October 04, 2024
In 1961 Mel Blanc, best known as the voice of Bugs Bunny, was in a car accident that left him in a coma. According to his son Noel, on the 14th day, the doctor attempted to rouse Blanc by asking, “Bugs, can you hear me?” to which Blanc responded, “Yeah, what’s up, Doc?”
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