Top 10 Worst Things Bugs Bunny Has Done

“Hurdy-Gurdy Hare” (1950)
In the beginning of the episode “Hurdy-Gurdy Hare,” Bugs has already proven how sleazy he can be, using a young monkey to help him make money from playing music. He even tries to cheat the little chimp out of his share! Still, angering the chimp and later on a gorilla just hints at the perverted nature he’s capable of. There are a couple of times where Bugs peeks through one of the windows of an apartment and makes a lady shriek. It's safe to assume that Bugs got a peek at something he shouldn't have, and the stinker sees no shame in it! Seriously, man, don't you know how to respect a woman's privacy!?

“Wackiki Wabbit” (1943)
Could you imagine being stuck on a deserted island with the likes of Bugs Bunny? It’d be tough to tolerate him for more than a few minutes, and "Wackiki Wabbit" showed he would gladly steal a ride and leave you behind. Towards the end of the short, a pair of castaways spots a ship and manages to flag it down. Bugs soon joins the excitement and begins exchanging so many farewells that he tricks the castaways into thinking HE is the one leaving. Before they realize their stupidity, the rascally rabbit has already set sail.

“Homeless Hare” (1950)
We can't blame Bugs for wanting to get even here. However, Bugs takes things way too far when a construction worker digs up his home and dumps the remains in a truck. Bugs ends up using some of the construction equipment as a means for revenge, and the results are incredibly violent. Even by cartoon standards, his abuse is brutal, and we can't even begin to imagine how graphic this could have potentially become. Seems like Bugs isn't one to believe in "overkill."

“Rhapsody Rabbit” (1946)
So far, we've learned that Bugs will stoop to any level if it means getting his way, but his stunts in "Rhapsody Rabbit" show a more petty side to him. In the short, Bugs attempts to put on a performance of "Hungarian Rhapsody." Throughout the concert, he fires at an audience member for coughing, takes a phone call in the middle of the performance, and assaults a mouse who just wants to get in on the action. Clearly, Bugs wanted a one-man show, and damn anyone who was going to make it less than perfect.

“Hare-Way to the Stars” (1958)
In the short “Hare-Way to the Stars,” Bugs finds himself taking a ride in a rocketship and ends up on Marvin the Martian’s base. Surprisingly, Bugs is at his most heroic here as he manages to stop Marvin from blowing up the Earth and even causes the Martian base to explode. However, during his escape, Bugs swipes a container filled with instant Martians and lands in a sewer back on Earth. Given that Martians only need water to be grown, you can guess what happens next. And what does Bugs do to try and fix the problem? Absolutely nothing! Nice, Bugs… You've doomed us all!

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This hare may be the herald of harassment, but he's also a tyrant of trickery. Bugs has proven that he will do absolutely ANYTHING to get what he wants, and we mean ANYTHING!! Throughout the decades-long life of "Looney Tunes," Bugs has gone so far as to fake illnesses and even death, sometimes only doing it just to mess with others! Obviously, the rabbit has no consideration for the psychological trauma he could be causing, and the fact that he'll do it for sick kicks is equally abhorrent. How have Elmer, Daffy, and Yosemite Sam not ended up in a mental institute yet?

“Rebel Rabbit” (1949)
After seeing the bounty amount for rabbits, Bugs believes the US doesn't think rabbits are worth anything. When his meeting with the Game Warden doesn't go as planned, Bugs hatches a plan to make the bounty skyrocket, and he proceeds to sabotage society in a variety of ways. For starters, he ties up all the railroads in a big bow, fills in the Grand Canyon, vandalizes the Washington Monument, and even manages to saw Florida off the country and send it down the Atlantic Ocean. Thankfully, this ends up biting him in the butt as the world starts hunting him down for his crimes. You'd think Bugs would have learned after this. Alas, we still have 3 more entries…

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Let’s be honest - in real life, none of us would last more than a couple of minutes with Bugs and his gags. Those who dare cross paths with him have often found themselves going crazy, regardless if they were his intended target or an innocent bystander. In addition to driving his usual victims crazy, like the dimwitted Elmer Fudd, Bugs has made a notorious criminal jump off the Golden Gate bridge and caused an astrologist to resign from his position after bringing two planets and the moon to an observatory. Yeah, nobody is safe from this rabbit’s mischief.

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As we’ve mentioned throughout this list, Elmer has often found himself on the edge when it comes to hunting Bugs. One could argue that Bugs’ actions are in self-defense, but some of the things Bugs does to Elmer are extreme. From tricking Elmer into thinking he’s dead to destroying his own property to assaulting him with an assortment of items, Bugs has put the poor guy through all kinds of physical, emotional, and psychological trauma. He’s even gone so far as to try and bury Elmer alive! Will this hare ever realize he’s being too cruel!?

Before we get to the most devious thing Bugs has ever done, here are a few Dishonorable Mentions…

Putting Someone in an Iron Maiden
“False Hare” (1964)

Sending a Dog Off a Building
“A Hare Grows in Manhattan” (1947)

Humiliating a Magician in Front of His Audience
“Case of the Missing Hare” (1942)

Feeding Taz Junk
“Devil May Hare” (1954)

Detonating an Oil Drilling Site
“Oily Hare” (1952)

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What could be worse than getting put through as much torture as Elmer? Suffering the same kind of torment over and over...and over again! That’s precisely why Daffy is at the top of the list. Across a handful of shorts, Bugs has found countless ways to get Daffy staring down the wrong end of the barrel of a shotgun. He’ll even pull some of the laziest tricks in the book by either dressing up as a duck or tricking Daddy into saying “Duck season, FIRE!” It’s gotten to the point where Bugs could probably write a series of books on how to cook a duck.