Bugs' popularity soared during World War II because of his free and easy attitude, and he began receiving special star billing in his cartoons by 1943. By that time, Warner Bros. had become the most profitable cartoon studio in the United States."Warner Bros. Studio biography ". AnimationUSA.com. Retrieved July 22, 2008. In company with cartoon studios such as Disney and Famous Studios, Warners pitted its characters against Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Francisco Franco, and the Japanese. Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (1944) features Bugs at odds with a group of Japanese soldiers. This cartoon has since been pulled from distribution due to its depiction of Japanese people. One US Navy propaganda film saved from destruction features the voice of Mel Blanc in "Tokyo Woes" (1945) about the propaganda radio host Tokyo Rose. He also faces off against Hermann Göring and Hitler in Herr Meets Hare (1945), which introduced his well-known reference to Albuquerque as he mistakenly winds up in the Black Forest of 'Joimany' instead of Las Vegas, Nevada. Bugs also appeared in the 1942 two-minute U.S. war bonds commercial film Any Bonds Today?, along with Porky and Elmer.
Bugs' popularity soared during World War II because of his free and easy attitude and he began receiving special star billing in his cartoons by 1943 By that time Warner Bros had become the most profitable cartoon studio in the United States"Warner Bros Studio biography " AnimationUSAcom Retrieved July 22 2008 In company with cartoon studios such as Disney and Famous Studios Warners pitted its characters against Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Francisco Franco and the Japanese Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (1944) features Bugs at odds with a group of Japanese soldiers This cartoon has since been pulled from distribution due to its depiction of Japanese people One US Navy propaganda film saved from destruction features the voice of Mel Blanc in "Tokyo Woes" (1945) about the propaganda radio host Tokyo Rose He also faces off against Hermann Göring and Hitler in Herr Meets Hare (1945) which introduced his well-known reference to Albuquerque as he mistakenly winds up in the Black Forest of 'Joimany' instead of Las Vegas Nevada Bugs also appeared in the 1942 two-minute US war bonds commercial film Any Bonds Today along with Porky and Elmer