Released March 15, 1941, Tortoise Beats Hare, the Warner Bros., Merrie Melodies animated short featuring Bugs Bunny, is the first appearance of Cecil Turtle, the only character that seemed to be able ...

MeTV Toons, the recently-launched free all-classic cartoon channel, will premiere a new one-hour special about Bugs Bunny titled Hare’s to Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration on Saturday, July 27, at 10 am ...

Elmer Fudd peers down rabbit holes, taunts Bugs with carrots and tries (unsuccessfully) to catch him. "Finally, the frustrated Elmer, driven to distraction by the rabbit's antics, walks away sobbing … ...

They once defined American animation, but for the last 30 years, the Looney Tunes have slowly faded from the media landscape, with entire generations who know them mostly from Space Jam. That all ...

The return of classic-style Warner Bros. animation with “Looney Tunes Cartoons” for this week’s launch of HBO Max took some persuading at the studio: Would kids under 10 get the slapstick humor and ...

Here’s a story that recruits ancient folklore, Bugs Bunny cartoons from the 1940s, and leading-edge animal behavior science to tell a tale about the deep history of play. It begins with Aesop, the ...