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Please enter a valid email address. Having trouble? Click here.Today is Bugs Bunny’s 83rd birthday — it was on this day in history, July 27, 1940, Bugs Bunny debuted in "A Wild Hare," a short animated film released by Warner Brothers. The cotton-tailed friend has become known in pop culture for his iconic question: "What’s up, Doc?"The basic plot of "A Wild Hare" chronicles Elmer Fudd's fruitless pursuit of the much smarter Bugs Bunny. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, JULY 26, 1990, PRESIDENT GEORGE H.W. BUSH SIGNS AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACTElmer Fudd peers down rabbit holes, taunts Bugs with carrots and tries (unsuccessfully) to catch him. "Finally, the frustrated Elmer, driven to distraction by the rabbit's antics, walks away sobbing … Bugs then begins to play his carrot like a fife, playing the tune ‘The Girl I Left Behind Me,' and marches with one stiff leg toward his rabbit hole," according to the Looney Tunes Fandom site. Bugs Bunny made his grand debut in the summer of 1940. The animated short, "A Wild Hare," was released on July 27, 1940. (Warner Bros. )The short film was nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Short Subject: Cartoons," according to the Warner Brothers official website.Bugs Bunny was conceived at Leon Schlesinger’s animation unit at Warner Brothers studios, noted Britannica.com. ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, MARCH 2, 1965, ‘THE SOUND OF MUSIC’ DEBUTS IN AMERICAN MOVIE THEATERSThe creative unit boasted a variety of top names in animation, including Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Bob Clampett, and Friz Freleng, as well as renowned voice artist Mel Blanc and musician Carl Stalling, the same source indicated. Bugs Bunny was conceived at Leon Schlesinger’s animation unit at Warner Brothers studios.