Bugs Bunny's New Pal

By Stephen M. Silverman

Monday November 10, 1997 12:00 AM EST

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Bugs Bunny has a new cousin. Looney Tunes creator Chuck Jones, 87, is introducing his first Warner Bros. cartoon character in nearly half a century, reports the Associated Press. (Warner Bros., like PEOPLE, is part of Time Warner.) The veteran animator -- who helped bring Bugs, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and company to life -- will unveil a smarty-pants dog named Thomas T. Wolf later this year in a 13-episode series for Warner Bros. Online and Entertaindom. "I think the medium is not the message," said Jones, who added that he's anxious to give the Internet a try. "Believable characters and good story lines will hold the audience."