Elmer's Pet Rabbit Elmer's Pet Rabbit Elmer's Pet Rabbit is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon. The short was released on January 4, 1941. Starring Elmer Fudd and, ostensibly, Bugs Bunny, it is the first cartoon in which the name Bugs Bunny is given (on a title card, edited onto the end of the opening title following the success of "A Wild Hare"), but the rabbit is also somewhat the same as the one seen and heard in "Elmer's Candid Camera" and other pre-Bugs shorts. It was directed by Chuck Jones (his first cartoon featuring Bugs Bunny) and written by Rich Hogan. Voices are
Crusader Rabbit per episode. They were later edited into 13 one-hour programs. Kevin Scott Collier. "The Hare Raising Tales of Crusader Rabbit". CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018. Fred Patten. “2 ½ Carrots Tall: TV’s First Animated Cartoon Star. Part 1, The Story Behind Crusader Rabbit” "Comics Scene" #6 (November 1982), pp. 50–56; “Part 2, The Stories of Crusader Rabbit” "Comics Scene" #7 (February 1983), pp. 20–22. Fred Patten. "Some Notes on Crusader Rabbit” "Animatrix" (UCLA Animation Workshop) #6 (Summer 1992), pp. 29–36. Crusader Rabbit Crusader Rabbit is the first animated series produced specifically for television. Its main characters were Crusader Rabbit and