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The Bugs Bunny Show

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Animated television anthology series

The Bugs Bunny Show
Daffy andBugs in the opening.
Also known as
  • The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour
  • The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show
  • The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour
  • The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show
  • Bugs Bunny and Friends
GenreAnimation
Anthology
Directed by
Voices of
Theme music composer
Opening theme
  • "Overture" (1960–1984, 1988–2000, 2021–present)
  • "It's Cartoon Gold" (1984–1985)
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
ProducersFriz Freleng
Chuck Jones
Running timeVarious; 22–66 minutes
Production companiesWarner Bros. Television
Shorts:
Warner Bros. Cartoons
Bumpers:
Warner Bros. Cartoons
(1960–1963)
Warner Bros. Animation
(1980–2000)
Original release
NetworkABC(1960–1968, 1973–1975, 1985–2000)
CBS(1968–1973, 1975–1985)
ReleaseOctober 11, 1960 (1960-10-11) –
September 2, 2000 (2000-9-2)
Related
The Porky Pig Show
The Road Runner Show

The Bugs Bunny Show is a long-running Americananimatedanthology television series hosted byBugs Bunny that is mainly composed of theatricalLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies cartoons released byWarner Bros. between 1948 and 1969. The show originally debuted as a primetime half-hour program onABC in 1960, featuring three theatricalLooney Tunes cartoons with new linking sequences produced by theWarner Bros. Cartoons staff.[1]

After two seasons,The Bugs Bunny Show moved toSaturday mornings, where it aired in various formats for nearly four decades. The show's title and length changed regularly over the years, as did the network: both ABC and CBS broadcast versions ofThe Bugs Bunny Show.[2] In 2000, the series, by then known asThe Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, was canceled after theLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies libraries became the exclusive property of theCartoon Network family of cable TV networks in the United States.

In Canada, reruns ofThe Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show were aired on the channelsTeletoon and Teletoon's sister channel,Teletoon Retro (until 2015 when Teletoon Retro signed off). Prior to Teletoon and Teletoon Retro,CBC Television (1960–1975) andGlobal Television Network (1978–1982, 1990–2000) aired the show. In Australia, episodes of the show were divided between three networks, with most episodes aired onNine Network, and some episodes divided betweenNetwork Ten, andSeven Network since its debut. In Poland, the show aired onTVP1 from 1979 till 1980 and again from 1991 till 1992. In Asia, the program was aired in Japan and South Korea in the early 1960s and also aired onABS-CBN andRPN in the Philippines, it was also aired on TPI (nowMNCTV) from mid 1990s to early 2000s andRCTI during 2000s in Indonesia as well.

Broadcast and format history

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The Bugs Bunny Show in prime time, 1960-1962

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The originalBugs Bunny Show debuted on ABC prime time in the United States on October 11, 1960, airing on Tuesdays at 7:30 PM ET, under the sponsorship ofGeneral Foods (Post cereals,Tang, etc.). Newly-produced linking segments were done for each episode by the Warner Bros. animation staff.Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng produced, directed and created thestoryboards for the earliest of these, withRobert McKimson later taking over the direction while Jones and Freleng continued producing and writing.[3] The wraparounds were produced in color, although the original broadcasts of the show were in black-and-white. A total of 52 episodes were made.

Rather than display the full Warner Bros. logo and opening title/credits sequence of each cartoon shown in each episode (as shown in the original theatrical versions and could take up to 20 seconds), new title cards were created to begin each cartoon and displayed for only about five seconds over a newly composed musical cue; the card omitted the Warner Bros. logo and any detailed credits of the animators, simply featuring the title of the cartoon in bold letters on a plain background, the main character of the cartoon standing off to one side and the copyright notice of the cartoon rendered in a smaller font at the bottom, before cutting directly to the opening scene of the cartoon. These cuts were sometimes awkward depending on how the original opening sequence was animated. A general credits line was shown at the end of each full episode: "Stories, Animation, layouts, and backgrounds: Members ofMotion Picture Screen Cartoonists Local 839." (TheLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies cartoons syndicated to local stations as a package, beginning in the 1950s, generally retained the original opening title sequences as shown in theaters. The current revival of the show on MeTV also uses the original theatrical title cards.)

The show'stheme song was "This Is It", written byMack David andJerry Livingston ("Overture/curtain, lights/this is it/the night of nights..."). The opening title sequence, animated by Freleng unit animatorGerry Chiniquy,[4] features Bugs andDaffy Duck performing the song in unison. For the final chorus, a lineup ofLooney Tunes characters joins Bugs and Daffy onstage (Porky Pig, however, is absent from the procession, although Porky had a spin-off show based on the originalBugs Bunny Show 4 years later titledThe Porky Pig Show which aired on ABC from 1964 to 1967).

The Bugs Bunny Show proved beneficial to the Warner Bros. cartoon staff, as it allowed the studio to remain open despite the shrinking market for theatrical animated shorts.[5] The final first-run episode of the originalBugs Bunny Show aired on August 7, 1962,[6] and the Warner Bros. animation studio closed the following spring.[5]

The move to Saturday mornings, 1962–1985

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ABC began re-runningThe Bugs Bunny Show on Saturday mornings in August 1962 until September 1967, when it was moved to Sunday mornings for the remainder of its run. The series was rerun in color beginning in 1965 and remained on ABC until September 1968. At this point, the series switched to CBS, where it was combined withThe Road Runner Show (which had aired on CBS since 1966) to createThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour.[7] The standardBugs Bunny Show opening and the announcer's introduction of Bugs Bunny ("thatOscar-winning rabbit!") were directly followed by the rabbit's saying, "...and also starring my fast feathered friend, the Road Runner", after whichThe Road Runner Show's theme was played.The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour combined re-edited bridging sequences from both shows to link the seven cartoons featured in each episode. The bridging sequences would be edited further in later versions of theBugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour.[8]

In 1971,The Road Runner Show moved to ABC and a reconstituted half-hourBugs Bunny Show aired on CBS, featuring re-edited versions of the bridging sequences and a different grouping of cartoons.[7] In 1973,The Bugs Bunny Show returned to ABC for two seasons, only for CBS to re-acquire both shows and bring backThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour in 1975.[7] In 1976,Sylvester andTweety were featured in their ownSylvester and Tweety Show for one year, necessitating the removal of most of the Tweety and/or Sylvester cartoons onBugs Bunny/Road Runner that season. Also that year, a weekly half-hour prime-time edition ofThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show briefly aired on CBS' Tuesday night schedule, from April through June.

The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour becameThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show in November 1977, after CBS added another half-hour to the runtime. In 1981, a companionSylvester & Tweety, Daffy and Speedy Show was added to the CBS schedule, which included a number of later cartoons produced by a reestablished Warner Bros. Cartoons studio from 1967 to 1969. The following year, this new companion series was canceled and its cartoons were incorporated intoThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show, which was broadcast as two separate hour-long programs on Saturday mornings (for the second program, the show's opening titles were re-animated).[7] In 1983, CBS returned the show to 90 minutes and the bridging sequences were dropped. The following year, the "This Is It" opening was jettisoned altogether; a new title sequence (created from clips of the cartoons) and new theme song ("It's Cartoon Gold"), composed bySteve Zuckerman with lyrics byJohn Klawitter, introduced the show.

Final Saturday morning years, 1985–2000

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CBS gave up the rights to broadcast the Warner Bros. cartoons following the 1984–1985 season, and as a result, the show moved back to ABC, where it becameThe Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour. Cartoons featuring Tweety orSpeedy Gonzales were not broadcast on ABC during the 1985–86 season, the latter presumably due to objections toward Mexican stereotypes. The following year, however, Tweety cartoons were added to the program, which was reduced to a half-hour and renamedThe Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show.[9] Beginning with its third season,The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show was expanded to a full hour and the original "This Is It" theme was reintroduced with similar animation as the original, accompanied by the introductory sequence introduced in 1982.[9] Another version of the "This Is It" opening sequence was done in 1992, with different character animations.

Though the program did not qualify for theeducational/informational designation, it nonetheless remained on Saturday mornings after the new designation debuted in 1996, one of the few non-E/I programs to survive the rules changes. The previous year, ABC was bought byThe Walt Disney Company, andThe Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show was the only non-Disney cartoon to remain on the lineup, due to their contract not being up yet, and was in the first few years of theDisney's One Saturday Morning block starting in 1997 (with the Disney logo omitted from the blocks bumpers during the show). The program was often paired with ABC's in-houseSchoolhouse Rock! shorts during this time.

The hour-longBugs Bunny & Tweety Show remained on the air until 1999, when it was again reduced to a half-hour. In 2000, Warner Bros. made the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies film library exclusive toCartoon Network,[10] which Time Warner owned as part of the purchase ofTurner Broadcasting in 1996. As a result,The Bugs Bunny Show ended its nearly four-decade-long network run, one of the longest runs in the history of United States network television.[9] Outside cartoons in the public domain, Warner Bros. cartoons would not return to American broadcast television until the 2021 debut ofToon In with Me onMeTV, along with a companion Saturday morning block.

Legacy

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This show is credited for keeping the Warner Bros. cartoons made during theGolden Age of American animation a part of the American consciousness. The show ran for almost four decades, helping inspireanimators, comedians,historians, and others who watched Saturday morning television.[11]

The "This Is It" song's fame is such that it has been used elsewhere, such as in the Canadian province ofOntario where it was used in aTV commercial promoting the variousperforming artstourist attractions, where artists of various disciplines sing separate lines of the song.[citation needed]

When Warner Bros. released their video series "Golden Jubilee" in 1985, featuring the classic cartoons, the opening sequence showsTaz maniacally riding a motorcycle down a city street chased by apolice car. He makes a sharp turn into a theater, where the rest of the Looney Tune Characters are performing to theBugs Bunny Show tune.

Beginning in January 2021, the original "This Is It" opening sequence was included inBugs Bunny and Friends, part ofMeTV'sSaturday Morning Cartoons block.

In theSeinfeld episode "The Opera", asJerry andElaine are waiting outside the opera house, Jerry starts singing "This is it" to pass the time to which Elaine laments to him by saying, "You know, it is so sad that all of your knowledge of high culture comes from Bugs Bunny cartoons."

Animated sequences produced for the show

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A series of short animated scenes were produced for the show, featured "linking" moments during the main theater setting of the show. Some of these scenes included:

  • The opening teaser showedBugs andDaffy performing a duet about the start of the cartoon show; as they sing it, in the background crossing the stage are some of co-stars' regulars:Tweety;Speedy Gonzales;Pepé Le Pew;Sylvester the Cat;the Road Runner;Hippety Hopper;Yosemite Sam;Elmer Fudd;Wile E. Coyote;Foghorn Leghorn.
  • A frustrated Daffy bickering on stage with Bugs. Daffy declares, "Last week you said you were going to introduce menext week!" Bugs replies, "Right...but this isn't next week, is it?" Daffy trips himself up and replies, "You're doggone tootin' is isn't! This isthis week! And next week is uhhh...ummm...sheesh!"
  • A barking sheepdog wanders into the theater, saying "Which way did he go? Where's the little bunny I saw on TV last week?" Daffy, at this time, has dressed up in a rabbit costume and is on stage pretending to be Bugs. The sheepdog pounces upon Daffy and exclaims, "At last, at last! I have caught a bunny rabbit!"
  • Bugs entertains the audience by playing a guitar. An angry Yosemite Sam barges in the theater shouting, "Can't ya see I'm tryin' to sleep?!?", snatches the guitar from Bugs, and snaps all of its strings but one.
  • Bugs demonstrates some cartoon physics, including slow-motion, fast-speed and "vibrating to a stop."

The show's title sequences and some of these linking material scenes from the originalBugs Bunny Show are included as bonus features on each volume of theLooney Tunes Golden Collection DVD collection (with the exception ofVolume 6). As the original color negatives were cut up by CBS and ABC to create later versions of the show, the linking sequences are presented on DVD using a combination of footage from both what's left of the color negatives (some of which were used in later incarnations, thus helping to preserve them) and the black-and-white ABC broadcast prints prepared in the early 1960s.[12]

On theLooney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2, the opening to theBugs Bunny/Road Runner Show (with the announcer calling it theBugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour) and two openings to theBugs Bunny and Tweety Show (the 1988 opening and the 1992 opening) were released as special features.

In 2009, an episode of theBugs Bunny Show in color was released on the Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960s Volume 2 set. Saturday Morning Cartoons 1970s Volume 2 includes an episode of theBugs Bunny/Road Runner Show.

Historian George Feltenstein ofWarner Archive has confirmed in The Extras Podcast episode on March 20th thatThe Bugs Bunny Show is actively being restored and remastered by the Warner Bros. Preservation Department for a home media release in the future. Him andJerry Beck are overseeing the preservation amongst the Looney Tunes Collector's Vault releases. George describes the process as "starting with the black and white fine grains." which were already preserved. And then going over the camera negatives to "see what's missing" for the color negatives to preserve as much as possible despite being butchered years ago. While the cartoons have already been restored in the past, the bridging sequences are the main priority to recreate the half hour show. It would take at least two years depending on the conditions of the film negatives and "micro surgery" process.[13][14][15]

List of original primetime episodes

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Season 1 (1960–1961)

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#1st cartoon2nd cartoon3rd cartoonOriginal air dateDirected byProd. No.U.S. households (in millions)
1Rabbit Every MondayA Mouse DividedTree for TwoOctober 11, 1960Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1595[16]
6.92[17]
  • Bugs introduces the Looney Tunes gang.
2Putty Tat TroubleWise QuackersSpeedy GonzalesOctober 18, 1960Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1589[16]
N/A
3Wild Over YouGo Fly a KitMouse WarmingOctober 25, 1960Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1587[16]
6.74[17]
  • Pepe speaks about Paris, the City of Love.
4To Itch His OwnGee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-zWhoa, Be Gone!November 1, 1960Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1591[16]
6.74[17]
5Canary RowKnights Must FallFor Scent-imental ReasonsNovember 8, 1960Friz Freleng

Co-Directed by:Maurice Noble

#1575[16]
5.28[17]
  • Daffy is so desperate to appear on the show he dresses up as a Hawaiian, a musketeer, and in knight's armor.
6Long-Haired HareSandy ClawsMouse WreckersNovember 15, 1960Friz Freleng

Co-Directed by:Gerry Chiniquy

#1576[16]
8.05[17]
  • Daffy plays the drums and Bugs imitates "Frankie doing an imitation ofRicky imitatingElvis."Yosemite Sam trying to sleep, appears and destroys Bugs and Daffy's instruments.
7Bully for BugsTweety's SOSOne Froggy EveningNovember 22, 1960Chuck Jones

Co-Directed by:Maurice Noble

#1580[16]
8.59[17]
  • Daffy, disguised as Bugs, attempts to host the show- but is chased by the sheepdog who thinks he's a rabbit. Daffy finds he cannot remove the bunny suit.
8My Bunny Lies Over the SeaScaredy CatScent-imental RomeoNovember 29, 1960Maurice Noble#1579[16]
8.32[17]
  • Daffy wants to host the show and expels all others including Pepe, Elmer and Bugs.
9Bunker Hill BunnyEach Dawn I CrowGolden YeggsDecember 6, 1960Friz Freleng

Co-Directed by:Hawley Pratt

#1581[16]
8.63[17]
  • Tweety is host, but in order to be safe fromSylvester, Bugs hangs his cage from the stage ceiling.
10Which Is WitchMouse MazurkaKit for CatDecember 13, 1960Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-Directed by:Hawley Pratt

#1584[16]
8.00[17]
  • Yosemite Sam is again after Bugs, so he comes to see the "screwy rabbit's" show.
11Two's a CrowdAll a Bir-r-r-rdThe Hasty HareDecember 20, 1960Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-Directed by:Abe Levitow andMaurice Noble

#1585[16]
N/A
12What's Up, Doc?Early to BetPop 'Im PopDecember 27, 1960Robert McKimson#1586[16]
8.25[17]
  • When Bugs presentsBarnyard Dawg as the host, butFoghorn pushes him aside and introduces the cartoons himself.
13A-Lad-In His LampDog Gone SouthA Fractured LeghornJanuary 3, 1961Robert McKimson#1588[16]
8.39[17]
14Ant PastedThe Fair-Haired HareI Gopher YouJanuary 10, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1590[16]
9.19[17]
  • Elmer is host and tries to sing.
15Rocket SquadDaffy DillyDrip-Along DaffyJanuary 17, 1961Friz Freleng

Co-Directed by: Robert Transon andMaurice Noble

#1592[16]
8.40[17]
  • Bugs presents an all-Daffy tribute, in which Mamma Bear performs "I'm Just Wild About Daffy".
16The Leghorn Blows at MidnightHot Cross BunnyHis Bitter HalfJanuary 24, 1961Robert McKimson

Co-Directed by:Maurice Noble

#1593[16]
9.66[17]
  • Foghorn presentsMiss Prissy, old-time actress, who re-enacts her favorite stage roles.
17Lovelorn LeghornWho's Kitten WhoThe Windblown HareJanuary 31, 1961Robert McKimson#1594[16]
9.62[17]
  • A twist onDuck Amuck – an unseen animator draws Foghorn withRock Hudson's body. Foghorn gets even, lassoing the animator,Daffy, and beats him up.
18High Diving HareDon't Give Up the SheepStooge for a MouseFebruary 7, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-Directed by:Hawley Pratt

#1596[16]
10.37[17]
19Mutiny on the BunnyPunch TrunkFast and Furry-ousFebruary 14, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-Directed by:Abe Levitow andMaurice Noble

#1597[16]
9.47[17]
  • Bugs demonstrates how to draw a cartoon...and how to draw Daffy from a dumbbell.
20Rabbit of SevilleThe Scarlet PumpernickelStop! Look! And Hasten!February 21, 1961Friz Freleng#1598[16]
9.52[17]
  • A program on music with interruptions by hunterElmer.
21Hillbilly HareHippety HopperYou Were Never DuckierFebruary 28, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1599[16]
9.29[17]
22The Turn-Tale WolfPaying the PiperBeanstalk BunnyMarch 7, 1961Robert McKimson#1600[16]
7.79[17]
  • Sylvester hosts and tells his son, Junior, some fairy tales.
23Big House BunnyCanned FeudHome Tweet HomeMarch 14, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1601[16]
8.86[17]
  • Mac and Tosh spend their time arguing while Bugs introduces the cartoons.
24Mississippi HareTerrier StrickenCheese ChasersMarch 21, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-Directed by:Abe Levitow

#1602[16]
8.21[17]
  • Pepe hosts the show. Yosemite Sam tries to useTaz to get rid of him, but his scent defeats them.
25Henhouse HeneryCurtain RazorDevil May HareMarch 28, 1961Robert McKimson#1603[16]
8.21[17]
  • Bugs introduces Daffy as the host, but Daffy is backstage being chased by Taz.
26Hare We GoThe Foghorn LeghornLittle Red Rodent HoodApril 4, 1961Friz Freleng andChuck Jones#1604[16]
9.38[17]
  • Rocky and Mugsy take over the show at gunpoint.

Season 2 (1961–1962)

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#TitleCartoons IncludedOriginal air dateDirected byProd. No.U.S. households (in millions)
1Bad Time StoryBewitched Bunny/Robin Hood Daffy/Tweety and the BeanstalkOctober 10, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1624[16]
6.94[18]
  • Bugs reads and reenacts fairy-tales.

NOTE: The bridging sequences for this episode were included as a bonus feature on theLooney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 DVD set.

2Satain's Waitin'Hare Trimmed/Roman Legion Hare/Sahara HareOctober 17, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1625[16]
N/A
  • An elaboration on the shortDevil's Feud Cake, Yosemite Sam dies and goes to hell but the devil will spare him if he brings back Bugs.
3Daffy DoodlingHoppy Go Lucky/Lumber Jerks/Weasel While You WorkOctober 24, 1961Robert McKimson#1626[16]
6.99[18]
  • Daffy outwits Bugs for the master of ceremonies job.
4Omni-PussMouse-Taken Identity/Kiss Me Cat/Heaven ScentOctober 31, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-Directed by:Maurice Noble

#1627[16]
4.50[18]
  • Bugs lectures about cats.
5Tired and FeatheredReady, Set, Zoom!/Two Crows from Tacos/Snow BusinessNovember 7, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1628[16]
6.47[18]
  • Bugs speaks about birds.
6Man's Best FriendSheep Ahoy/Chow Hound/Pappy's PuppyNovember 14, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1642[16]
7.69[18]
  • Bugs speaks about dogs.
7Ball Point PunsDuck! Rabbit! Duck!/Claws for Alarm/Cracked QuackNovember 21, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1629[16]
7.22[18]
  • Penelope and Penbrooke (the red and black pens) perform for the audience.

NOTE: Like "Bad Time Story", the bridging sequences for this episode were included as a bonus feature on theLooney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 DVD set.

8The Unfinished SymphonyPizzicato Pussycat/Baton Bunny/Three Little BopsNovember 28, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-Directed byMaurice Noble andRobert Tronson

#1630[16]
8.11[18]
  • Bugs talks about music.
9Prison to PrisonDeduce, You Say/The Hole Idea/Bugsy and MugsyDecember 5, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-Directed byHawley Pratt

#1631[16]
6.85[18]
10Go Man GoThere Auto Be a Law/Wild Wife/No Parking HareDecember 12, 1961Robert McKimson#1632[16]
7.88[18]
  • Bugs lectures about men, women and life in general.
11I'm Just Wild About HareStork Naked/Going! Going! Gosh!/Touche and GoDecember 19, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-directed by:Maurice Noble andTom Ray

#1633[16]
N/A
  • Bugs has overslept, so he hosts the show from his home.
12Stage CouchGift Wrapped/Tweet Dreams/Tweety's Circus/A Street Cat Named SylvesterDecember 26, 1961Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-directed byHawley Pratt

#1634[16]
7.55[18]
  • Sylvester tells psychiatrist Dr. Bugs of his obsession with Tweety.
13Do or DietBedevilled Rabbit/Stupor Duck/Little Boy BooJanuary 16, 1962Robert McKimson#1635[16]
8.23[18]
  • Bugs talks about a carrot diet while heckling Taz to do the same.

NOTE: Like "Bad Time Story" and "Ball Point Puns", Bridging sequences for this episode were included as a bonus feature on theLooney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 DVD set.

14Hare BrushFeline Frame-Up/Much Ado About Nutting/Duck AmuckJanuary 23, 1962Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-directed byMaurice Noble andKen Harris

#1636[16]
7.50[18]
  • Bugs introduces Harry the Brush (fromDuck Amuck) who explains his role in animation.
15Is This a Life?14 Carrot Rabbit/Robot Rabbit/High Diving HareFebruary 13, 1962Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1637[16]
7.50[18]
  • Bugs' life is reviewed with visits from his friends and foes.
16De-Duck-Tive StoryBoston Quackie/The Super Snooper/Dime to RetireFebruary 20, 1962Robert McKimson#1638[16]
7.94[18]
  • Features Daffy in his greatest detective roles.
17The Astro-NutsDuck Dodgers in the 24½th Century/Jumpin' Jupiter/Hare-Way to the StarsMarch 13, 1962Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-Directed byMaurice Noble andKen Harris

#1639[16]
8.33[18]
  • Porky, in a space suit, introduces sci-fi cartoons.
18Vera's CruiseDr. Jerkyl's Hide/Tweety's SOS/A Pizza Tweety Pie/All a Bir-r-r-rdMarch 20, 1962Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1640[16]
7.64[18]
  • Sylvester tells of his recent travels through Europe in pursuit of Tweety.
19Foreign Legion LeghornThe EGGcited Rooster/Of Rice and Hen/Feather DustedJune 19, 1962Robert McKimson#1641[16]
N/A
  • Foghorn is an inept soldier in the Foreign Legion. He explains to his sergeant what made him that way.
20Watch My LineA Waggily Tale/Scrambled Aches/Rabbit RampageJune 26, 1962Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-directed byHawley Pratt

#1643[16]
N/A
  • An elaboration onRabbit Rampage, in which Bugs suffers various indignities from a mysterious animator, who turns out to be Elmer.
21What's Up Dog?Awful Orphan/Don't Axe Me/Mixed MasterJuly 3, 1962Robert McKimson#1644[16]
N/A
  • A continuation of "Man's Best Friend", featuring more dog related stories.
22The Cat's BahThe Cat's Bah/Frigid Hare/Little Beau PepeJuly 10, 1962Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1645[16]
N/A
  • Pepe recalls the results of a broken romance.
23No Business Like Slow BusinessRed Riding Hoodwinked/Barbary Coast Bunny/Double or MuttonJuly 17, 1962Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng#1646[16]
N/A
24The Honey-MousersCheese It, the Cat!/Lighthouse Mouse/The Honey-MousersJuly 24, 1962Robert McKimson#1647[16]
N/A
  • Bugs invites the audience backstage, offers them drinks and invites them to watch a high-rated TV show calledThe Honey-Mousers

NOTE: Like "Bad Time Story", "Ball Point Puns", and "Do or Diet", The bridging sequences for this episode were included as a bonus feature on theLooney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD set.

25A Star is BoredCatty Cornered/There They Go-Go-Go!/A Star is BoredJuly 31, 1962Chuck Jones andFriz Freleng

Co-directed byMaurice Noble andTom Ray

#1648[16]
N/A
  • Bugs shows the audience how cartoons are made, telling the audience "Confidentially, I doMel Blanc's voice."

NOTE: Like "Bad Time Story", "Ball Point Puns", "Do or Diet", and "The Honey-Mousers", The bridging sequences for this episode were included as a bonus feature on theLooney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 DVD set.

26A Tale of Two KittiesThe Slap-Hoppy Mouse/Gonzales' Tamales/Cats A-Weigh!August 7, 1962Robert McKimson#1649[16]
N/A

Sylvester talks about how to take care of your kids, while Junior explains how the storiesreally happened.

Formats

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Prime Time:

  • The Bugs Bunny Show, October 11, 1960 – August 7, 1962 (ABC)

Saturday Mornings:

  • The Bugs Bunny Show, April 7, 1962 – September 8, 1968 (in color starting September 10, 1966) (ABC)
  • The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour, September 14, 1968 – September 4, 1971 (CBS)
  • The Bugs Bunny Show, September 11, 1971 – September 1, 1973 (CBS)
  • The Bugs Bunny Show, September 8, 1973 - August 30, 1975 (ABC)
  • The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour, September 6, 1975 – November 12, 1977 (CBS)
  • The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show, November 19, 1977 – September 7, 1985 (CBS)
  • The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour, September 7, 1985 – September 6, 1986 (ABC)
  • The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, September 13, 1986 – September 2, 2000 (ABC)

Cartoon Network:

  • The Bugs & Daffy Show (also known as simplyBugs & Daffy)

Credits

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References

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  2. ^Erickson, Hal (2005).Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. pp. 163–164.ISBN 978-1476665993.
  3. ^Maltin, Leonard (1980, rev. 1987).Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons. New York: Plume/Penguin Books. Pg. 274–275.
  4. ^McCorry, Kevin (2007). "The Bugs Bunny Show Page."
  5. ^abBarrier, Michael (1999).Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in its Golden Age. New York: Oxford University Press. Pg. 562.ISBN 0-19-516729-5.
  6. ^The Bugs Bunny Show: A Tale of Two Kitties – TV.com
  7. ^abcdMcCorry, Kevin (2007). "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour Page."
  8. ^Beck, Jerry and Will Friedwald,Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: The Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons, Henry Holt, 1989
  9. ^abcMcCorry, Kevin (2007). "The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show Page."
  10. ^"Cartoon Net Lands Looney Toons Plus 4 New Shows".Animation World Network. March 8, 2000. RetrievedMarch 22, 2021.Cartoon Network has also landed the exclusive television rights to Warner Bros. classic LOONEY TUNES titles starting Fall 2000. This is the first time the entire library of nearly 900 classic animated shorts has been featured exclusively on one TV network.
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  15. ^Millard, Tim; Feltenstein, George (March 31, 2025)."EXCLUSIVE! The Bugs Bunny Show Currently Being Restored".YouTube. The Extras Podcast.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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