As I sat in the corner pondering useless things one day I blurted the question out as I chewed on my carrot, "What's up doc?". WHO IN THE HEX IS DOC?!
And was he literally asking "What's up?"..... hmmm....
2007-03-01 15:44:23 · 8 answers · asked by princesspeach_2741 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
The line, "What's up Doc?," was written by director Tex Avery for his first Bugs Bunny short, 1940s "A Wild Hare." Avery explained later that it was a common expression in Texas where he was from, and he did not think much of the phrase. But when that short was screened in theaters, the scene of carrot chewing followed by "What's Up Doc" caused complete pandemonium in the audience, bringing down the house in every theater.
Because of the overwhelming reaction, Bugs eats a carrot and utters some version of the phrase in almost every one of his cartoons after that.
The name "Bugs" or "Bugsy" as a nickname means "crazy" (or "loopy"). The most famous "Bugs" of the time period, of course, was Bugs Moran.
2007-03-01 15:48:09 · answer #1 · answered by Mouse 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-28 19:12:26 · answer #2 · answered by Philip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person who is ‘bugs’ is one who is insane; it is implied that ‘Bugs’ Bunny is an escapee from the loony bin (notice the connection to ‘loony tunes’?). Hence, it is not surprising that such an insane indivudual addresses everybody as ‘Doc’, since for years he was surrounded by mental health professionals trying to treat or cure him and he does not distinguish, assuming that everybody who talks to him is a doctor.
The ‘What’s up’ business also relates, though it is harder to see the indirect connection. A caring, sensitive therapist might try to engage a person, to determine whether he was depressed (‘down’) or in a good mood (‘up’). By refusing to engage in normal social interaction, rejecting all categories, such a person might well question whether there was a difference between ‘up’ and ‘down’, as Doctor Manhattan pointed out, that
“ ’Up’ is a relative term. It has no intrinsic meaning.”
So, Bugs is trying to turn the tables on his tormentors, as he sees them, the therapists. He wants to reverse the roles of the patients and the staff, to subject them to the same kind of stress he himself cannot face (that which drove him from sanity in the first place) and drive the staff (everybody else) insane.
This is a common theme in comics, which can also be seen in The Killing Joke, where the Joker tries to drive Commissioner Gordon insane. The common thread in these situations is that the staff who are familiar with the patient’s problems are those who have remained sane by standing against the stress, which the patient gave in to. The patient is not able to drive them insane.
Unfortunately for Elmer Fudd and others, who do not realize that Bugs is insane (which was more evident in his early appearances), they take Bugs at face value, as though his madness held something of reality and get into trouble. If Elmer were informed that Bugs in insane, he would then be able to put aside his resentment of one who is not worth resenting and simply ignore him.
4 MAR 07, 1933 hrs, GMT.
2007-03-04 06:28:45 · answer #3 · answered by cdf-rom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bunny Calls
2016-11-12 08:26:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
doc is a slang term for a person like peeps or brother or man or homie. Whats up? You haven't seen the bud commercials waaaaazzzuuuuuppp
I think it's pretty self explanatory.
2007-03-01 15:48:14 · answer #5 · answered by xx_muggles_xx 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It was the slang of the day when Bugs was created. If Bugs were created today he might say Yo! What up playa!
2007-03-01 16:14:47 · answer #6 · answered by Matticus Kole 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's just a cartoon. Bugs is based on a wiseguy character from Brooklyn, NY.
2007-03-01 15:47:11 · answer #7 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yo need a hobbie if these are the things you worrie about
2007-03-01 15:48:08 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋