Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales
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Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales is an animated Christmas
television special
featuring Bugs Bunny
and other Looney Tunes
characters, in three newly-created cartoon shorts with seasonal themes.
The special originally aired on CBS
on November 27, 1979.
DVD along with Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
and Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals
.
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
television special
Television special
A television special is a television program which interrupts or temporarily replaces programming normally scheduled for a given time slot. Sometimes, however, the term is given to a telecast of a theatrical film, such as The Wizard of Oz or The Ten Commandments, which is not part of a regular...
featuring Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
and other Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
characters, in three newly-created cartoon shorts with seasonal themes.
The special originally aired on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
on November 27, 1979.
Cast
- Mel BlancMel BlancMelvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc was an American voice actor and comedian. Although he began his nearly six-decade-long career performing in radio commercials, Blanc is best remembered for his work with Warner Bros...
as Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety Bird, Yosemite Sam, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Tasmanian Devil and Santa Claus. - June ForayJune ForayJune Foray is an American voice actress, best known as the voice of many animated characters...
as Mrs. Claus and Clyde Bunny. - Produced by Hal GeerHal GeerHal Geer is an American producer and filmmaker, noteworthy for his association with the Looney Tunes franchise.-Military career:...
, Chuck Jones Enterprises, DePatie-Freleng EnterprisesDePatie-Freleng EnterprisesDePatie-Freleng Enterprises was a Hollywood-based animation production company, active from 1963 to 1981. They produced theatrical cartoons, animated series, commercials, title sequences and television specials. Notable among these is The Pink Panther film titles and cartoon shorts and the Dr....
and Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,... - Directed by Friz FrelengFriz FrelengIsadore "Friz" Freleng was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros....
, Chuck JonesChuck JonesCharles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio...
, Bill Perez, Tony Benedict, David detiege and Art Vitello. - Written by Friz FrelengFriz FrelengIsadore "Friz" Freleng was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros....
, Chuck JonesChuck JonesCharles Martin "Chuck" Jones was an American animator, cartoon artist, screenwriter, producer, and director of animated films, most memorably of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts for the Warner Bros. Cartoons studio...
, John DunnJohn DunnJohn Dunn may refer to:*John Dunn , English professional footballer for Aston Villa and Charlton Athletic*Jack Dunn , minor league baseball owner and manager*Jack Dunn , British figure skater...
and Tony Benedict. - Music by Doug Goodwin.
New Cartoons Featured
- Bugs Bunny's Christmas CarolBugs Bunny's Christmas CarolBugs Bunny's Christmas Carol is an eight minute animated short film produced by Warner Bros. Television and DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and released in 1979 by Warner Bros...
(produced by DePatie-Freleng) - Freeze FrameFreeze Frame (cartoon)Freeze Frame is a 1979 animated cartoon which features Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner. It was directed by Chuck Jones, who used a freeze frame to introduce the two visible characters along with their bogus Latin names . There also are 12 sled dogs who are never seen; however, Wile E...
(Chuck Jones Enterprises) - The Fright Before Christmas (DePatie-Freleng)
Censorship
- When "Fright Before Christmas" was shown as a separate cartoon short on ABC's The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show, the part where Bugs is reading off his nephew's list to Taz (dressed as Santa) was shortened to remove Taz eating glass Christmas tree bulbs and a string of Christmas tree lights (which electrify him).
Availability
It was available on VHS, but this television special was released on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 30, 2007....
DVD along with Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over
Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over is a Looney Tunes television special which aired on May 21, 1980. It features three new cartoons at the time, which featured Bugs Bunny and other Looney Tunes characters. The theme of this special is Springtime...
and Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals
Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals
Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals is a combination animation/live action television special, starring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, and directed by Chuck Jones. Premiering on CBS on November 22, 1976, and consisting entirely of new animation, this prime time TV special represented Bugs Bunny...
.