What's Up, Doc? 

The Postal Service dedicated its Bugs Bunny stamps during a virtual ceremony July 27 — 80 years to the day the iconic character made his screen debut.

“Bugs is both timeless and timely, a quick-change artist who can get out of a jam, win any battle, through his wits and clever disguises. He simply summons up whatever talent, costume or personality is needed to escape every perilous situation,” said Chief Information Officer Kristin Seaver, who represented USPS during the ceremony.

Bugs first appeared in the short-subject cartoon “A Wild Hare” in 1940. Since then, generations of audiences have cheered the character’s gleeful gusto, quick wit and endless clever resourcefulness.

Bugs’ very first line, “What’s up, Doc?” — unusual slang blurted out with the accent and wise-guy attitude of a street-smart New Yorker — had audiences howling and became an instant catchphrase of the character, who would go on to win an Oscar and receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The new stamp pane features 10 designs that show Bugs in some of his most memorable getups. Each design appears twice on the 20-stamp pane.