1940-07-27

The animated short “A Wild Hare” is released, introducing the character of BUGS BUNNY. Bug went on to demonstrate a definite talent for cross dressing. Bugs Bunny has some similarities to figures from mythology and folklore, such as Bre’r Rabbit, Nanabozho, or Anansi, and might be seen as a modern trickster (repeatedly using cross-dressing mischievously). Unlike most cartoon characters, however, Bugs Bunny is rarely defeated in his own games of trickery.