Bugs Bunny in Space
Directed byChuck Jones
Friz Freleng
Produced byHal Geer
StarringMel Blanc
Edited byRick Steward
Music byCarl Stalling, Milt Franklyn
Production
company
Distributed byCBS
Release date
  • September 6, 1977 (1977-09-06)
Running time
30 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Bugs Bunny in Space is a Looney Tunes television special that originally aired on CBS September 6, 1977.[1] Assembled to capitalize on the enormous success of the original Star Wars film in summer 1977, the special is a compilation of clips from science fiction themed Warner Bros. Cartoons, including Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.[2]

This is the only Bugs Bunny special not to include any new animation.[3]

Cast

Plot

Bugs Bunny in Space is a parody of Star Wars (1977) that features a compilation of science-fiction themed clips from Warner Brothers cartoons starring Bugs Bunny and other characters.[7]

Credits

Cartoons featured

Haredevil Hare (Released Prior to August 1948) is not included. Due to being sold to a.a.p. in 1956.

References

  1. ^ a b Woolery, George W. (1989). Animated TV Specials: The Complete Directory to the First Twenty-Five Years, 1962-1987. Scarecrow Press. pp. 43–44. ISBN 0-8108-2198-2. Retrieved 27 March 2020.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 231. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 369. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  4. ^ "The Lineup". www.warnerbros.com. Archived from the original on 2015-11-05. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  5. ^ "The Lineup". www.warnerbros.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  6. ^ "The Lineup". www.warnerbros.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
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