On April 30, 1938, a kinda crazy rabbit with a mischievous look and a sharper tongue than a reality show edit…
was born — or almost — the icon that would redefine animated humor:
🐇 “Happy Rabbit,” the prototype for Bugs Bunny, first appeared in a Warner Bros. short called Porky’s Hare Hunt.
🌀 He didn’t say “What’s up, Doc?” yet.
But he was already a jokester, quick, sassy, and totally charismatic.
Just enough to officially become Bugs Bunny a few years later.
💥 So what does this have to do with digital creative economy?
EVERYTHING.
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Bugs was one of the first transmedia characters in history.
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Star of series, movies, games, products, memes, and conversational AI (!).
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He created the model for animated IP that’s now used by Marvel, Pixar, DreamWorks, and even TikTokers with virtual avatars.
🎯 Moral of the story: Don’t underestimate the first draft.
Sometimes it turns into a billion-dollar rabbit.
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