Lola Bunny


Lola Bunny is a Looney Tunes cartoon character portrayed as an anthropomorphic female rabbit who first appeared in the 1996 film Space Jam. In most incarnations, she is Bugs Bunny's girlfriend.

''Space Jam''

Lola first appeared in the 1996 film Space Jam. She is shown with tan fur, blonde bangs, and wears a purple rubber band on both ears like a ponytail. She has aqua colored eyes and a slim hourglass figure. Lola is voiced by Kath Soucie in the film.
Lola was created to serve as a romantic interest for Bugs. Lola has a curvaceous body, wears tight clothes, and poses seductively when she first appears on screen. In response, Bugs is instantly smitten and several other male characters ogle her. Lola demonstrates her basketball skills, and the film makes use of a "Tex Avery-style" gag concerning the male libido: Bugs floats up into the air before crashing back down to the floor. The scene is reminiscent of "Wolfie" from Red Hot Riding Hood, a Tex Avery-created character defined by his exaggerated wolf whistle.
Throughout the film, there is a sub-plot of whether there will be a romance between Lola and Bugs. The sub-plot concludes with a conventional resolution. Lola is nearly injured by one of the opponents in the basketball game, and Bugs rescues her. Bugs receives her grateful kiss during the game, and kisses her back following its end, with Lola reacting in her own Tex Avery-style gag on female libido.
Lola's personality is a combination of the Hawksian woman, tomboy, and femme fatale archetypes. She is a tough talking, no-nonsense woman who is extremely independent and self-reliant. She is both highly athletic and extremely seductive in her behavior. Her catchphrase is "Don't ever call me 'Doll'." As animation director Tony Cervone explained, Lola was originally intended to be more of a "tomboy", but the production team feared that she would appear "too masculine". So they chose to emphasize her "feminine attributes" as well.
She will return in , with Soucie reprising her voice role.

''The Looney Tunes Show''

Lola also appears in The Looney Tunes Show, where she was voiced by Kristen Wiig. As opposed to her personality in Space Jam, she is portrayed as a scatterbrained, indecisive, gabby young rabbit who tends to obsess over Bugs, whom she refers to as "Bun-Bun." She is very dedicated to achieving goals, but oftentimes tends to forget what she was doing. She's unable to settle on a decision, even for something as simple as what she wants to drink. While she is overly talkative to the point of irritation, Bugs nevertheless appears to enjoy having her around, even surprising himself when declaring himself her boyfriend in "" where she helped Daffy get the courage to ask Tina Russo out on a date. Later in the series, Bugs and Lola are seen in multiple episodes spending time with each other.
Lola's wealthy parents Walter and Patricia appear in the show as well.
This version of the character appeared in the straight-to-video movie , voiced by Rachel Ramras.

Voice actors

Since Lola Bunny’s first Looney Tunes appearance in 1996, the cartoon character has been voiced by a variety of voice actors. For the majority of the Looney Tunes series, Bunny’s character was voiced by Kath Soucie, an American actress and voice actress. Soucie has played Bunny’s voice actress for: Wabbit, Looney Tunes Dance Off, Looney Tunes Webtoons, ', Looney Tunes Racing , Tweety’s High-Flying Adventure , and Space Jam. Additionally, Britt McKillip was Lola’s voice actress in 2003’s Baby Looney Tunes: Eggs-traordinary Adventure and 2002’s Baby Looney Tunes. In 2011, American actress, comedian, writer, and producer, Kristen Wiig, voiced Bunny’s character in The Looney Tunes Show. More recently, Rachel Ramras voiced Bunny in Scooby Doo & Looney Tunes Cartoon Universe: Adventure and '.

Other appearances

A toddler version of Lola, voiced by Britt McKillip, is among the regular characters of Baby Looney Tunes. Like her older counterpart, she has tomboyish traits and an affinity for basketball.
Other appearances include her role as the reporter in the direct-to-video film Tweety's High-Flying Adventure. She also appeared as a playable character in the 1998 game ' and the 2000 game Looney Tunes Racing. She was also a news reporter in the game ' also in 2000.
In the action comedy Loonatics Unleashed, her descendant is Lexi Bunny.
Following Space Jam, Lola has regularly appeared in solo stories in the monthly Looney Tunes comic published by DC Comics. Lola Bunny was also featured in a webtoon on looneytunes.com, entitled "Dating Dos and Don'ts." During this webtoon, in the form of a fifties educational film, Bugs Bunny attempts to take Lola out on a date, but Elmer Fudd and Lola's disapproving dad hinder him.
She appears in the New Looney Tunes segments "Hare to the Throne", "Lola Rider" and "Rhoda Derby", where she is once again voiced by her original voice actress, Kath Soucie. This version of Lola Bunny is depicted as a clever trickster on par with Bugs Bunny, but also very bubbly and spontaneous. She is essentially a combination of the designs and personalities of her original Space Jam appearance and her The Looney Tunes Show appearance.

Gendered representation

Author Kevin Sandler argues that the hypersexual nature of Lola's physical appearance in Space Jam is indicative of gendered representation, claiming that she was originally created as a female merchandising counterpart to Bugs Bunny.

Reception and legacy

Lola and her Toon Squad teammates have also gained contemporary popularity in pop culture and streetwear. Lola and others now frequently appear in graphic designs on a wide plethora of merchandise. Her #10 TuneSquad uniform has also become an iconic symbol for aspiring basketball players. As a result, Lola has become a popular option for modern Halloween costumes, often paired with her partner Bugs Bunny. Furthermore, Toon Squad characters now make frequent appearances in urban style, often depicted wearing hip-hop apparel. This style was popularized by 1980s urban designers, The Shirt Kings. Streetwear continues to draw upon Looney Tunes for inspiration, with the 2017 Converse x Looney Tunes Sneaker collaboration providing a recent notable recent example.
Today, Lola Bunny’s original merchandise now sells for far more than its original price on resale markets. For example, original dolls now sell for hundreds of dollars on Ebay. However, Lola Bunny is not the only character to see a rise in contemporary popularity, as original Looney Tunes merchandise in general has gained nostalgic value.
Lola has frequently been regarded as an animated sex symbol.