"bunny costume. When Elmer opens the door, Millicent becomes interested in Elmer instead (thinking he's a rabbit), and chases after him off into the countryside. The cartoon concludes with Bugs at the door, (in a cupid costume) saying: ""Ain't I the little matchmaker?"" Rabbit Romeo Rabbit Romeo is a ""Merrie Melodies"" cartoon starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd. The film is one of the few pairings of Bugs and Elmer in which Bugs is not hunted throughout the entire picture (despite Elmer using his hunting rifle every time Bugs tries to escape throughout the entire cartoon), and also notable as"
"that another proposed name for the character was ""Happy Rabbit."" In the actual cartoons and publicity, however, the name ""Happy"" only seems to have been used in reference to Bugs Hardaway. In ""Hare-um Scare-um"", a newspaper headline reads, ""Happy Hardaway."" Animation historian David Gerstein disputes that ""Happy Rabbit"" was ever used as an official name, believing that the only usage of the term was from Mel Blanc himself in humorous and fanciful tales he told about the character's development in the 1970s and 1980s; the name ""Bugs Bunny"" was used as early as August 1939, in the Motion Picture Herald,"
"Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also known as Oswald the Rabbit or Oswald Rabbit) is an anthropomorphic rabbit and animated cartoon character created by Walt Disney for cartoon animal films and distributed by Universal Studios in the 1920s and 1930s, serving as the Disney studio's first animated character to feature in their own series. A total of 27 animated Oswald one-reelers were produced at Walt Disney Animation Studios (the Walt Disney Studio at the time). In 1928, Charles Mintz took the rights of Oswald from Walt Disney and claimed Oswald as an official Universal Studios character. In"
"series: In addition: In the modern era, animation historian David Gerstein notes: Oswald won Best New Character in both Readers' Choice and Editors' Choice in Nintendo Power's Best of 2010 awards. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Oswald the Lucky Rabbit (also known as Oswald the Rabbit or Oswald Rabbit) is an anthropomorphic rabbit and animated cartoon character created by Walt Disney for cartoon animal films and distributed by Universal Studios in the 1920s and 1930s, serving as the Disney studio's first animated character to feature in their own series. A total of 27 animated Oswald one-reelers were produced at Walt Disney"
"Quick Brown Fox and Rapid Rabbit Quick Brown Fox and Rapid Rabbit were a pair of Warner Bros. cartoon characters, created by Robert McKimson, who appeared in only one cartoon, ""Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!"". Future cartoons featuring the characters were planned, but were cancelled following the shutdown of Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation in 1969. Rapid Rabbit, a small brown rabbit (who's not to be confused with Rapid T. Rabbit), is every bit as fast as his name implies; a pantomime character, he never says a word, but uses a bicycle horn to express himself. He is inspired by the"
"Universal Studios wanted to get into the cartoon business and needed a cartoon character of its own. So Disney's distributor Charles Mintz told Disney and Iwerks to create a new character they could sell to Universal. Wanting to make cartoons with an all-animated look, Disney signed a contract with Universal Studios leading to the creation of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Universal's first cartoon series. Work on both the character and series began soon after Disney moved his studio to Hyperion Avenue. Disney chose to make the character a rabbit since there were already two popular animated cats at the"
"some respects, to other shorts: Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, in 1927, starred in a cartoon called ""Trolley Troubles"", in which he runs a streetcar; and an earlier Warner Bros. character called Foxy ran a trolley car during a long dream sequence in the Harman-Ising ""Merrie Melody"" ""Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!"", in which he, amongst other things, rings his bell by means of a cat, operates car no. 13, picks up his sweetheart and helps a large lady passenger board. As Buddy's car approaches Cookie's building, we see a billboard advertising ""Katz Beer,"" a reference to Ray Katz, Leon Schlesinger's business"
"While referred to as blonde in the story itself, Madeline has also been colored with straight yellow fur in some printings of the story. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an anthropomorphic black rabbit who is described as Mickey's older half brother in the video game ""Epic Mickey"". This is a reference to the fact that Oswald was Walt Disney's primary cartoon star before the creation of Mickey Mouse. Disney's loss of the rights to Oswald in 1928 led to Mickey's creation. In 2006, The Walt Disney Company reacquired the rights to Oswald, and have since used him in the ""Epic"
"of this series, Disney asked Iwerks to come up with a new character. The first Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was animated entirely by Iwerks. Following the first cartoon, Oswald was redesigned on the insistence of Universal, who agreed to distribute the new series of cartoons in 1927. In spring 1928, Disney lost control of the Oswald character, and much of his staff was hired away; Disney left Universal soon afterwards. He promised never to work with a character he did not own ever again. Disney asked Iwerks, who stayed on, to start drawing up new character ideas. Iwerks tried sketches"
"Iwerks was portrayed in the episode by Tony Hale. All Comicolor shorts. All Comicolor shorts. Ub Iwerks Ubbe Eert ""Ub"" Iwerks, A.S.C. (; March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971) was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. The works Iwerks produced alongside Walt Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwerks, immigrated to the U.S. in 1869 from the village of Uttum in East Frisia (northwest Germany, today part of the"
"over budget disputes with Schlesinger. Having learned from Walt Disney's experiences with Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, they had carefully kept all rights to the Bosko character, and they took him with them. The two found work with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer where they launched the ""Happy Harmonies"" cartoon series. At first, Bosko appeared in his original design and some of the old animation from the ""Looney Tunes"" series was even reused in those ""Happy Harmonies"" that features Bosko. After only two cartoons, the character was redesigned into an identifiable black boy - who seems to be mistaken for Inki - with an overactive"
"Mashimaro Mashimaro (마시마로) or Yeopki Tokki (엽기토끼 ""bizarre rabbit"") in Korean and 流氓兔 (""hoodlum rabbit"") in Chinese is a South Korean fictional character who resembles a fat rabbit, created by Kim Jae In (김재인). He debuted in a series of Flash animations (mostly without any dialogue, although the occasional word of Korean or English is present) on the internet. Mashimaro is far more often seen in merchandise, similar to Hello Kitty. (Mashimaro would in fact be best described as Korea's answer to Sanrio.) Mashimaro merchandise can be found on the internet and in Korean communities around the world. The original"
"finds him and accidentally knocks"" himself"" out with the brick. Oswald pretends to have beaten him up, and gets back his girlfriend. Oh Teacher (film) Oh Teacher (1927) is an animated cartoon made by Walt Disney, starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and distributed by Universal Studios. The film was reissued in 1932 by Walter Lantz Productions with added music and sound effects, and is the only known version to survive. Oswald rides to his girlfriend's house on a bicycle. On the way, he asks a daisy if she loves him in the standard ""She loves me/She loves me not"" way."
"most believe that he is the brother of Mashimaro. The name ""Mashimaro"" came from the creator's niece/nephew mispronouncing the word ""marshmallow"" and this character was modeled on the creator's nephew. Mashimaro Mashimaro (마시마로) or Yeopki Tokki (엽기토끼 ""bizarre rabbit"") in Korean and 流氓兔 (""hoodlum rabbit"") in Chinese is a South Korean fictional character who resembles a fat rabbit, created by Kim Jae In (김재인). He debuted in a series of Flash animations (mostly without any dialogue, although the occasional word of Korean or English is present) on the internet. Mashimaro is far more often seen in merchandise, similar to Hello"
"Robot Rabbit Robot Rabbit is a Warner Bros. animated short of the ""Looney Tunes"" series. Originally released to theaters on December 12, 1953, it stars Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd as its main characters. Elmer Fudd is shown as a carrot farmer who is happily going about his chores singing ""In a Little Red Barn (On a Farm down in Indiana)"". Halfway through the song, he realizes Bugs has joined his singing. At the end of the chorus of the song, Bugs dives into his hole, and carrots fly into the air. Elmer angrily laments ""Ooooh, da wascal wabbit is"
"""Marvel of the Age"" sometimes takes on a more buff and bulky form. His original costume featured the initial ""S"" on his chest, which he later replaced with the words ""SUPER RABBIT"". Super Rabbit Super Rabbit is a fictional, funny-animal superhero in comic books published by Timely Comics, a predecessor of Marvel Comics, during the 1930s and 1940s period fans and historians call the Golden Age of comic books. Created by cartoonist Ernie Hart, he first appeared in ""Comedy Comics"" #14 (cover-dated Feb. 1943). The character appeared after Fawcett Comics' funny-animal superhero Hoppy the Marvel Bunny (debut: ""Fawcett's Funny Animals"""
"Ub Iwerks Ubbe Eert ""Ub"" Iwerks, A.S.C. (; March 24, 1901 – July 7, 1971) was an American animator, cartoonist, character designer, inventor, and special effects technician, who created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. The works Iwerks produced alongside Walt Disney went on to win numerous awards, including multiple Academy Awards. He was born in Kansas City, Missouri. His father, Eert Ubbe Iwerks, immigrated to the U.S. in 1869 from the village of Uttum in East Frisia (northwest Germany, today part of the municipality of Krummhörn). Ub's full name can be seen on early ""Alice"" shorts that he"
"Rabbit who sported the words ""I'm Happy"" on his T-shirt. He was later replaced by a cartoon panda bear named Peter Panda, often depicted wearing overalls with his name printed on them. In 1990, Child World produced a video catalog in time for Christmas that year called ""Video Toy Chest: A Toy Catalog on Videotape"". This catalog advertised the toys sold, with child actors talking about the toys, including Sega and Nintendo video game consoles and software. Two of the child actors/actresses featured in the video were J.D. Daniels and Lacey Chabert. A Child World store that reportedly stood at"
"Kounty Fair Kounty Fair is a 1930 animated cartoon released by Universal Pictures starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Oswald is merrily riding on a pony, heading towards the residence of his buddy Julius Cat. Julius is doing some chores but finishes the moment the rabbit arrives. Following a short greeting, the two friends head for a little trip to the fair. At the fair grounds, Oswald and Julius are intrigued by the numerous games and services being offered. The cat and the rabbit first come to a hotdog stand for something eat. While the two are waiting for their order,"
"Road Runner, a famed Looney Tunes character. Quick Brown Fox, another pantomime character, is a fox who wants to eat the fast-running rabbit, but consistently fails to catch him despite using a variety of traps and devices. The fox's name is derived from the popular pangram, ""The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog."" He is inspired by Wile E. Coyote, another Looney Tunes character. ""Rabbit Stew and Rabbits Too!"" is a 1969 theatrically-released cartoon, one of the last few cartoons of the ""Looney Tunes"" series (which, at that time, was owned by Warner Bros.-Seven Arts). It was a"
"he speeds up further, however, the bottom of his garments somehow catches fire, prompting him to run and sit in a barrel of water. Finally it is Oswald and Julius' turn to take center stage. When they begin, their moves are fluent, going according to plan, and they never mess up. They go on to win the contest and the coveted trophy. Kounty Fair Kounty Fair is a 1930 animated cartoon released by Universal Pictures starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. Oswald is merrily riding on a pony, heading towards the residence of his buddy Julius Cat. Julius is doing some"
"to stop producing ""Alice Comedies"" due to the costs of combining live-action and animation. Mintz managed to gain a distribution deal with Universal Studios; however it was Mintz—not Disney—that signed the deal. Disney and lead animator Ub Iwerks created Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, who debuted in Trolley Troubles in 1927. The Oswald series was a success and became the first hit for the Disney studio. In the spring of 1928, Disney traveled to New York to ask Mintz for a budget increase. His request was harshly denied by Mintz, who pointed out that in the contract Mintz had signed with"
"Ye Happy Pilgrims Ye Happy Pilgrims is a short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions, starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit. In a reissue, the film goes with the title The Happy Pilgrims. The cartoon is set in the 17th century where the ship ""Mayflower"" lands in Plymouth Rock in the United States. Oswald is portrayed as one of the passengers on board. Oswald makes a living as a woodcutter. His closest colleague is a tall man wearing a helmet. The two are good friends until they spot a young woman whom they both have affection for. One day the tall"
"stories themselves became softer. Minor changes in the drawing style would continue, too. With ""Happy Scouts"" (1938), the second-to-last Oswald film produced, the rabbit's fur went from being all-white to a combination of white and gray. Unlike the Disney shorts, in which Oswald did not speak, Lantz's cartoons began to feature actual dialogue for Oswald, although most of the cartoons were still silent to begin with. Animator Bill Nolan did the voice of Oswald in ""Cold Turkey"", the first Lantz cartoon with dialogue, and the following year Pinto Colvig, who was working as an animator and gag man at the"
"Elmer the Great Dane Elmer the Great Dane is a Walter Lantz character in the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon series. The character's name is most likely a reference to ""Elmer, the Great"", a 1933 film. When Universal's then biggest cartoon star Oswald the Lucky Rabbit was declining in popularity, Lantz decided to come up with new characters to keep the shorts running. One of these characters was a great dane which they named Elmer, and was cast as Oswald's pet dog. The inspiration for character came from the fact that Lantz was a fanatic in great danes. Elmer made"
"after Julius. The Julius character appeared in 47 of the 51 films of the ""Alice Comedies"" series. Julius the Cat Julius (the Cat) is a funny animal cartoon character, starring in the first animated series created by Walt Disney, the ""Alice Comedies"", making him the predecessor of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit and Mickey Mouse. Julius is an anthropomorphic cat, appearing intentionally similar to Felix the Cat. A bold and inventive hero, he gradually became the primary focus of the ""Alice Comedies"", to the point Disney abandoned live action for pure animation on subsequent projects. Julius was the first of Disney's"
"superhero Super Rabbit remained the lead feature through at least #33 (Sept. 1946). A star of Timely Comics' humor division — produced by what the company called its ""animator bullpen"", edited by Vincent Fago and largely separate from the superhero group producing comics featuring Captain America and other such characters — Super Rabbit also appeared in ""Krazy Comics"", ""Comic Capers"", ""Funny Tunes"" (a.k.a. ""Animated Funny Comic-Tunes""), ""All Surprise Comics"" (as the cover star of #1-11, Fall 1943 - Fall 1946) and other anthology series. He additionally starred in his own ""Super Rabbit Comics"", which ran 14 issues (Fall 1944 -"
"spinning around. Afterward, his mood swings violently, especially in an aggressive manner. In the book, he is depicted as a six-foot-tall rabbit with white fur on his stomach and brown fur everywhere else. He is a second banana comic strip character who hires gruff alcoholic private eye, Eddie Valiant, to find out why his employers, the owners of a cartoon syndicate called the DeGreasy Brothers, refuse to give him his own comic strip or to sell his contract to another studio. This has Valiant interrogating several suspects, starting with Roger's co-star, Baby Herman, then talking to Roger's ex-wife, Jessica Rabbit,"
"song later appeared in Robert Zemeckis's ""Who Framed Roger Rabbit"". Christoph Waltz also sang it when he hosted ""Saturday Night Live"". Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! is a Merrie Melodies cartoon short (September 5, 1931) and also the title of the song performed in the cartoon. This is one of only three Merrie Melodies cartoons to star Foxy; the other two are ""Lady, Play Your Mandolin!"" (August, 1931) and ""One More Time"" (October 3, 1931). This short is a remake of ""Trolley Troubles"", a Disney short featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in whose creation Hugh Harman had"
"short six years later, in ""Mickey's Nightmare"", 1932. Oswald the Lucky Rabbit became Disney's first major hit in 1927, rivaling other popular cartoon characters, such as Felix the Cat and Koko the Clown. The success of the Oswald series allowed the Walt Disney Studio to grow to a staff of nearly twenty. Walt's weekly salary from the series was $100 while Roy Disney's was $65. The Disney brothers earned $500 per Oswald short and split the year-end profits, with Walt receiving 60% ($5,361), and Roy receiving 40% ($3,574). With income gained from the Oswald series, Walt and Roy purchased ten"
"books as ""Hoppy"", ""Happy"", ""Happy the Magic Bunny"" and, according to one source, ""Speedy"". After the Fawcett characters were purchased by DC Comics, Hoppy returned in ""DC Comics Presents"" #34 (June 1981). Hoppy has turned up sporadically since, primarily in ""The Oz-Wonderland War"" #2, in ""The Power of Shazam!"" #29, and in ""Tiny Titans"" #15. Hoppy is a pink bunny rabbit who lives in the town of Funny Animalville, along with an assortment of other funny animal characters. As revealed in the origin story from ""Fawcett's Funny Animals"" #1, Hoppy is a fan of Captain Marvel. One day he decides"
"the Lucky Rabbit"" series. Avery then moved to a new studio, Universal Studio Cartoons (later known as Walter Lantz Productions). He was again employed as an inker, but moved rapidly up the studio's hierarchy. By 1930, Avery had been promoted to the position of animator. Avery at the start of his animation career continued being employed by the Walter Lantz Studio in the early 1930s. He worked on the majority of the ""Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"" cartoons from 1931 to 1935. He is shown as 'animator' on the original title card credits on the Oswald cartoons. He later claimed to"
"Oh Teacher (film) Oh Teacher (1927) is an animated cartoon made by Walt Disney, starring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and distributed by Universal Studios. The film was reissued in 1932 by Walter Lantz Productions with added music and sound effects, and is the only known version to survive. Oswald rides to his girlfriend's house on a bicycle. On the way, he asks a daisy if she loves him in the standard ""She loves me/She loves me not"" way. A cat then steals Oswald's bike and his girlfriend. Oswald, ready to bludgeon the cat with a brick, patiently waits. The cat"