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This is a list of television specials based on theLooney Tunes series of theatrical animated shorts. Note all specials were originally aired in prime-time unless otherwise noted.
| Title | Year | LTGC availability (all as special features) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daffy Duck and Porky Pig Meet the Groovie Goolies | December 16, 1972 | Produced byFilmation, with the Looney Tunes characters on loan from Warner Bros. (otherwise a silent partner) | |
| Carnival of the Animals | November 22, 1976 | Volume 5, Disc 4 | Animation/live-action mix Produced by Chuck Jones Enterprises. |
| A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court (retitledBugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court for subsequent rebroadcasts) | February 23, 1978 | Volume 6, Disc 1 | Produced by Chuck Jones Enterprises. |
| Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales | November 27, 1979 | Volume 5, Disc 4 | Three TV shorts later edited out of it. 1) "Bugs Bunny's Christmas Carol"2) Roadrunner: "Freeze Frame"3) Bugs Bunny: "Fright Before Christmas" Produced by DePatie-Freleng and Chuck Jones Enterprises. |
| Daffy Duck's Easter Show | April 1, 1980 | Volume 6, Disc 1 | Three TV shorts later edited out of it. 1) "Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-Citement"2) Daffy & Speedy Gonzalas: "The Chocolate Chase"3) Daffy, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn: "The Yoke's On You" Produced by DePatie-Freleng. |
| Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over | May 21, 1980 | Volume 5, Disc 4 | Three TV shorts later edited out of it. 1) Bugs Bunny: "Portrait of an Artist as a Young Bunny"2) Road Runner: "Soup or Sonic"3) Bugs Bunny Marvin Martian: "Spaced Out Bunny" Produced by Chuck Jones Enterprises. |
| Ounce of Prevention | 1982 | Awareness video about burn prevention in the home | |
| Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | April 21, 1990 | Drug-abuse prevention television special, in collaboration with other franchises. |
| Title | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Special | January 14, 1986 | Featuring interviews with celebrities |
| Happy Birthday Bugs!: 50 Looney Years | May 9, 1990 | |
| 'Hare's to Bugs! A Bugs Bunny Celebration | July 27, 2024 | Featuring interviews with Looney Tunes AlumniBilly West,Jeff Bergman,Candi Milo,Bob Bergen,Eric Bauza,Eric Goldberg, Animation HistorianJerry Beck & Many Others. It aired onMeTV Toons on Bugs Bunny's 84th Birthday. |
| Title | Year | Classic Clips From | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugs Bunny's Easter Special | April 7, 1977 | Released onDVD. | |
| Bugs Bunny in Space | September 6, 1977 | Only special with no new animation | |
| Bugs Bunny's Howl-oween Special | October 26, 1977 | Featuring Witch Hazel Other shorts
| Released on DVD separately and as part of theLooney Tunes Holiday Triple Feature |
| How Bugs Bunny Won the West | November 15, 1978 | Hosted in live action by actorDenver Pyle Included inThe Essential Bugs Bunny DVD, released on October 12, 2010 in the U.S. Included in Looney Tunes Parodies Collection DVD, released on February 4, 2020 in the U.S. The end where Bugs is singing "Home on the Range" is an audio clip from the 1951 shortThe Fair-Haired Hare | |
| Bugs Bunny's Valentine Special | February 14, 1979 | Released on DVD asBugs Bunny's Cupid Capers | |
| The Bugs Bunny Mother's Day Special | May 12, 1979 | Only released on VHS in 1992 by Warner Home Video under its original title. Later retitledBugs Bunny's Baby Boomers | |
| Bugs Bunny's Thanksgiving Diet | November 15, 1979 | Released as part of theLooney Tunes Holiday Triple Feature DVD. | |
| The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special | October 26, 1980 | Only released on VHS in 1992 by Warner Home Video under its original title. | |
| Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special | November 20, 1980 | Contains one all-newshort; Released as part of theLooney Tunes Holiday Triple Feature | |
| Bugs Bunny: All American Hero | May 21, 1981 | Only released on VHS in 1994 by Warner Home Video under its original title. | |
| Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television | January 11, 1982 | Only released on VHS in 1993 by Warner Home Video under its original title. | |
| Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars | October 21, 1988 |
| One of the first specials produced by Warner Bros. where new animation was both traditionally and digitally inked and painted.[1] Released on DVD with theSpace Jam 2-disc DVD set. |
| Bugs Bunny's Wild World of Sports | February 15, 1989 | Included inThe Essential Bugs Bunny DVD, released on October 12, 2010 in the U.S. | |
| Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster | April 17, 1991 | Contains one all-new Porky and Daffy short titledThe William Tell Overture. *At the time of release Warner Bros had not regained the rights to their pre-1948 cartoons yet, so Ford and his crew reanimated this short for its inclusion in this special. Only released on VHS in 1994 by Warner Home Video under its original title. | |
| Bugs Bunny's Creature Features | February 1, 1992 | Contains three cartoons originally theatrically released in 1988 as a part of theDaffy Duck's Quackbusters compilation feature. The original individual shorts were released on the 2-disc DVD release ofSpace Jam. | |
| Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes | March 1, 1993 | Released straight to VHS. It was later released on the DVD "Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes Marvin the Martian Space Tunes" Double Feature. |
Several of these TV specials were given a new name when released on video.
| TV title | Home video title |
|---|---|
| Carnival of the Animals | Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals |
| Bugs Bunny's Easter Special | Bugs Bunny's Easter Funnies |
| A Connecticut Rabbit in King Arthur's Court | Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court |
| Bugs Bunny's Valentine | Bugs Bunny's Cupid Capers |
| The Daffy Duck Easter Show | Daffy Duck's Easter Egg-citement |
