Top 10 Bad Bunnies of Modern Pop-Culture History

What is it with bunnies, the sweet, innocent, hoppin’ soft balls of fur that they are… being portrayed as bad, sinister, evil, mischeivious?!
As a lifelong fan of bunnies, both “good” and “bad” I thought I’d take this opportunity to document my favorite 10 baddest bunnies of modern pop culture history.

1. “Frank” from Donnie Darko

Even the pros would have to agree that “Frank” from Donnie Darko is the baddest, scariest bunny ever. Is he the harbinger of death? Is he a dead man in a bunny costume? A hallucination or a time traveler with a message? Whatever he is, he’s one creepy bunny.

2. Rabbit of Caerbannog from Monty Python & The Holy Grail

Yeah! This guy is quite the bad bunny himself! Quoted in the film as “the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!” and “that rabbit’s got a vicious streak a mile wide! It’s a killer!”  This bunny is almost unstoppable and viciously kills all in its path, but is eventually stopped by the holy hand grenade of Antioch…. Which coincidentally, a replica of the holy hand grenade of Anitoch recently caused quite a stir in a London Pub…

3. Frank Kozik’s Smorkin’ Labbits

What’s NOT bad about a bunny rabbit with a filthy habit of smokin’ ciggies?! These little vinyl dudes from artist Frank Kozik are just what evil bunny loving smokers worldwide have been asking for.  Available in all kinds of sizes, colors and evil variations!

4. It’s Happy Bunny the Bunny

Aaah, the happy smile of  “It’s Happy Bunny” by Jim Benton, innocent, benign, sweet, at first glance… and then he opens his mouth. With plenty of rudely hilarious things to say like “when life gives you lemons, squirt juice in your enemies eye” and  “hey you made me throw up a little” – It’s Happy Bunny always has something smarmy to say, and he says it with a smile!

5. Raving Rabbids From Rayman Raving Rabbids Game for Nintendo Wii

If you’ve never played “Rayman Raving Rabbids” by Ubisoft (the FIRST game, not the second!!) for Nintendo Wii, you’ve got to check it out! In a series of hilarious mini-games, Rayman fights armies of evil little freaky bunnies, who first keep Rayman a prisoner, but grow to respect him as Rayman completes more missions. These “Raving Rabbids” show no mercy, with crazy weapons, machinery, guerilla tactics, and evil screams… the Raving Rabbids are some bad, bad bunnies!

6. Playboy Bunnies

There really isn’t much “bad” can we say about these lovely ladies. Mostly known for their beauty and notoriously “bad girl” image (shamelessly sexy & flirty…) did you know the original Playboy bunnies were cocktail waitresses at the Playboy Club, and were required to be able to identify 143 brands of liquor and know how to garnish 20 cocktail variations?! Damn girls! You go!!

7. The evil bunnies from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (and Anya in the bunny costume)

According to Anya from Buffy, there is no top ten: all bunnies are evil. She made her case most dramatically when, under the influence of a demon’s spell which caused everyone to break out in song, she belted out her theory in a pyrotechnic screamo solo: “Bunnies aren’t just cute like everybody supposes. They got them hoppy legs and twitchy little noses, and what’s with all the carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyway? BUNNIES! BUNNIES! IT MUST BE BUNNIES! …or maybe midgets.” Good point.

8. Were Rabbit- Wallace and Grommit

A fantastically funny tale, with some pretty bad bunnies! What to do when the town’s produce starts going missing (the horror!!) Wallace and Grommit set out to find the culprit… who is of course… a very bad bunny.
9. Boingo Bunny from “Hoodwinked”

Who DIDN”T see this fantastic film starring the incredibly evil mastermind… Boingo the Bunny!! Well if you missed it, the evil bunny song-and-dance part is conveniently available on youtube for your viewing pleasure…

10. Jessica Rabbit from “Who Framed Roger Rabbit”

Ok, ok, she’s a cartoon lady and not a real rabbit (a point we debated heavily in the office this morning…) but she did marry a rabbit and her last name IS Rabbit… and… she’s not bad, she’s just drawn that way… so… why did we even include her on this list of Bad Bunnies?! To make it an even 10 bad bunnies! And… because no matter how we tried to make him bad, Bugs Bunny just didn’t’ make the cut. Sorry, Bugs!!
Thanks for reading and have a bunny-rific weekend!