Hugo the Abominable Snowman Hugo the Abominable Snowman Hugo the Abominable Snowman is a character in the Looney Tunes franchise. Hugo is a large, rather naive, and easily fooled abominable snowman who really likes bunny rabbits. He likes to name his pets "George" and tried on two occasions to make Bugs Bunny his pet. He seems to be an actual snowman, as he melted when exposed to the sun too long. His character is a takeoff on Lennie Small from "Of Mice and Men". "George" refers to Lennie's friend George Milton. Hugo first appears in the episode "The Abominable Snow Rabbit" when Bugs and
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