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
Bugs Bunny's Easter Special in an Easter bunny suit (finally getting it right), which neither surprises nor disappoints Bugs or Granny, having known all along it was Daffy. This special was released on DVD in 2011, in time for the Easter holiday. Bugs Bunny's Easter Special Bugs Bunny's Easter Special (also known as "The Bugs Bunny Easter Special" and "Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies") is a "Looney Tunes" television special featuring a number of Warner Bros. cartoons. It originally debuted on the CBS network on April 7, 1977. The Easter bunny is ill, Granny needs to find a replacement for him and suggests Bugs Bunny.