Bugs Bunny Cartoons, Alphabetical by Title
I've loved Bugs Bunny cartoons since I was a little girl, and I had thoughts of writing a book about them. I began videotaping them years ago when Cartoon Network showed them every day. Then I played them back and wrote full descriptions of the dialogue and actions. When I posted those descriptions online, Warner Brothers sent me a "cease and desist" letter, so I took them down. Yeah.
So here are my very brief descriptions of many Bugs Bunny cartoons. My goal is to help you find the title of that one cartoon you always loved. Then you can try to find a copy of it and enjoy.
A-Lad-In His Lamp
1948
McKimson, Robert
Bugs finds Aladdin's lamp, rubs it, and a genie (voiced by Jim Backus) appears. They fly to Bagdad where Bugs must fight a ruler to keep his lamp. Bugs wishes for a harem then wonders "what the poor rabbits are doing this season."
Acrobatty Bunny
1946
McKimson, Robert
A circus comes to town and parks Nero the Lion's cage on top of Bugs' rabbit hole. Nero sniffs and sniffs until he decides it's a rabbit down there. Bugs comes up and tortures the lion, ending with a trapeze act and the lion getting blown up in a cannon.
Baseball Bugs
1946
Freleng, I.
Bugs watches a baseball game in which the Gas House Gorillas are creaming the Tea Totalers. He heckles the Gorillas, who finally force him to play. Bugs takes over every position in the baseball game and wins.
Bewitched Bunny
1954
Freleng, I.
Witch Hazel
Bugs rescues Hansel and Gretel from Witch Hazel by posing as a truant officer. Bugs walks off with Hazel after she's transformed into a gorgeous female bunny.
Big House Bunny
1950
Freleng, I.
Yosemite Sam
Hiding out from hunters, Bugs tunnels into Sing Song Prison where he meets prison guard Sam Schultz. He spends the rest of the cartoon trying to get out, and getting Sam in trouble.
Big Snooze, The
1946
Clampett, Robert
Elmer Fudd
Elmer is so totally fed up with chasing and never catching Bugs that he quits. He rips up his contract and makes sure Mr. Warner knows he's quitting. He decides to go fishing instead of hunting. That's when Bugs invades his technicolor nightmare.
Bill of Hare
1962
McKimson, Robert
Tazmanian Devil
When Taz puts Bugs in his stew pot, Bugs pretends to be an old man with a white (soap) beard, a woman in a shower, and a drowning victim. Bugs feeds Taz dynamite before the devil is put in a zoo.
Buccaneer Bunny
1948
Freleng, I.
Yosemite Sam
Pirate Sam is burying his treasure in a hole, but the chest pops back out and there is Bugs wearing all the jewels. Bugs disguises himself as Capt. Bligh, fooling Sam into following his orders. Gags include the match-in-the-gunpowder-room bluff.
Buckaroo Bugs
1944
Clampett, Robert
Red Hot Ryder
Brooklyn's famous fighting cowboy Red Hot Ryder travels west to defeat the Masked Marauder, who's been stealing carrots. The villain is none other than Bugs Bunny.
Bugs and Thugs
1954
Freleng, I.
Rocky and Mugsy
Bugs thinks he's getting into a cab, but it's a bank robbery getaway car. The thieves think they're taking Bugs "for a ride," but Bugs winds up getting them captured.
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
1944
Jones, Charles M.
Mama Bear, Papa Bear, Baby Bear
Bugs "makes like Goldilocks" when he stumbles upon the three bears' cottage in the woods. My favorite part is Mama Bear's seduction of Bugs. "Tell me more about my eyes!"
Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips
1944
Freleng, I.
Has anyone seen this one? It's World War II, so Bugs gives some Japanese characters a really hard time. It's so un-PC that we may never see it again. One Japanese solider recognizes Bugs as a celebrity and says, "What's up, honorable doc?"
Bugs Bunny Rides Again
1948
Freleng, I.
Yosemite Sam
Sam is the "roughest, toughest he-man hombre that's ever crossed the Rio Grande—and I don't mean Mahatma Ghandi!" He wants to know if anyone aims to tame him. Bugs imitates Gary Cooper and says, "I aims ta." A series of gags follows.
Bully For Bugs
1953
Jones, Charles M.
Bull
Bugs is tunneling his way to a carrot festival when a wrong turn puts him in the middle of a bullfighting arena. He's consulting his map as he notices an angry bull breathing down his back. "Stop steamin' up my tail! You'll wrinkle it." The battle begins.
Case of the Missing Hare
1943
Jones, Charles M.
Ala Bama
Magician Ala Bama is nailing signs for his show all over the forest, covering Bugs' hole in a tree. After getting a pie in the face, Bugs declares war. He ruins the magician's act every way possible.
Corny Concerto, A
1943
Clampett, Robert
Elmer Fudd, Porky Pig
Elmer Fudd hosts an evening at Corny-Gee Hall. This is a two-part cartoon. In the first part Porky hunts for Bugs to the music of "A Tale of the Vienna Woods." The second part is an ugly duckling story to the music of "The Blue Danube."
Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare
1964
McKimson, Robert
Tazmanian Devil
The Tazmanian Devil scares all the jungle animals except Bugs. Bugs poses as a doctor, a psychiatrist, and a nurse who delivers Taz's baby: a Frankenstein monster.
Easter Yeggs
1947
McKimson, Robert
Elmer Fudd, Easter Bunny
The Easter Bunny is dead tired and needs a sucker to do his job for him. He convinces Bugs, who has to face a murderous Elmer Fudd and a brat with a family of hoodlums. You can't blame him when he blows up the Easter Bunny at the end.
Falling Hare
1943
Clampett, Robert
Gremlin
Bugs is on a military base reading "Victory Thru Hare Power." As he reads about gremlins in disbelief, a gremlin gets the best of him. It's a rare case of Bugs being the victim, but all is well in the end when their crashing plane runs out of gas.
Feather in His Hare, A
1948
Jones, Charles M.
Indian
Bugs is hunted by a dopey Indian who ties him to a stake, but Bugs hops away and pelts the Indians with snowballs (in July). The Indian tries to give Bugs a "hare cut and scalp treatment" but Bugs comes out on top.
Forward March Hare
1953
Jones, Charles M.
Bugs is drafted into the Army by mistake. Somehow no one notices the short soldier with enormous feet for a long time. Eager to serve his country, Bugs takes a job testing bombs to find the duds.
Fresh Hare
1942
Freleng, I.
Elmer Fudd
Elmer Fudd is a Mountie in search of Bugs, who's wanted dead or alive "Preferably Dead!" He's no match for Bugs, who evades him. Bugs is in front of a firing squad when everyone sings "Camptown Races" in blackface. This ending is not shown on tv anymore.
Gorilla My Dreams
1948
McKimson, Robert
Castaway Bugs arrives at Bingzi-Bangzi, Land of Ferocious Apes where a female gorilla insists he's her baby. He goes along with it, but his new papa hates the idea. Bugs endures papa's wrath until he wears him out.
Hair-Raising Hare
1946
Clampett, Robert
Evil Scientist (Peter Lorre), Gossamer / Rudolph / Monster
Evil scientist Peter Lorre uses a mechanical rabbit to lure Bugs to his castle. Bugs kisses the robot, who falls apart, so Lorre convinces Bugs to meet his other friend, the big red hairy monster. He gives the monster a manicure and "cans" him in the end.
Hare Conditioned
1945
Jones, Charles M.
Bugs is a department store display, but the store mamager plans to stuff and display him. He has to chase Bugs through every department, changing costumes along the way. Bugs plays a woman buying shoes from him.
Hare Force
1944
Freleng, I.
Granny
Bugs appeals to the mercies of Granny's dog Sylvester on a freezing, snowy night. The dog lets Bugs in, but the rest of the evening they're tossing each other out into the cold. Finally Granny yells at them so much that they toss her out into the cold.
Hare Grows in Manhattan, A
1947
Freleng, I.
Bugs tells gossip columnist Lola Beverly about his days as a youth in New York. Bugs, a bit of a dandy in his silly suit, is confronted by tough dogs as he sings and dances down the street. "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" is the weapon that sends them packing.
Hare Remover
1946
Tashlin, Frank
Elmer Fudd
Elmer is a scientist working on a formula to turn and ordinary woodland creature into a "devilish fiend". He tries it on a dog who gets sick. Then he tries it on Bugs and thinks he's turned him into a bear. Elmer must play dead when the bear attacks.
Hare Ribbin'
1944
Clampett, Robert
Russian Dog
A dog with a Russian accent is hunting for a rabbit. Bugs gives him the usual hard time. A long sequence takes place underwater with Bugs dressed as a mermaid, then waiting on the dog as if in a restaurant. The dog is unnerved, to say the least!
Hare Splitter
1948
Freleng, I.
Daisy Lou, Casbah
Bugs is preparing for a date with Daisy Lou, but so is Casbah, a big dumb rabbit. Bugs gets there first and Daisy Lou's not home, so he dresses like her and fools Casbah, giving him a pretty tough time. Bugs gets the girl in the end.
Hare Tonic
1945
Jones, Charles M.
Elmer Fudd
Elmer brings home Bugs to cook him, but Bugs makes Elmer think he has the dread disease Rabbititus and they are quarantined. He convinces Elmer he's turning into a rabbit!
Hare Trigger
1945
Freleng, I.
Yosemite Sam
Bugs' train is held up by bandit Yosemite Sam. Bugs makes Sam think he's been shot by dripping red ink on his head. Bugs is being dangled from the train at the end, tied up and weighed down by an anvil. "He don't know me very well, do he?"
Hare Trimmed
1953
Freleng, I.
Yosemite Sam, Emma
Sam courts widow Emma for her money, but Bugs knows what he's up to. Bugs also pretends to court Emma who hasn't seen this much action in years. Sam nearly marries Bugs.
Hare-Brained Hypnotist, The
1942
Freleng, I.
Elmer Fudd
Elmer decides to use hypnosis to capture animals. He makes a bear fly and sing like a canary. Bugs winds up making Elmer think he's a rabbit, but he gets hypnotized too. He takes off like a plane, saying, "I'm the B-19!"
Hare-Um Scare-Um
1939
Hardaway, Ben and Dalton, Cal
One of Bugs' earliest films, he's still that annoying pest with the Woody Woodpecker laugh.
Haredevil Hare
1948
Jones, Chuck
Marvin Martian
Bugs is a test rabbit being blasted into outer space. He meets and foils Marvin Martian, who intends to blow up the earth.
Heckling Hare, The
1941
Avery, Fred
Bugs is pursued by a hunting dog with the familiar "Which way did he go, George?" voice. The dog thinks he's crushed Bugs and brings flowers to his grave. The film ends with Bugs and the dog falling off a cliff.
Herr Meets Hare
1945
Freleng, I.
Hitler, Goering, Stalin
Another one we may never see. Bugs makes that wrong turn in Albuquerque, winds up in Nazi Germany, and drives General Herman Goering out of his mind. Bugs imitates Hitler, till Hitler comes along and he then imitates Stalin.
High Diving Hare
1949
Freleng, I.
Yosemite Sam
Bugs is a barker at a circus luring people to see a high-diving act featuring Fearless Freep. When Freep is delayed, Sam forces Bugs to perform the act instead. Naturally, Bugs winds up making Sam fall off the diving platform.
Hillbilly Hare
1950
McKimson, Robert
Bugs gets in the middle of a Martin-McCoy feud in the Ozarks. In a grand finale, he calls a square dance that puts the hillbillies through the wringer.
Hot Cross Bunny
1948
McKimson, Robert
A doctor plans to put a chicken's brain into an experimental rabbit—Bugs. After a chase the doctor gives Bugs laughing gas and straps him to the operating table, but Bugs switches wires and the doctor gets the chicken brain.
Hyde and Hare
1955
Freleng, I.
Bugs goes home with a timid doctor who feeds him in the park. This Dr. Jekyll uses a formula to become the monster, Mr. Hyde. Bugs doesn't know they're the same person, and keeps getting caught with the monster.
Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk
1943
Freleng, I.
Giant
In this retelling of the famous fairy tale, a dumb giant tries to match wits with Bugs Bunny. As if he has a chance! Includes the famous line, "Duh, he can't outsmart me 'cause I'm a moron."
Knight-Mare Hare
1955
Jones, Chuck
When an apple falls on Bugs' head, he's knocked into medieval times and immediately meets (and aggravates) The Black Knight. He also meets Merlin the Magician who transforms Bugs into different animals. At the end, Bugs isn't sure it was a dream.
Little Red Riding Rabbit
1944
Freleng, I.
Bugs is the rabbit Little Red is taking to her Grandma's house. When they get there, Bugs deals with the Big Bad Wolf, who eventually becomes his partner when they both become so annoyed by Red.
Long-Haired Hare
1949
Jones, Charles M.
Giovanni Jones
Bugs' singing and banjo playing annoys opera singer Giovanni Jones. When Jones wrecks Bugs' banjo, Bugs must get his revenge.
Mississippi Hare
1949
Jones, Charles M.
Bugs winds up on a riverboat where he tangles with an ornery Southern Colonel Shuffle.
My Bunny Lies Over the Sea
1948
Jones, Charles M.
Scotsman
Another wrong turn while tunneling puts Bugs in Scotland where he must wrestle a monster that's attacking an old lady. Oops, no, it's a Scotsman playing the bagpipes. McCrory challenges Bugs to a duel of sorts, playing golf.
Napoleon Bunny-part
1956
Freleng, Friz
Napoleon
Bugs burrows into Napoleon's HQ, thinking it's a theater lobby. Eventually he gets Napoleon taken away, presumably insane.
Old Grey Hare, The
1944
Clampett, Robert
Elmer Fudd
In the year 2000, Bugs and Elmer reminisce about how they met as babies, and how long Elmer's been trying to catch that rabbit.
Rabbit Fire
1951
Jones, Charles M.
Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd
Daffy tries to get Bugs shot by Elmer in a war of words. When Elmer gets serious, Bugs and Daffy team up to trick him, posing as a woman and her dog.
Rabbit Punch
1948
Jones, Charles M.
Champ/Crusher
Bugs is heckling the champ at a boxing match when the champ pulls him into the ring. In round 37 Bugs uses a giant slingshot and boulder, in round 98 they use a cannon and archer's bow, in round 110 Bugs is tied to RR tracks and the film breaks.
Rabbit Transit
1947
Freleng, I.
Cecil Turtle
Bugs is taking a steam in a national park's hot springs, reading about the fabled tortoise and hare race. He's incensed! Cecil Turtle, also taking a steam, challenges Bugs to a fair race, but his shell is rocket-powered. Bugs is arrested for speeding.
Rabbit's Feat
1960
Jones, Chuck
Wile E. Coyote
Bugs outwits Wile E. Coyote, who announces his plan to capture and eat the rabbit.
Rackateer Rabbit
1946
Freleng, I.
Rocky and Hugo
On a rainy night, Bugs makes himself at home in an abandoned house. His peace and quiet are shattered by gangsters on the lam: Edward G. Robinson (Rocky) and Peter Lorre (Hugo). Bugs hides Rocky in a trunk when the pretend police arrive. ("What a pal!")
Rhapsody Rabbit
1946
Freleng, I.
A nearly wordless cartoon, concert pianist Bugs Bunny gives a performance interrupted by battles with the mouse in the piano.
Robot Rabbit
1953
Freleng, I.
Elmer Fudd
Farmer Fudd is fed up with Bugs' antics and orders a pest control robot from Acme. Bugs foils the robot, reducing him to a heap of nuts and bolts.
Slick Hare
1947
Freleng, I.
Elmer Fudd, Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall
Elmer is the chef in a fany Mocrumbo nightclub where Humphrey Bogart orders fried rabbit. Elmer has no rabbit, so he must get Bugs into a pot. Bugs gets the best of him, then throws himself, howling and whistling, at Lauren Bacall.
Stage Door Cartoon
1944
Freleng, I.
Elmer Fudd
Bugs escapes from Elmer by running into a theater. He tricks Elmer into going onstage. Bugs gives him acting instructions from the pit. Elmer's arrested when his pants fall down.
Super Rabbit
1943
Jones, Charles M.
Cottontail Smith
Bugs is a lab rabbit who becomes a super hero when he eats the professor's fortified carrot. He decides to do battle with Cottontail Smith who is running rabbits out of Texas. Bugs gets the best of Smith and his horse.
The Unruly Hare
1945
Tashlin, Frank
Elmer Fudd
Elmer is a railroad surveyor disturbing Bugs in his tree stump home. Bugs pulls a series of gags to get Elmer out of the woods, including holding a match in front of the surveyor's scope to simulate a forest fire and exploding dynamite.
Tortoise Beats Hare
1941
Avery, Fred
Cecil Turtle
A tortoise bets Bugs he can beat him in a race, then tricks Bugs out of $10 by using a gang of lookalike turtles. Bugs reads all the opening credits and gets angry at the title.
Tortoise Wins By a Hare
1943
Clampett, Robert
Cecil Turtle
Seeing footage from 1941's "Tortoise Beats Hare" enrages Bugs. Bugs cheats like crazy and loses the race because rabbit gangsters he hired beat him up instead of Cecil Turtle. Bugs is wearing a metal tortoise shell for that "streamlined design."
Wackiki Wabbit
1943
Jones, Charles M.
Two castaways are floating on a raft and starving. They're beginning to hallucinate when they finally see land. The first native they meet is Bugs Bunny, whom they want to eat. Bugs outwits them and winds up being rescued instead of them.
What's Cookin' Doc?
1944
Clampett, Robert
Bugs thinks he's a shoo-in for the Oscar and is irate when James Cagney wins. He demands a recount and shows some of his favorite movie clips. First he's mortified when he accidentally gives the projectionist a stag reel!