy.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,116
Daffy's showstopper has to be edited from broadcast TV. No question.
For those that of more mature minds, it's a great gag.
59. What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they eat the scenery.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 10,507
Parody of Richard Wagner's operas, most notably The Ring of the Nibelung, Tannhäuser, and The Flying Dutchman that uses Bugs and Elmer in the title roles.
The ballet moves are authentic, the voice actors prove how well they can sing in-character, and it's one of the most memorable cartoons ever produced.
No wonder it is ranked #1 on "The 50 Greatest Cartoons" by Jerry Beck.
60. Hare Force (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
On a cold snowy night a frozen Bugs gets taken in by a kind old lady and set by the fireplace. The woman's dog can only think of ways to kill the rabbit and a war begins between the two for who gets the boot outside to the shivering cold.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet, Tedd Pierce, Kent Rogers
Votes: 775
61. Hare Remover (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Elmer Fudd is a mad scientist who wants to turn Bugs Bunny into a fiend. Bugs tricks this ersatz Dr. Jekyll into drinking his own mixture; later, each thinks the other has changed into a bear.
Directors: Robert McKimson, Frank Tashlin | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 753
62. Hare Tonic (1945)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs Bunny tricks Elmer Fudd into believing his house has been quarantined for something called "rabbititus."
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 1,294
63. A Hare Grows in Manhattan (1947)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs Bunny relates his early life in the Manhattan tenements and spotlights his encounter with a gang of canine toughs.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Frances Baruch, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 900
64. Easter Yeggs (1947)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs Bunny delivers eggs for the lazy Easter Bunny; he encounters a sadistic brat and a rabbit stew-hungry Elmer Fudd.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 875
65. The Wabbit Who Came to Supper (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Elmer Fudd and his dogs are hunting for Bugs Bunny in the woods. As Fudd is about to shoot Bugs, he receives a telegram telling him that his uncle is leaving him three million dollars on the condition he doesn't harm any animals.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 1,219
66. Bowery Bugs (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Bugs Bunny recounts a story of how he tricked a man so much so that he jumped off a bridge.
Director: Arthur Davis | Stars: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 795
67. Homeless Hare (1950)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A construction worker destroys Bugs' home with a steam shovel and refuses to repair the damage.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith
Votes: 937
68. Case of the Missing Hare (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs' home in a hollow tree is marred when the magician, Ala Bahma, plasters his show posters all over it. Bugs goes to the show to heckle.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,236
69. Acrobatty Bunny (1946)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
When the circus arrives they put the lion's cage right over Bugs' rabbit hole.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 973
70. Wackiki Wabbit (1943)
TV-PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
On a tropical island a pair of castaways look to Bugs as a source of food.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Augie Goupil, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 1,310
71. Hare Do (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Elmer Fudd hunts for Bugs with an army surplus wabbit detector but it doesn't seem to work when Bugs leads him off a cliff. Bugs hitchhikes to a local theatre to get away from Elmer but he finds Bugs.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 885
72. Rebel Rabbit (1949)
TV-PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The signs indicate current bounty prices: $50 for a fox, $75 for a bear, only 2 cents for a rabbit. Bugs is insulted.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 753
73. Hillbilly Hare (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
While vacationing in the Ozark Mountains, Bugs Bunny encounters Curt and Pumpkinhead Martin, two dimwitted hillbillies who are duped by Bugs into a violent square dance.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg, John T. Smith
Votes: 1,288
74. Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953)
TV-Y7 | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The final installment of the "Hunting Trilogy" once again has Elmer out hunting, while Bugs and Daffy try to con him into shooting the other.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 3,600
75. Wideo Wabbit (1956)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Bugs Bunny is chased by Elmer Fudd throughout a TV studio and its various productions.
Directors: Robert McKimson, Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Daws Butler
Votes: 480
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