| Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster | |
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 VHS Cover | |
| Story by | Greg Ford Terry Lennon |
| Directed by | Greg Ford Terry Lennon |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan Jeff Bergman June Foray Stan Freberg |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling Milt Franklyn |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Original release | |
| Release | April 17, 1991 (1991-04-17) |
Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster is aLooney Tunestelevision special directed by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon.[1] In new animation,Jeff Bergman voiced Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Elmer and Sylvester. The special first aired on April 17, 1991 onCBS.
While reading the newspaper,The Three Bears decide to go to the opera. Also seen in the paper is the headlineExperimental Fly escapes, cannot be killed.
After a clip fromBaton Bunny of the audience walking in,Bugs Bunny emerges from his dressing room and begins to conduct. In the audience, the fly lands on Papa Bear's head; Baby Bear tries to squash it with his toy wagon, but only succeeds in knocking Papa unconscious. The fly flies up to Bugs, whose conducting is ruined.
Elmer Fudd starts practicing for theHungarian Rhapsody No. 2 and gets interrupted bySylvester the Cat singing "Charleston" before scaring him away with his anger. In the audience,Granny tries to kill the fly with bug spray, but the fly wears a gas mask.Porky Pig starts playing theWilliam Tell Overture beforeDaffy Duck. Daffy is angered, and a fight ensues. The Lone Ranger and his horse Silver come in when the music is over.
Elmer Fudd is up, and Sylvester continues singing. In effect, Elmer decides to throw Sylvester out. Elmer starts to conduct "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" when Sylvester runs up and down the stairs singing the same tune. Elmer beats up Sylvester and walks back in, but sees that the audience loved Sylvester's act. Elmer quits, declaring that he has been "humiwiated fow the wast time and is leaving show business for good." In the audience, Mr. Meek tries to kill the fly with a flyswatter, but the fly swats him back on the nose.
Bugs introducesThe Barber of Seville when Porky informs him that Elmer quit. Bugs tricks him back onto the set, performingRabbit of Seville. Bugs then tells him how they loved it and changes him into his Wagnerian warrior costume. Bugs tells him he'll like the next one because he gets to kill Bugs. They performWhat's Opera, Doc? In the audience,Petunia Pig shoos the fly off her binoculars;Yosemite Sam tries to kill the fly with his gun, but fails.
Bugs then takes another shot at conducting, unaware that the fly has driven the audience away. Bugs eventually succeeds in knocking the fly out cold, but when he sees the audience empty, he notices that the fly claps as Bugs shrugs and finally bows.
