Lola Bunny
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| Lola Bunny in her normal appearance. | |
| First appearance | Space Jam, 1996 |
| Voiced by | Kath Soucie |
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| Rivals | Nerdlucks/Monstars, Mr. Swackhammer |
| Catch phrases | "Don't ever call me 'Doll'." |
Lola Bunny is a fictional cartoon character from Warner Bros. Studios. She is a female rabbit and has been established as having a romantic involvement with Bugs Bunny. Lola is an updated version of Honey Bunny, Bugs Bunny's girlfriend who appeared in comics, merchandise and live shows in theaters since 1966.
She somewhat resembles Babs Bunny, a character from "Tiny Toon Adventures". In the episode "Fields Of Honey" Babs complained that she didn't have a mentor like the other characters- Buster Bunny had Bugs Bunny, Plucky Duck had Daffy Duck, Hamton J. Pig had Porky Pig etc. Some have suggested that Lola might even be based on Babs Bunny, although aside from a physical resemblance they have little in common.
Lola's first appearance and only major role (as an adult) was in the movie Space Jam, in which she was voiced by Kath Soucie. Lola's impressive basketball skills got her a spot on the Tune Squad, in which the Looney Tunes characters battled the villainous Monstars for their freedom, with help from Michael Jordan. The Tune Squad was victorious, and Lola kindled a romance with Bugs. Although she had turned down his earlier advances, she saw him in new light after he heroically saved her from injury by shoving her out of the path of a belly-flopping Monstar, getting himself painfully squashed in the process.
Lola's presence in Space Jam sparked a considerable amount of controversy amongst Looney Tunes purists. Many argued that the entire movie was a failed attempt to "update" the classic characters to the tastes of modern audiences. Another argument is that Lola's character as a "strong, independent female" who was at the same time excessively seductive, and has no place among the fallible human characteristics of the rest of the Looney Tunes. (Throughout the entire movie, Lola suffers no injury, reverse or misfortune of any kind, on the court or off.) Also, some argue that Bugs already has an established sweetheart in Honey Bunny, and that Bugs' boorish and competitive behavior towards Lola are against his character.
Baby Lola in Baby Looney Tunes.
After Space Jam, Lola has made several appearances in video games (in fact, she even replaced Honey Bunny as the damsel in distress of the Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle series), and she regularly appears in solo stories in the monthly Looney Tunes comic published by DC Comics. Lola was also seen as the reporter in the 2000 direct-to-video movie "Tweety's High-Flying Adventure". An infant version of her is among the regular characters of Baby Looney Tunes. (Her relative obscurity was mentioned in the original commercial break cards, where the announcer says things like "Yes, Lola is cute, but I'm not sure who she is.") Also, in the cartoon series Loonatics Unleashed, the character of Lexi Bunny is a descendant of Lola and possibly Bugs.
Lola Bunny, as seen in Space Jam.
The controversy surrounding Lola is indirectly addressed in the film Looney Tunes: Back in Action, which was touted by director Joe Dante as repairing the damage done to the characters' personalities in Space Jam: Bugs pointedly asserts that he has no need for a female co-star, as he is fully capable of playing both male and female roles himself. Bugs then refers to Lola as "That tramp who's been trying to steal my thunder!"
| Looney Tunes & Merrie Melodies |
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| Primary: Bugs Bunny • Daffy Duck • Porky Pig • Elmer Fudd • Sylvester • Tweety Bird • Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner • Foghorn Leghorn • Pepé Le Pew • Yosemite Sam • Speedy Gonzales • Marvin the Martian • Tasmanian Devil • Gosalyn Mallard • Honker Muddlefoot |
| Secondary: Bosko • Buddy • Goopy Geer • Foxy • Happy Rabbit • Piggy • Beans • Michigan J. Frog • Petunia Pig • Henery Hawk • Rocky and Mugsy • Granny • Hector the Bulldog • Goofy Gophers • Cecil Turtle • Sylvester Jr. • Gossamer • Spike and Chester • Hippety Hopper • Marc Antony and Pussyfoot • Witch Hazel • The Three Bears • Hubie and Bertie • Claude Cat • Sniffles • Ralph Phillips • Beaky Buzzard • Willoughby • Charlie Dog • Pete Puma • Crusher • Count Blood Count • Private Snafu • Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf • Slowpoke Rodriguez • Merlin the Magic Mouse and Second Banana • Cool Cat • Penelope Pussycat |
| Comics and TV Shows: Honey Bunny • Bull and Axle Gator • Buddy Boar • Wendell T. Wolf • Francis X. Bushlad • Digeri Dingo • Willie Wombat • Daniel and Timothy Platypus • Lola Bunny • Melissa Duck • I.Q. Hi • Star Johnson • Queen Tyr'ahnee |
| Television Animation |
| Tiny Toon Adventures : Babs and Buster Bunny • Plucky Duck • Hamton J. Pig • Montana Max • Elmyra Duff • Dizzy Devil • Furrball • Calamity Coyote • Little Beeper • Gogo Dodo • Sweetie Pie • Shirley the Loon • Fifi Le Fume • Li'l Sneezer • Concord Condor • Byron Basset • Fowlmouth • Arnold the Pitbull • Barky Marky • Mary Melody |
| Animaniacs : Yakko, Wakko, and Dot • Ralph the Guard • Thaddeus Plotz • Dr. Otto Scratchansniff • Hello Nurse • Ms. Flamiel • Pinky and the Brain • Snowball the Hamster • Slappy Squirrel • Skippy Squirrel • Walter Wolf • Buttons and Mindy • The Goodfeathers • Rita and Runt • Flavio and Marita • Minerva Mink • Chicken Boo • Katie Ka-Boom • Mr. Skullhead |
| Freakazoid! : The Huntsman |
| Histeria! : Father Time • Big Fat Baby • Miss Information • World's Oldest Woman • Loud Kiddington • Charity Bazaar • Aka Pella • Froggo • Toast • Pepper Mills • Cho-Cho • Lucky Bob • Pule Houser • Susanna Susquahanna • Bill Straitman • Mr. Smartypants • Chit Chatterson • Lydia Karaoke • Sammy Melman |
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