They considered using Honey Bunny, who was part of the Expanded Universe but had never appeared in animation however, the designs were not accepted, with one animator believing that she looked like "Bugs in drag". The producers wanted to include a major female character who would resonate with (and sell merchandise to) contemporary girls, and none of the existing Looney women fit the bill. Lola was created during the planning stages of the 1996 film Space Jam. Although she wasn't created until decades after the shorts' classic era, she's the first new Looney Tune to catch on with the public since Speedy Gonzales, the Tasmanian Devil, and Witch Hazel in The '50s. Lola Bunny is the most famous female character in the Looney Tunes franchise, as well as half of an Official Couple with Bugs Bunny. Lola's Establishing Character Moment in Space Jam
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