Honey Bunny the Nips" (1944), a shapely robotic female rabbit used as a bait for Bugs by Gossamer's creator in the cartoon "Hair-Raising Hare" (1946), Daisy Lou (who bears a strong resemblance to Honey Bunny's eventual character design from the 1970s-1990s) in the above-mentioned cartoon "Hare Splitter" (1948), Witch Hazel (who is transformed into an attractive female rabbit) in the cartoon "Bewitched Bunny" (1954), and Millicent (an overweight rabbit) in the cartoon "Rabbit Romeo" (1957). Mama Bear, in "Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears" (1944); Penelope Pussycat, in "Carrotblanca" (1995); and Elmer Fudd, in "Bugs' Bonnets" (1956) and "Rabbit of Seville" (1950),
Knighty Knight Bugs character, having been created for the episode, but a parody of Terrytoons character Sidney the Elephant, a.k.a. "Silly Sidney", whose cartoon "Sidney's Family Tree" was indeed nominated for an Academy Award the same year as "Knighty Knight Bugs". This cartoon is featured uncut on Disc 1 of the "" DVD set, "Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection", and "The Essential Bugs Bunny". It is also available in the "" Blu-ray and DVD. Bugs' White Water Rapids is a Hopkins Rides log flume themed to "Knighty Knight Bugs" that opened in 1998 at Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San