Guardian Angel, or Possessing Demon?

Back in 1988, I was lying in bed listening to Mel Blanc (you know, the voice of just about every well-known cartoon character, famously Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Foghorn Leghorn, Barney Rubble . . . I could go on) being interviewed by the local station as part of his book tour, his autobiography That's NOT All, Folks!. He told Robin and Maynard a tale I was too young to hear as a lad, the story of his car wreck in early 1961 that left him very near death in a coma.

Here's the weird. Mel told the story that his doctor came by every day and ask, "Mr. Blanc, how are you?" to see if he could elicit a response. Every day, nothing. Finally, Mel said, the doctor tried a different tack; he asked, "How's he doing in there, Bugs?" To the shock of both the doctor and Blanc's son, also in the room, Bug's voice came out, saying weakly, "Ah, he'll be alright, Doc."

I always loved that story. Even when I found out it was wrong, since it was wrong ( in a very interesting way. )