"We wanted that this rabbit was clever, but he should not take too seriously, and the phrase "What's up, Doc?" stunned the public: you are pointing a gun to his head and rabbit or yelling and screaming, but that phrase gets its ironic "
( TEX AVERY)
In" Noel Ark "we do not dismiss this 2010 without celebrate Bugs Bunny, Rabbit of luck, his 70 anniversary. And our friend Bugs debuted that name on July 27, 1940 in " A wild hare ( A Wild Hare ).
Short directed by Tex Avery , creators and the famous catch phrase "What's up, Doc?" ( What's up, doc? ), which was also heard here first. Avery explained later that this was an expression of his native Texas which did not in principle more important.
But it was so enthusiastic public reaction that he first heard at its premiere in screens that decided to make a recurring element in his subsequent stories
Bugs Bunny Born in Brooklyn, New York, the fruit of the union between Tex Avery, Robert McKimson, Ben Hardaway and Charlie Thorson. Some historians see as a character Bugs influence of former Walt Disney called Max Hare.
Max drawing also designed by Charlie Thorson , had appeared in 1935 in the "Silly Simphonie" and, specifically, in the short " The tortoise and the hare ."
Based on the famous Aesop's fable "The Tortoise and the Hare," won the Oscar for best animated short.
Based on the famous Aesop's fable "The Tortoise and the Hare," won the Oscar for best animated short.
Charlie Thorson was also responsible for the design of Happy Rabbit, Bugs Bunny prototype , Which first appeared in the 1938 short "Porky's Hare Hunt ." Porky depicted as a hunter against a dam more interested in him mad to escape.
M the Blanc gave the rabbit here, then white, the voice and laugh that later would give the Woodpecker.
M the Blanc gave the rabbit here, then white, the voice and laugh that later would give the Woodpecker.
Happy Rabbit also appeared in 1939 in the short "Change Prest-0-0" and "Hare-um Scare-um ." Gil Turner, host of the latter short, was what gave him the final name for the rabbit, and gray and not white, typing " Bugs' Bunny " (Bugs Bunny) on a sheet of previous models , meaning that he considered as a work of Ben "Bugs" Hardaway .
Redesigned by Charlie Thorson , in this short Bugs sang for the first time and was also here for the first time dressed as a woman to seduce her opponent. After this short the rabbit and was called "Bugs" by the animation studio .
And in "Elmer's Candid Camera " (1940), the rabbit knew Elmer Fudd . The personality of Bugs Bunny , quick wit and brash resourcefulness, had two OSNAP film.
As explained animation directors Chuck Jones Friz Freleng and The classic pose of Bugs eating a carrot was based on a scene from Frank Capra film "It Happened One Night" (1934), where Clark Gable eating a carrot while talking to Claudette Colbert.
But there were a lot of Groucho Marx , some of his phrases, his way of walking, eyebrows, and above all, their outputs absurd . Oh, and the two often ran directly at the viewer.
After her debut as Bugs Bunny and in "A Wild Hare", continued to appear during 1941 in five more shorts, and for 1942 it was the star of the Merrie Melodies series of Warner Bros. ; And many Looney Tunes shorts .
In the short " Super-Rabbit" (1943), Bugs was seen at the end of the inning with a Marine uniform. As a result, the Marine Corps of the United States made him an honorary Marine . And during World War II World, was taken as a pet in many Air Force squadrons of the United States.
and short of 1958 " Knighty Knight Bugs", in which a medieval Bugs Bunny is the Yosemite Sam saw with , won the Oscar for best short animation. In previous years, had been nominated in that category "The wild hare" (1940), "Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt" (1941) and "Rhapsody Rabbit" (1946).
Three of the films directed by Chuck Jones , " Rabbit Fire," "Rabbit Seasoning " and " Duck, Rabbit, Duck !", Form the trilogy Season duck / rabbit season ", considered one of the best work of the director.
And Jones' classic 1957 " What's Opera, Doc ?", Which shows Bugs and Elmer parodying Wagner's classic "The Ring Nibelung "was considered by the Library of Congress U.S. " culturally significant "and also was selected for preservation in the National Register of films, being the first cartoon to achieve this honor.
Bugs also appeared on specials such as "How Bugs Bunny won the West ", "The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special" and in the 80, "Bugs Bunny's Busting out all over "which showed the first cartoon New Bugs in 16 years.
for the big screen and has shot several films, like "Who Framed Roger Rabbit?" (1988), where it appears as one of the cartoons that live in Toon Town. Because it is a Disney movie, Bugs is displayed while Mickey Mouse, the undisputed star of Disney. Later, come movies like "Space Jam " or "Back in action .
For 50 years, Mel Blanc was the original voice of Bugs Bunny . Then come Jeff Bergman, Greg Burson, Joe Alaskey and Billy West.
In English speaking countries, was Jorge Arvizu the first to put voice and, later, Alfonso Obregon.
Several movies in full screen over 175 animated shorts, a myriad of programs special in prime time, numerous video games ... A true star, no doubt.
Not surprisingly, the only cartoon with Mickey Mouse , which has its own star on the Walk of Fame Hollywood.
In 2002, the 50th anniversary of TV Guide magazine, Bugs won first place in the list of 50 most important cartoons of all time.
Now, Warner Bros . has been honored with the completion of a new series of 26 episodes .
HAPPY 70, BUGS!
THANK YOU ALL!
AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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