It Happened One Night

Toy rabbit, glass cup, plastic lid

950 diameter x 150mm

Personal Archive M59, Depot 2025

Bugs Bunny's iconic habit of eating a carrot while leaning casually and speaking with a distinctive drawl is a parody of Clark Gable's character Peter Warne in the 1934 film It Happened One Night. In the movie, Gable leans against a fence, munches on a carrot, and speaks quickly and confidently, a mannerism that inspired Bugs Bunny's cool and confident personality.