Happy Bunny: Fun Facts About the Cute and Cynical T-Shirt Character

Lisa Riggs, Yahoo! Contributor Network
Aug 8, 2007 "Share your voice on Yahoo! websites. Start Here."

That snarky rabbit, Happy Bunny, seems to be everywhere these days. From tee shirts to nightgowns, key chains, notebooks and everything in between, you can hardly turn around without being treated to Happy Bunny's unique sense of humor. Read this article for some fun facts on the newest pop culture icon to take the merchandising world by storm.

All Colors Of The Rainbow. Happy Bunny appears in many different colors, such as blue, pink, yellow and green. The standard Happy Bunny design is to have the character front and center with a Happy Bunny saying printed underneath, at his feet.

He Started It All. Happy Bunny's creator's name is Jim Benton. Jim Benton is the artist and also the writer of Happy Bunny's sarcastic wit. If you are a fan, you now know who to thank.

In The Beginning. The very first Happy Bunny-ism was "You Are Smart." Hmmmm, I don't think he means it, do you?

You Can't Escape Him. The image and philosophy of Happy Bunny is all around us. A true merchandiser's dream, Happy Bunny appears on clothing, jewelry, stickers, computer mouse pads, desktop backgrounds, backpacks, magnets and notebooks. Whew...that's alot of Happy Bunny!

Don't Let The Smile Fool You. The general consensus is that the appeal of Happy Bunny is based on his sarcastic, and occasionally derogatory sentiments.

Happy Bunny Does Some Good! In 2007, Happy Bunny was featured in an anti drug campaign that was directed at middle school students, undoubtedly a popular audience for the snarky bunny.

Happy Bunny Has A Cure For What Ails You. An interesting marketing ploy that features Happy Bunny is his "medicine". Actually mints and small candies, these gift packages are supposed to cure fictional insulting ailments. Happy Bunny's medicines can be purchased at major department stores such as Kohl's.

More Happy Bunny. Jim Benton is the author of several Happy Bunny books that are for teen audiences and older. There was initially some confusion because of Happy Bunny's image, but the books and the humor of Happy Bunny is generally not for young children.

Are You A Sudoku Fan? Two popular crazes have joined forces.There is a Happy Bunny sudoku book available, created by Jim Benton and Rafael Sickis.

Happy Bunny's humor is enormously popular with some, and incredibly offensive to others. Whether you enjoy or despise the sarcastic and sometimes potty mouthed little rabbit, I believe he is here to stay.

Source: WWW.Wikipedia.Org

Published by Lisa Riggs

Happily married mom of two wonderful girls. View profile