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'''Honey Bunny''' is a female rabbit designed by [[Robert McKimson]], and is the former girlfriend of [[Bugs Bunny]] who appeared in comics and was used for merchandising purposes beginning in the late 1960s.
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'''Honey Bunny''' is a female rabbit designed by [[Robert McKimson]] in the 1950s and [[Phil DeLara]] in the 1960s to 1970s, and is the former girlfriend of [[Bugs Bunny]] who appeared in comics and was used for merchandising purposes beginning in the late 1960s.
   
==Appearances==
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== Appearances ==
===Comic books and merchandising===
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=== Comic books and merchandising ===
 
A character named Honey Bunny first appeared in the ''Bugs Bunny's Album'' comic book from 1953, drawn by [[Fred Abranz]] and created by Robert McKimson. This character is a small white rabbit who enjoys exploring and is Bugs' cousin.<ref>https://twitter.com/biryanifan/status/1367739537364029443</ref> A new character with the same name debuted in ''Bugs Bunny Comic Book'' #108 (November 1966) and was a semi-regular fixture in the series of ''Looney Tunes'' comic books published by Gold Key throughout the 1960s and 1970s, all drawn by Phil DeLara, usually co-starring with Bugs Bunny.<ref>https://twitter.com/biryanifan/status/1367738711786553346</ref> Their relationship throughout the comics alternated between being romantic, platonic or rival-like. Honey's physical appearance also varied considerably over time. In some appearances, she had yellow or pale tan fur and white bangs between her flopped-down ears. She was later drawn with gray fur and a model based on Bugs himself, aside from her female clothing. Eventually, Honey was given a more visibly feminine model. While she still shared Bugs' basic coloration and design, her facial features and tail were softened in appearance, while her eyes were made a little larger and drawn with visible eyelashes. This later version, which began appearing in the early 1970s, became the new "official" model and was used frequently in various Looney Tunes merchandise throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
   
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=== Other media ===
A prototype version of Honey Bunny first appeared in the ''Bugs Bunny's Album'' comic book from 1953. Instead of being portrayed as his love interest, this version of Honey Bunny is a small white rabbit (and famous African explorer) who is his cousin. The more well-known version of Honey Bunny debuted in ''Bugs Bunny Comic Book'' #108 (November 1966) and was a semi-regular fixture in the series of ''Looney Tunes'' comic books published by Gold Key throughout the 1960s and 1970s, usually co-starring with Bugs Bunny. Their relationship through the comics was somewhat variable at times; while they were often depicted as a dating couple, there were times when their relationship could be decidedly un-romantic and even adversarial if a particular story demanded it. Honey's physical appearance also varied considerably over time. In some appearances, she had yellow or pale tan fur and wore a bow between her ears (which were worn down instead of pointing up). She was later drawn to a very "Bugs Bunny-like" model with gray fur that made her look nearly identical to Bugs himself, aside from her female clothing. Eventually, however, Honey was redesigned to a more visibly feminine model. While she still shared Bugs' basic coloration and design, her facial features (primarily her mouth and muzzle) and tail-tuft were made a bit smaller to give them a softer, more delicate appearance, her eyes were made a little larger and drawn with more prominent feminine eyelashes, and her female curves were given a bit more emphasis. This later version, which began appearing in the early 1970s, became the new "official" model and was used frequently in various Looney Tunes merchandise throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
 
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A yellow female rabbit (who is based on Witch Hazel's rabbit design from [[Bewitched Bunny]]) appears in the closing scene of the ''[[Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet]]'' animated television special from 1979.
   
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Honey in her "Bugs-like" design appeared in ''[[The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle]]'' video game from 1989, the ''[[Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball]]'' pinball game from 1990, and ''[[The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2]]'' video game from 1991. The book "Looney Tunes: The Official Visual Guide," refers to Honey as a former companion of Bugs Bunny.
===Animation and other media===
 
Officially, she is considered a member of the [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' characters, even though she has never officially appeared in a single animated short; her appearances were limited solely to promotional and ancillary merchandising items. However, a female rabbit with Honey Bunny's yellow character design (who is unnamed in the cartoon but credited as Honey Bunny) makes a cameo appearance in the closing scene of the ''[[Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet]]'' animated television special in 1978. She also appeared in ''[[The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle]]'' video game in 1989 and the ''[[Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball]]'' pinball game in 1990. The most recent mention of Honey was in the book "Looney Tunes: The Official Visual Guide," where Honey is referred to as a former travel companion of Bugs Bunny.
 
   
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Some concept art for [[Space Jam]] depicted Honey in her "Bugs-like" design wearing a leotard themed around the U.S. flag, implying she was intended to appear in said film before being replaced by a new character, [[Lola Bunny]].
==Space Jam==
 
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In the mid-1990s, artists working for Warner Bros. started working on ''[[Space Jam]]''. In this movie Honey Bunny was planned to be Bugs Bunny's female counterpart. In early sketches an athletic female bunny with a bow on her head is seen, wearing a dress referring to the flag of the United States of America. However, some artists commented that she looks too much like Bugs in drag and they decided to change her look. They probably took an earlier yellow version of Honey Bunny and updated her to a more modern look. Probably from the very beginning they wanted to change her name as well. Among proposed names there appeared such ones like Bunni Bunny, Lola Buni, Lola Rabbit, and even Daisy Lou. Eventually, the character was given the name [[Lola Bunny]].
 
   
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== Gallery ==
==Comparison to Bugs Bunny's other love interests==
 
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The 1942 cartoon, "[[Hold the Lion, Please]]", depicts Bugs married to a female rabbit (credited as Mrs. Bugs Bunny) who looks identical to him except for a bow in her hair and a yellow dress. She tells the audience that she wears the (literal) pants in the family. This character has not been seen since. Throughout the years, other female rabbits shown attraction to Bugs Bunny, including a female rabbit in a Hawaiian outfit in the 1944 cartoon "[[Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips]]", a shapely robotic female rabbit used as a bait for Bugs by [[Gossamer]]'s creator in the 1946 cartoon "[[Hair-Raising Hare]]", Daisy Lou (who bears a strong resemblance to Honey Bunny's eventual character design from the 1970s-1990s) in the 1948 cartoon "[[Hare Splitter]]", [[Witch Hazel]] (who is transformed into an attractive female rabbit) in the 1954 cartoon "[[Bewitched Bunny]]", and Millicent (an overweight rabbit) in the 1957 cartoon "[[Rabbit Romeo]]". Mama Bear (in "[[Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears]]"), [[Penelope Pussycat]] (in "[[Carrotblanca]]") and Elmer Fudd (in "[[Bugs' Bonnets]]" and "[[Rabbit of Seville]]") have also shown attraction to him. From 1947 until 1955 in ''Looney Tunes & Merry Melodies Comics'' and ''Bugs Bunny Comics'' there appeared Lula Belle Bunny, another girlfriend of Bugs Bunny. Her appearances were rare and in general her role was similar to Honey's - she was just filling up the fable. No merchandise with Lula Belle was produced. In most comic stories she was drawn as a female rabbit, however, on one occasion she has been depicted having human face. In ''Bugs Bunny Comics'' #139 there appeared another girl with whom Bugs Bunny fell in love with. Bertha Bunny, apart from blonde hair and dressing, looked much like Bugs in drag. She had a speech defect, resulting in pronouncing ''parrot farm'' as ''carrot farm'' which made Bugs thinking she owns a carrot farm. The release of the 1996 film ''[[Space Jam]]'' introduced a new female rabbit character, Lola Bunny, who almost completely supplanted Honey as both a merchandising figure and Bugs's sweetheart. During the time the movie was in the theaters, and for some time thereafter, Lola appeared on practically every merchandising item released by Warners or its licensees (whether or not they were tied-in to the movie).
 
 
! MISC HB 2 do pokolorowania w gimpie.png|A proto-Honey, 1953
 
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Królisia gotowa kolorowa =D.png|1966
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Honey Bunny wonder bread card KOLOR obie wersje.png|1966 promotional models
! CALY MODEL SHEET wieksze komka.jpg|A model sheet of Honey Bunny from early 1990's|link=http://honeybunnyworld.com/site.php?lg=en&akcja=artykul&id=6
 
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Bugs Bunny 108-1-.jpg|The comic book in which she first appeared
Królisia gotowa kolorowa =D.png|Honey Bunny, 1966|link=http://honeybunnyworld.com/site.php?lg=en&akcja=artykul&id=4
 
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Honey_Bunny_walkaround_costume.png|1976 stage show "Bugs Bunny's Magic World"
Honey Bunny 1994-1996 with a bow.png|Honey Bunny, 1994-1996, appearance re-created according to collectibles from that time|link=http://honeybunnyworld.com/site.php?lg=en&akcja=galeria&co=pokaz&id=300
 
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Image21 (9).jpg|1991 Golden Paint With Water book 1788-3 (Western Publishing)
Honey Bunny wonder bread card KOLOR obie wersje.jpg|Honey Bunny, 1966, promotional models|link=http://honeybunnyworld.com/site.php?lg=en&akcja=artykul&id=4
 
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! CALY MODEL SHEET wieksze komka.jpg|Early 1990s model sheet
honey vector color 3000.png|A proposed model of Honey Bunny for Space Jam|link=http://honeybunnyworld.com/site.php?lg=en&akcja=artykul&id=6
 
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Honey vector color 3000.png|Proposed model for ''Space Jam''
! MISC HB 2 do pokolorowania w gimpie.jpg|A proto-Honey, 1953|link=http://honeybunnyworld.com/site.php?lg=en&akcja=artykul&id=3
 
Honey vector.gif
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Honey vector.gif|A vectorgraph during production of ''Space Jam''
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Honey Bunny Model Sheet-1-.jpg
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lt bbcc2.jpg|Honey is mentioned by name on the back cover.
Honey_Bunny_Model_Sheet-1-.jpg
 
 
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==References==
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== References ==
 
# [http://archive.is/20130109100436/leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/HB_debut.htm Honey Bunny's debut comic story]
#[http://honeybunnyworld.com/site.php?lg=en&akcja=galeria&co=kategoria&id=13 A comic story with proto-Honey from 1953]
 
#[http://archive.is/20130109100436/leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/HB_debut.htm Honey Bunny's debut comic story]
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# [http://archive.is/20120710212434/leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/games.htm Honey's Game Room]
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[[es:Honey Bunny]]
#[http://honeybunnyworld.com/site.php?lg=en&akcja=kategoria-tytul&id=1 A complete biography of Honey Bunny]
 
#[http://honeybunnyworld.com/site.php?lg=en&akcja=artykul&id=6 Description of how has Honey Bunny been updated to Lola Bunny]
 
#[http://leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/HB_collectors.htmm Honey Bunny's Collectables]
 
#[http://toolooney.goldenagecartoons.com/rabbit.htm Wabbits! Wabbits! Wabbits! The OTHER rabbits of Warner Brothers cartoons]
 
#[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155570/ Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet]
 
#[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0155570/ The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle (Video Game 1989)]
 
#[http://archive.is/20120710212434/leemichaelwithers.tripod.com/games.htm Honey's Game Room]
 
#[http://www.honeybunnyworld.com/6,en,art.html Honey Bunny's Biography - part 5]
 
 
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Latest revision as of 01:07, 12 November 2023

Honey Bunny is a female rabbit designed by Robert McKimson in the 1950s and Phil DeLara in the 1960s to 1970s, and is the former girlfriend of Bugs Bunny who appeared in comics and was used for merchandising purposes beginning in the late 1960s.

Appearances

Comic books and merchandising

A character named Honey Bunny first appeared in the Bugs Bunny's Album comic book from 1953, drawn by Fred Abranz and created by Robert McKimson. This character is a small white rabbit who enjoys exploring and is Bugs' cousin.[1] A new character with the same name debuted in Bugs Bunny Comic Book #108 (November 1966) and was a semi-regular fixture in the series of Looney Tunes comic books published by Gold Key throughout the 1960s and 1970s, all drawn by Phil DeLara, usually co-starring with Bugs Bunny.[2] Their relationship throughout the comics alternated between being romantic, platonic or rival-like. Honey's physical appearance also varied considerably over time. In some appearances, she had yellow or pale tan fur and white bangs between her flopped-down ears. She was later drawn with gray fur and a model based on Bugs himself, aside from her female clothing. Eventually, Honey was given a more visibly feminine model. While she still shared Bugs' basic coloration and design, her facial features and tail were softened in appearance, while her eyes were made a little larger and drawn with visible eyelashes. This later version, which began appearing in the early 1970s, became the new "official" model and was used frequently in various Looney Tunes merchandise throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.

Other media

A yellow female rabbit (who is based on Witch Hazel's rabbit design from Bewitched Bunny) appears in the closing scene of the Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet animated television special from 1979.

Honey in her "Bugs-like" design appeared in The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle video game from 1989, the Bugs Bunny's Birthday Ball pinball game from 1990, and The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 video game from 1991. The book "Looney Tunes: The Official Visual Guide," refers to Honey as a former companion of Bugs Bunny.

Some concept art for Space Jam depicted Honey in her "Bugs-like" design wearing a leotard themed around the U.S. flag, implying she was intended to appear in said film before being replaced by a new character, Lola Bunny.

Gallery

References

  1. Honey Bunny's debut comic story
  2. Honey's Game Room
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