February 20, 1943 –
The Merrie Melodies cartoon, Tortoise Wins by a Hare, a sequel to the 1941’s Tortoise Beats Hare, directed by Bob McKimson and starring Bugs Bunny and Cecil Turtle, debuted on this date.
This is the first cartoon to use the modern Bugs Bunny design by Robert McKimson, which is taller, with puffier cheeks, rounded eyes, and more prominent front teeth. It would not become his standard look until the late 1940s, when all the animation directors of Warner Bros. Cartoons settled on using McKimson’s Bugs design from this cartoon.
The Haus of Dcaligari 