Rabbit Hood Rabbit Hood Rabbit Hood is a 1949 Bugs Bunny cartoon which parodies the "Robin Hood" story. Originally released on December 24, 1949, the short was directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. As usual, Mel Blanc picked up all the voice characterizations. The layouts were done by Robert Gribbroek and the backgrounds by Peter Alvarado. This cartoon is the origin of the infamous "knighting" exchange, where Bugs Bunny is dressed up like a king, and proceeds to pound the Sheriff's head with his sceptre while dispensing an oddball title with each strike: There is a wall covered with
And Her Name Was Maud in the early years of comic strips, the title under which Maud the Mule appeared might change from week to week. The character sometimes had crossover appearances in Opper's other strips, "Happy Hooligan" and "Alphonse and Gaston". Maud was phased out in the 1910s, but reappeared from 1926 to the last appearance on October 14, 1932. A century after it was created by Opper, "And Her Name Was Maud" was included in an exhibition at Ohio State University. This exhibit, Ohio Cartoonists: A Bicentennial Celebration, was mounted during the summer and early fall of 2003 at two venues, the Philip