Bugs Bunny?

[itsme_crazydad]

Has anyone codsidered the possibility that Jack Benny was an influence for the creation of Bugs Bunny?

Benny-Bunny.

Bugs on more than one occasion yelled "WAIT A MINUTE!"

There was an auctioneer who said "Sold to American" in at least one episode.

Then there's the whole Mel Blanc connection. I'm sure there's more.

Thoughts?

[Maxwell]

Has anyone codsidered the possibility that Jack Benny was an influence for the creation of Bugs Bunny?

Benny-Bunny.

Bugs on more than one occasion yelled "WAIT A MINUTE!"

There was an auctioneer who said "Sold to American" in at least one episode.

Then there's the whole Mel Blanc connection. I'm sure there's more.

Thoughts?

The rabbit was named after Leon Schlesinger Studios animator Ben "Bugs" Hardaway. The rabbit had been originally drawn by Bob Clampett, but Hardaway drew a redesign that began to be referred to at the studio as "Bugs's bunny." The rabbit received a later redesign by Tex Avery in "A Wild Hare," the first "official" Bugs Bunny cartoon.

If you want to see a rabbit based on Jack, look no further than the world famous, "I Love to Sing-a" which features an amateur program run by "Jack Bunny."

[Yhtapmys]

Has anyone codsidered the possibility that Jack Benny was an influence for the creation of Bugs Bunny?

Not at all. The two aren't remotely alike.

There certainly were radio-inspired characters in Warners cartoons and their origins are pretty obvious.

If you're looking for an actual Benny influence, Jackson Beck borrowed from Rochester in doing his voice for Buzzy the Crow at Famous Studios.

Yhtapmys