Development of Bugs Bunny little stinker" that was the eventual version of the redesigned character as directed by Tex Avery. Warner Brothers' own published descriptions of the creation of the character's name can be found in "Animation Magazine" published in 1990. Therein it is described that the Hardaway unit's model sheet came to be known by fellow animators as "Bugs' Bunny". Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton began the experiment in "Porky's Hare Hunt" (released April 30, 1938). In the cartoon Porky Pig is hunting and fires at several rabbits. Soon, Porky and his dog meet the rabbit and try to outwit him in the
Bugs Bunny: Superstar Warner Archive Collection. This version includes audio commentary by Larry Jackson. Reviewing the "Bugs Bunny: Superstar" DVD in 2012, animation writer Thad Komorowski wrote, Bugs Bunny: Superstar Bugs Bunny: Superstar is a 1975 "Looney Tunes" documentary film narrated by Orson Welles and produced and directed by Larry Jackson. It was the first documentary to examine the history of the Warner Bros. cartoons, and includes nine "Looney Tunes"/"Merrie Melodies" cartoons (six featuring Bugs Bunny) which were previously released during the 1940s: "Bugs Bunny: Superstar" includes interviews with some legendary Warner Bros. animation directors of that period: Friz Freleng, Tex Avery and