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How Old Is Bugs Bunny According To Warner Bros. Records?

Discussion about Bugs Bunny's canonical age has come up again—seems official Warner lore keeps his timeline pretty flexible. Wonder what the studio archives actually state.
2026-07-28 06:58:52
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Rose Bliss
Rose Bliss
Although Bugs Bunny was “born” on April 30, 1938 in “Porky’s Hare Hunt” (a cartoon short by Warner Bros.), the character is currently in his mid-80s in terms of copyright years. The creative world loves to play with the concept of age and maturity. In the web novel “Barely Legal” by a relatively new author, a young, immortal demon lord tries to navigate through centuries of existence. But he is stuck in a body of a teenager. The story generated much humor from the great discrepancy between his extreme power and his frustration as a high school student dealing with everyday problems.
2026-08-02
Dora Vallejos
Dora Vallejos
I don’t really care, because he’s timeless. Date a cartoon character who’s been blown up, pulled and stretched, slammed down a mile high and then pulled back out again 1000’s of times, and it’s kind of pointless. He exists in a universe where age and physics are merely suggestions. The official date of his ‘birth’ exists solely to commemorate an anniversary and to be splashed across the front of cartoons, movies, TV shows and other merchandise. The fact that he’s still here, and being referenced in today’s memes, is all that really matters. He exists outside of his birth certificate, and that’s what makes a character of this type last the test of time. The date is trivia fodder.
2026-07-30
Azucena Meza
Azucena Meza
Historically, the first rabbit ever called ‘Bugs’ was used in the 1938 cartoon ‘Porky’s Hare Hunt.’ That buck-toothed, hyper, mutter-ing character was a far cry from the endearing, amiable beast that audiences around the world have grown to love. The instantly recognizable voice of “Bugs” was supplied by the legendary Mel Blanc in 1940, and that is the year that true ‘Bugs’ was born. The studio considers the ‘40s model to be the ‘true Bugs,’ or in other words the finished, polished prototype that was actually ‘shipped.’ That would make him an octogenarian, but the lovable, wisecracking, laid-back ‘Bugs’ is still pretty spry.
2026-07-30
lenito
lenito
I think he is a 1940 creation, thus a Golden Age of American Animation character. He’s not a pioneer like Felix the Cat or even Mickey Mouse, but rather the culmination of all those years of cartooning experimentation in comedy and style, refined to the ultimate cartoon character. Thus, 1940 is not an arbitrary year – it’s the apex of animation’s creative output.
2026-07-30
Theo
Theo
I’ve always been somewhat fascinated by the cartoon birthdays that the studios seem to take so seriously. According to Warner Bros.’ official records, Bugs Bunny’s birthday is July 27, 1940, the date when he first appeared in “A Wild Hare,” a cartoon by Tex Avery. Since that would make Bugs 85 in 2025, I find it sort of nice to have a “real” birthday for an ageless character like him.

Cartoons that feature Bugs in the wild like to note that he was ‘born’ in a cartoon that was made by Tex Avery and the crew at Warner Bros. for the 1940 release date of ‘A Wild Hare.’ Ever since then, July 27 has been noted as Bugs’ birthday, with the studio celebrating big anniversaries of the character, like his 80th birthday in 2020. His age is recorded by the studio and that is what fans and cartoonists use to note what is Bugs’ official age.

It’s somewhat comforting that a piece of history is still walking around, even as it remains youthful and fresh. This somehow seems right. The number – 85 as of 2025 – may be a fixed one, but it still feels endearing, especially when compared to the character’s timelessness. I get to spread some very nice trivia at parties and that’s great, because it underlines just how enduring a figure Bugs Bunny is.
2026-07-31

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