Development of Bugs Bunny and of the character. A model sheet by Charlie Thorson describes this prototype character as "Bugs' Bunny" (note the apostrophe) but in most of the cartoons the character is unnamed. Virgil Ross, the animator for "A Wild Hare" describes how the character came to be named in the interview published by "Animato!" magazine #19. Mel Blanc often told the story of the creation of the character and its name. He suggested that the character be named after the character's initial director, Ben "Bugs" Hardaway. Blanc's own book, "That's Not All Folks" published by Warner Books in 1988, describes the "tough
Honey Bunny have also shown attraction to him. Another girlfriend of Bugs Bunny's, Lula Belle Bunny, appeared in "Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies Comics" and "Bugs Bunny Comics" between 1947 and 1955 . In "Bugs Bunny Comics" #139 (1962), there appeared another girl with whom Bugs Bunny fell in love. Bertha Bunny, apart from blonde hair and feminine attire, looked much like Bugs in drag. She had a speech defect, resulting in her pronouncing "parrot farm" as "carrot farm", which made Bugs think she owned a carrot farm. The release of the film "Space Jam" (1996) introduced a new female rabbit character,