𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗢𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝟴𝟲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗴𝗼 𝗕𝗨𝗚𝗦 𝗕𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗬 While Porky's Hare Hunt was the first Warner Bros. cartoon to feature what would become Bugs Bunny, A Wild Hare, directed by Tex Avery and released on July 27, 1940, is widely considered to be the first official Bugs Bunny cartoon. Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger Productions) and voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of animated short films, released by Warner Bros. Pictures. An early iteration of the character first appeared in Ben Hardaway's Porky's Hare Hunt (1938), before Bugs's definitive characterization debuted in Tex Avery's A Wild Hare (1940). Bob Givens, Chuck Jones, and Robert McKimson are credited for defining Bugs's visual design. #ClassicTV #ClassicCartoons #BugsBunny #1940