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The [[Tenth Doctor]] told [[Jimmy Stalkingwolf]] that, as the latter wasn't '''Bugs Bunny''', he shouldn't call him "Doc". ([[TV]]: ''[[Dreamland (TV story)|Dreamland]]'')
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'''Bugs Bunny''' was an anthropomorphic [[rabbit]] who wore a [[red]] [[bow tie]] and was [[fame]]d for his "[[What's Up, Doc]]" [[catchphrase]]. By one account, he was a [[Warner Brothers (in-universe)|Warner Brothers]] [[cartoon]] [[character]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)|ed=2011 edition|page=40}})


[[Tommy Carmodie]] imitated Bugs Bunny asking "what's up, Doc?" to [[Professor]] [[Barry Hitchins]], thinking he wasn't very good at the [[voice]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Psi-ence Fiction (novel)|Psi-ence Fiction]]'')
== Biography ==
While the [[TV Terrors]] were [[hunting]] for [[autographs]], they may have seen Bugs Bunny being [[chase]]d by [[Yosemite Sam]]. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|TV Terrors Autograph Hunt (game)}})
 
=== Legacy ===
The [[Tenth Doctor]] told [[Jimmy Stalkingwolf]] that, as the latter wasn't Bugs Bunny, he shouldn't call him "Doc". ([[TV]]: {{cs|Dreamland (TV story)}})
 
[[Tommy Carmodie]] imitated Bugs Bunny asking "what's up, Doc?" to [[Professor]] [[Barry Hitchins]], thinking he wasn't very good at the [[voice]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Psi-ence Fiction (novel)}}) The phrase was also quoted in Bugs Bunny impressions by [[Lakksis-2]] to the [[Sixth Doctor]] ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Wish You Were Here (ST short story)}}) and by [[Ace]] to the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Night Thoughts (audio story)}})
 
Just before escaping from a group of [[species (Run, Doctor, Run)|humanoids]] who had been chasing him, the [[Eleventh Doctor]], struck a pose while holding a [[carrot]] and saying, "[[That's all, folks!]]" ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Run, Doctor, Run (comic story)}})
 
When [[Ace]] found herself suspended in mid-air with no visible support, she wondered if she would fall when she acknowledged it, like Bugs Bunny when he went off a cliff and didn't fall until he looked down. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Dimension Riders (novel)}})
 
In a [[New Orleans]] [[cemetery]], a middle-aged woman visited [[Marie Laveau]]'s tomb, leaving a pot of zinnias and a child's [[watch]] with Bugs Bunny on the face. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The City of the Dead (novel)}})
 
[[Anji Kapoor]] recalled that commercial [[spacecraft]] in the future supplied "viewing ports" which displayed false but pleasing images bearing as much relation to the actual conditions outside as Bugs Bunny did to the proliferation vectors of myxomatosis. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Slow Empire (novel)}})
 
Another time, Anji compared [[Sabbath Dei]] to [[Wile E. Coyote]], but struggled with who to compare herself and [[Fitz Kreiner]], Fitz rejecting Bugs and [[Daffy Duck|Daffy]] since although Bugs was all right, Daffy wasn't. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Camera Obscura (novel)}})
 
[[Peri Brown]] described herself as coming from the land of [[Donald Duck]] and Bugs Bunny, so she didn't find the image of the anthropomorphic chicken the [[Sixth Doctor]] found as interesting as he seemed to. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|House (short story)}})
 
[[Christine Summerfield]] compared the blackness moving along Earth's [[time contour]]s on a time map to a spark on a fuse wire in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Dead Romance (novel)}})
 
[[Todd Calavero]] tried to imagine Justin returning from his first tour of duty with the personality of Bugs Bunny, but couldn't see it happening. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Against Nature (novel)}})


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* [[File:TV Comic Annual 1975.jpg|thumb|Bugs Bunny appears on the front cover of the ''[[TV Comic Annual 1975]]''.]]Although not mentioned in the [[DWU]], Bugs Bunny is a character from {{wi|Looney Tunes}}.
* [[File:TV Comic Annual 1975.jpg|thumb|Bugs Bunny appears on the front cover of the ''[[TV Comic Annual 1975]]''.]]Bugs Bunny is a character from ''[[Looney Tunes (series)|Looney Tunes]]'', although {{cs|TV Terrors Autograph Hunt (game)}} was specifically tying into ''The Bugs Bunny Show'' series.
* Two DWU actors have appeared alongside Bugs Bunny in Looney Tunes films: [[Wayne Knight]] in 1996's {{wi|Space Jam}}, and [[Timothy Dalton]] in 2003's {{wi|Looney Tunes: Back in Action}}. The latter movie also saw a cameo appearance by the [[Dalek]]s.
* Two DWU actors have appeared alongside Bugs Bunny in Looney Tunes films: [[Wayne Knight]] in 1996's {{wi|Space Jam}}, and [[Timothy Dalton]] in 2003's {{wi|Looney Tunes: Back in Action}}. The latter movie also saw a cameo appearance by the [[Dalek]]s.
* Due to appearing in internal strips, Bugs Bunny appeared on the front covers of several [[Doctor Who annual#TV Comic and TV Action Annuals|TV Comic annuals]] which also printed [[DWU]] comic stories.
* Bugs Bunny appeared in several [[Doctor Who annual#TV Comic and TV Action Annuals|''TV Comic'' annuals]] which also printed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' comic stories, as well as on their covers.


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Latest revision as of 18:31, 3 November 2024

Bugs Bunny

Bugs Bunny was an anthropomorphic rabbit who wore a red bow tie and was famed for his "What's Up, Doc" catchphrase. By one account, he was a Warner Brothers cartoon character. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"40","ed":"2011 edition","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"})

Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]

While the TV Terrors were hunting for autographs, they may have seen Bugs Bunny being chased by Yosemite Sam. (GAME: TV Terrors Autograph Hunt [+]Loading...["TV Terrors Autograph Hunt (game)"])

Legacy[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Tenth Doctor told Jimmy Stalkingwolf that, as the latter wasn't Bugs Bunny, he shouldn't call him "Doc". (TV: Dreamland [+]Loading...["Dreamland (TV story)"])

Tommy Carmodie imitated Bugs Bunny asking "what's up, Doc?" to Professor Barry Hitchins, thinking he wasn't very good at the voice. (PROSE: Psi-ence Fiction [+]Loading...["Psi-ence Fiction (novel)"]) The phrase was also quoted in Bugs Bunny impressions by Lakksis-2 to the Sixth Doctor (PROSE: Wish You Were Here [+]Loading...["Wish You Were Here (ST short story)"]) and by Ace to the Seventh Doctor. (AUDIO: Night Thoughts [+]Loading...["Night Thoughts (audio story)"])

Just before escaping from a group of humanoids who had been chasing him, the Eleventh Doctor, struck a pose while holding a carrot and saying, "That's all, folks!" (COMIC: Run, Doctor, Run [+]Loading...["Run, Doctor, Run (comic story)"])

When Ace found herself suspended in mid-air with no visible support, she wondered if she would fall when she acknowledged it, like Bugs Bunny when he went off a cliff and didn't fall until he looked down. (PROSE: The Dimension Riders [+]Loading...["The Dimension Riders (novel)"])

In a New Orleans cemetery, a middle-aged woman visited Marie Laveau's tomb, leaving a pot of zinnias and a child's watch with Bugs Bunny on the face. (PROSE: The City of the Dead [+]Loading...["The City of the Dead (novel)"])

Anji Kapoor recalled that commercial spacecraft in the future supplied "viewing ports" which displayed false but pleasing images bearing as much relation to the actual conditions outside as Bugs Bunny did to the proliferation vectors of myxomatosis. (PROSE: The Slow Empire [+]Loading...["The Slow Empire (novel)"])

Another time, Anji compared Sabbath Dei to Wile E. Coyote, but struggled with who to compare herself and Fitz Kreiner, Fitz rejecting Bugs and Daffy since although Bugs was all right, Daffy wasn't. (PROSE: Camera Obscura [+]Loading...["Camera Obscura (novel)"])

Peri Brown described herself as coming from the land of Donald Duck and Bugs Bunny, so she didn't find the image of the anthropomorphic chicken the Sixth Doctor found as interesting as he seemed to. (PROSE: House [+]Loading...["House (short story)"])

Christine Summerfield compared the blackness moving along Earth's time contours on a time map to a spark on a fuse wire in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. (PROSE: Dead Romance [+]Loading...["Dead Romance (novel)"])

Todd Calavero tried to imagine Justin returning from his first tour of duty with the personality of Bugs Bunny, but couldn't see it happening. (PROSE: Against Nature [+]Loading...["Against Nature (novel)"])

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