▁B ugs ▁Bun ny ▁Bond ▁R ally ▁is ▁a ▁classic ▁cart oon ▁dep ict ing ▁B ugs ▁Bun ny ▁singing ▁and ▁dan cing ▁about ▁war ▁b onds . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁given ▁to ▁Henry ▁M org enth au ▁of ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Tre as ury ▁Department ▁on ▁Monday , ▁December ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 4 1 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁such ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁films ▁that ▁B ugs ▁achieved ▁his ▁popular ity ▁and ▁made ▁him ▁a ▁national ▁mas cot . ▁ ▁Other ▁films ▁that ▁encourag ed ▁bu ying ▁war ▁b onds ▁included ▁F oney ▁F ables , ▁Donald ’ s ▁Dec ision , ▁The ▁Th rif ty ▁P ig , ▁ 7 ▁W ise ▁D war fs ▁and ▁All ▁T ogether . ▁ ▁In ▁these ▁short ▁films , ▁either ▁subt ly ▁or ▁directly , ▁the ▁characters ▁are ▁port rayed ▁doing ▁their ▁part ▁by ▁sp ending ▁less ▁and ▁using ▁their ▁sav ings ▁to ▁buy ▁war ▁sav ings ▁certific ates ▁and ▁invest ing ▁in ▁victory . ▁ ▁Don ating ▁sc rap ▁metal ▁was ▁another ▁means ▁by ▁which ▁Americans ▁could ▁help ▁support ▁the ▁war ▁effort . ▁ ▁Sc rap ▁Happy ▁D aff y ▁was ▁a ▁short ▁film ▁that ▁encourag ed ▁such ▁patri otic ▁acts . ▁ ▁D aff y ▁def ends ▁his ▁sc rap ▁yard ▁against ▁a ▁metal - e ating ▁Naz i ▁go at ▁sent ▁by ▁an ▁ir ate ▁Adolf ▁Hitler . ▁ ▁The ▁cart oon ▁asks ▁citizens ▁to ▁don ate ▁to ▁the ▁war ▁effort ▁by ▁listing ▁items