McKimson would go on to direct four more Tasmanian Devil
cartoons, beginning with "Bedevilled Rabbit"
on April 13, 1957. The she-devil returns in this cartoon,
now as Mrs. Tasmanian Devil, but she still proves to be
the character's weakness when Bugs uses a sexy female
devil costume to deliver some explosives to the ever-hungry
brute. McKimson would also pair the Devil with Daffy Duck
in "Ducking the Devil" (August 17, 1957) before
pitting the character against Bugs once again in "Bill
of Hare" (June 9, 1962)and "Doctor Devil and
Mister Hare" (March 28, 1964). After Warner Bros.
closed its animation studio in 1964, the Tasmanian Devil
would remain a nostalgic favorite for many fans. In the
late 1980s and early 1990s, Warner Bros. marketers seized
upon this, and through their efforts, catapulted the character,
now dubbed "Taz", to greater popularity than
ever before.
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