Looney Tunes Kidrobot Mini Series :: Bugs Bunny in Drag

One of Bugs Bunny's best known gags is to dress in drag and dupe whatever doofus happens to be giving him a hard time.

And while Bugs Bunny merchandise isn't exactly slopping all over toy store shelves these days, you would think there'd be a few historical examples of Bugs Bunny in a dress that you could add to your waskally wabbit collection.

But to my admittedly limited knowledge, this Kidrobot vinyl Bugs Bunny is the only Bugs Bunny in drag ever made in toy form.

I'm sure there is a high-end statue of Bugs as Brunhilde, and perhaps there's a little hard rubber figurine or two from the eighties and nineties that I'm not aware of, possibly by Applause, that represents one of the moments Bugs threw on a skirt. Did Bugs wear a dress at any point in Space Jam? If he did, I suppose there might be something from that marketing jugger-'not'. But I doubt it.

Anyways, it's a good schtick, and as iconic to Bugs Bunny as it is to Milton Berle. So when I discovered that Kidrobot was memorializing Bugs' gender-bent moment from the short Hillbilly Hare I just had to have him! Or her. Or whatever. I'm not judging.

The figures from the Kidrobot Looney Tunes Mini Series are of course highly stylized, but there's no mistaking Bugs Bunny in the get-up he slapped on to mess with a couple of stupid Southern brothercousin rivals.

The Kidrobot Looney Tunes series is blind-boxed, which I hate, but fortunately Bugs-in-a-dress isn't particularly rare or sought after, so I was able to get him opened for retail price off eBay.

If you know of any other examples of Bugs Bunny in drag merchandise, let me know about it in the comments!

Mezco Toys is Bringing Bugs(y) Back!

Mezco Toyz - the maker of the greatest Popeye action figures in history - just announced their latest licencing agreement: Bugs Bunny! And I for one couldn't be more excited! If the Mezco Looney Tunes line is anything like their Popeye line I will buy every one of them!

Check out the press release below, and the teaser image above - which tickles me even more as Pismo Beach is right next to my old stomping grounds!

Everyone's favorite wascally wabbit is set to become immortalized by Mezco as part of a new licensing agreement.

Since his debut on screens in Porky's Hare Hunt in 1938, Bugs Bunny has appeared in over 200 cartoons and numerous films. He was the 1st cartoon character to appear on a postage stamp (sorry Mickey) and has his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Bugs Bunny continues to delight children and adults with a fan base that that has been increasing for three quarters of a century. Since he first uttered the line "What's up, Doc?" in 1940's A Wild Hare, the catchphrase has grown exponentially along with his popularity. A 2013 Q survey showed 95% of people know Bugs Bunny, making him one of the four most popular cartoon stars in the world and more recognizable than Santa Claus.

Unless somebody misses that right turn in Albuquerque, Mezco will begin delighting fans of the wise-cracking wabbit starting in the third quarter of 2015.

The Boys Are Back

In honor of the new Looney Tunes Show on Cartoon Network, Toyriffic is looking back at the Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck Looney Tunes Back in Action action figures from 2003.

Both Bugs and Daffy are great looking figures, and each includes a super rubbery action feature to give them a unique and cartoony playtime theme.

Fortunately the rubbery features don't diminish the sculpts. In fact Daffy is one of the finest representations of the ego-maniacal duck in action figure history. (The best ever Looney Tunes action figure would be hands-down the Wile E. Coyote in Bat-Man's outfit.)

But I digress. Daffy's proportions and personality are just right and make for a fine looking toy.

Bugs is pretty good too although his arms are sculpted to hold his weapons, making more 'natural' poses impossible. Bugs Bunny's action feature involves pushing a button on his tail, which in turn, well...turns...his ears. The soft rubbery material of his ears allows them to flop around in a helicopter blade-like fashion. A very fun feature, allowing any kid (or...let's say...me...) to run around the room with Bugs' ears flopping going 'vwoopvwoopvwoop' like the rabbbit is flying. You know you would be doing it too if you had one of these toys. DON'T JUDGE ME!

Daffy's action is a bit more complex. In true vadevillian showman form, Daffy has an Acme launchpad that stretches him out a bit and launches him rubber-band-like with the push of a button. Good thing he is wearing a helmet!

As mentioned earlier, Bugsy came with a couple weapons that would make Harley Quinn jealous.  First up is his anvil-gun, which actually launches a plastic anvil! I love how the barrel of the gun appears stretched out, as if the anvil was jammed in there cartoon style.

Bugs also comes with a pretty standard looking pop gun. Flip the button and...

...BOP! A 'wooden' mallet smacks his foe on the head. Classic!

These guys are quite fun and pretty nice looking action figures for a line that didn't really last long or do all that well among collectors. I believe only Series 1 was released, which included this Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, a super awesome Tweety Bird (seriously, go check him out!) and the Tasmanian Devil (which I own and may blog about...someday.) A Yosemite Sam was planned for Series 2 but I am unsure if it ever made it into production.

That's all, freaks!

I LOVE this!

I hate posting art without credit to the creator, but I don't know who made this. If you do, leave me a message so I can give proper credit etc.

Found at Fernadotron

Tweety's Day Out

"I'm a tweet widdle bird in a dilded tage..."

"Tweety's my name, but I don't know my age..."




"Boy, all dis singing sure makes me tirsty. Hmmm...P - O - I - S - O - N... "apple juice!" "



GULP GULP GULP GULP




"oooh - I don't feel so good."




Rip Tear Change Transmogrify





"TWEETY SMASH!"






This PSA was brought to you by the Looney Tunes: Back In Action Tweety action figure set, and by Poison Control, who remind you to never drink poison.