Bugs Bunny made his first appearance on April 30, 1938, in the cartoon "Porky's Hare Hunt" which featured Porky Pig as a rabbit hunter.

Mel Blanc is perhaps best known as the voice of Bugs Bunny. However, he also provided the voice for many other cartoon characters including Woody Woodpecker, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Speedy Gonzalez, Pepe Le Pew, the Tasmanian Devil, Foghorn Leghorn, and Yosemite Sam. Mel Blanc passed away in 1989.

Bugs Bunny first asked his signature question -- "What's up, Doc?" -- in "A Wild Hare" (1940), an animated short that was part of the Merrie Melodies series of cartoons and was directed by Tex Avery.

The Bugs Bunny Show debuted on prime time TV (ABC) in 1960. Each episode began with Bugs and Daffy Duck entering on a spotlighted stage and singing "This is It" by Jerry Livingston and Mack David. The show was cancelled after two seasons but was revived for a short time in 1971.

The big orange monster that chases Bugs Bunny and wears sneakers is named Gossamer. He appeared in several Bugs Bunny cartoons including "Hair-Raising Hare" and "Water, Water, Every Hare".

"Lumberjack Rabbit" (1954) was Bugs Bunny's first 3-D cartoon.

Marvin the Martian was first introduced in the 1948 cartoon "Haredevil Hare" directed by Chuck Jones.

In 2005, the Kids' WB Network announced that it was "updating" Bugs Bunny and all the other Looney Tunes characters for a futuristic superhero cartoon called "Loonatics" set in the year 2772. The new version of Bugs Bunny is called "Buzz Bunny".

In 1997, Bugs Bunny was honored with his own postage stamp. As of 2005, this stamp ranked seventh in the list of All-Time Most Popular Commemorative Stamps, with 45.3 Million Bugs Bunny stamps purchased but never used (presumably, this means they are being hoarded by collectors).

In TV Guide's 2002 list of the 50 greatest cartoon characters of all time, Bugs Bunny was honored with the number one spot! Homer Simpson came in second.