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MeTV Toons Official Top 25 Bugs Bunny cartoons
MeTV Toons watchers voted, here are the results!
You guys voted, and now it's time to reveal the list of the very best Bugs Bunny cartoons according to the MeTV Toons audience. There were many cartoons to consider, so we arranged this list based on which original theatrical cartoon received the largest percentage of votes per year. The final result is a top 25 list of the top-voted Bugs Bunny cartoons determined by MeTV Toons viewers. Did your favorite cartoon make the list?
1959 - A Witch's Tangled Hare
In last place, with 18% of votes is "A Witch's Tangled Hare". This Halloween cartoon features June Foray voicing Witch Hazel as she tries to capture Bugs for her latest cauldron.
1942 - Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid
The next placed cartoon is Bob Clampett's "Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid", a play on Bugs' Bronx/Brooklyn accent. This cartoon features Beaky Buzzard, who tries and fails to hunt Bugs for supper. In our poll, this cartoon got 23% of votes for Bugs' 1942 cartoons.
1943 - Tortoise Wins by a Hare
This cartoon also got 23% of votes. Clampett's "Tortoise Wins by a Hare" is a sequel to Tex Avery's "Tortoise Beats Hare" and instead of retelling the classic Aesop Fable, shows Bugs being the bad guy as he attempts to sabotage Cecil Turtle.
1948 - Buccaneer Bunny
This nautical cartoon also got 23% of the vote, but additionally, it nearly tied with two other cartoons in its category ("Haredevil Hare" and "Bugs Bunny Rides Again"). "Buccaneer Bunny" features Yosemite Sam as Sea-goin' Sam.
1955 - Beanstalk Bunny
Another classic fairytale done Looney Tunes style, "Beanstalk Bunny" begins when Daffy accidentally throws a magic bean into Bugs' rabbithole, sending them both on the journey of Jack and the Beanstalk.
1940 - A Wild Hare
Next up, with 27% of votes, is Tex Avery's "A Wild Hare". This cartoon marks Bugs' first official appearance as Bugs and not as "Happy Rabbit". It's also the debut of Bugs' catchphrase, "What's up, doc?"
1944 - Little Red Riding Rabbit
Receiving 27% of votes, "Little Red Riding Rabbit" is our top Bugs Bunny cartoon from 1944! It's also considered one of the Top 50 cartoons of all time, according to the 1994 book The 50 Greatest Cartoons: As Selected by 1,000 Animation Professionals.
1949 - Rabbit Hood
When Robin Hood doesn't show up, Bugs has to rely on his wits (and disguises) to outsmart the Sheriff of Nottingham in "Rabbit Hood". This cartoon received 28% of votes for the 1949 cartoons.
1954 - Bugs and Thugs
This cartoon is tied with "Rabbit Hood" with 28% of its category's votes. Bugs and Thugs features Rocky and Mugsy, who appeared with different Looney Tunes characters in seven cartoons during Friz Freleng's mobster phase.
1960 - Rabbit's Feat
Next up is one of the rare pairings of Bugs and Wile E. Coyote, who can talk when he's up against Bugs! This cartoon received 29% of the votes and nearly tied with "From Hare to Heir".
1956 - Broom-stick Bunny
Our next cartoon, with 31% of the votes for its year's category, is "Broom-Stick Bunny". Another Witch Hazel and Bugs matchup, but this was a special cartoon because it was June Foray and Chuck Jones' first time working together - the beginning of a lifelong friendship and collaboration.
1940 - Elmer's Candid Camera
In the category of cartoons where the bunny is clearly Bugs but he wasn't officially Bugs yet, 32% of you voted for "Elmer's Candid Camera". This cartoon was the first pairing of Bugs and Elmer.
1947 - A Hare Grows in Manhattan
34% of the 1947 cartoon votes went to "A Hare Grows in Manhattan", where Bugs gives us a look into his past as a young rabbit dealing with thugs in New York.
1945 - Hare Tonic
We shouldn't be biased, but this is one of our favorites, too. "Hare Tonic" shows Bugs at his very craftiest as he messes with Elmer. Bugs impersonates a radio host and a doctor, convincing Elmer that he is infected with the disease "rabbititus". This cartoon won the 1945 category with 35% of the votes.
1951 - Rabbit Fire
Ah, yes, the beginning of Chuck Jones' hunting trilogy! "Rabbit Fire" features Bugs, Elmer, and Daffy. This cartoon also marks a significant shift in Daffy's character, from being a wild screwball to a more conniving and deceitful duck. This cartoon received 35% of the votes for its category.
1952 - Rabbit Seasoning
The second installment of the hunting trilogy begins our Top Ten, "Rabbit Seasoning", also placed in the Top 50 Greatest Cartoons of All Time list. This is widely considered to be one of Chuck Jones' greatest cartoons. It received 36% of its category's votes.
1946 - Baseball Bugs
This cartoon was up against some major classics and still walked away with 38% of the vote! "Baseball Bugs" showcases some major cartoon physics as Bugs, through the power of speed and sass, plays solo against a whole baseball team.
1962 - Wet Hare
This is the only Bugs Bunny vs. Blacque Jacque Shellacque cartoon that made it onto this list, receiving 38% of the 1962 category votes. In "Wet Hare", a gruff lumberjack keeps building a dam above Bugs' favorite waterfall.
1950 - Rabbit of Seville
A racing slapstick homage to Rossini's Barber of Seville, this cartoon features Bugs and Elmer take their feud to the opera. This cartoon is also listed on the top 50 list and received 39% of votes.
1964 - Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
Bugs once again impersonates a doctor (and a psychologist!) to mess with the Tasmanian Devil. This cartoon received 39% of the votes but nearly tied with "The Iceman Ducketh".
1963 - Transylvania 6-5000
Another spooky toon, in "Transylvania 6-5000" Bugs gets lost and winds up at Count Bloodcount's castle. This cartoon is well-loved, earning 40% of the votes. It is also Chuck Jones' last original theatrical Warner Bros. cartoon.
1953 - Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
Now we're entering the heavy hitters. "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" received a whopping 49% of votes. It's the final installment in Chuck Jones' hunting trilogy, which also includes "Rabbit Fire" and "Rabbit Seasoning" featuring Bugs, Elmer, and Daffy.
1957 - What's Opera, Doc?
Beginning our Top Three is the beloved classic, "What's Opera, Doc?" It has been added to the National Film Registry and is considered one of the best cartoons Warner Bros. has ever released. For this poll, it received 52% of the vote, and 1957 was voted to be the best year for Bugs Bunny cartoons.
1958 - Knighty Knight Bugs
In second place is the Academy Award-winning classic "Knighty Knight Bugs," which received 58% of the votes!
1961 - The Abominable Snow Rabbit
We were a little surprised by this one, but "The Abominable Snow Rabbit" received a whopping 69% of votes! It is our big first-place winner!
