A closer look

Nothing says original character design quite like blatantly plagiarizing an A-list actor's casual snacking habits. The creators of Bugs Bunny didn't invent his signature swagger out of thin air; they lifted it straight from Clark Gable's performance in the 1934 film 'It Happened One Night'. Gable casually leaned against a fence, aggressively chomped a carrot, and talked with his mouth full—birthing the entire personality of cinema's most chaotic rabbit.