"The Bugs Bunny Show" (1960) TV series 1960-1975

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

11 October 1960 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

Bugs Bunny, the famous, Oscar-winning cartoon rabbit, hosts his first weekly television series, along...

Plot Keywords:

Rabbit | Tasmanian Devil | Famous Opening Theme | Road Runner Coyote | Looney Tunes Compilation

Cast

Mel Blanc	...	Bugs Bunny / ... (17 episodes, 1960-1962)
June Foray	...	Granny / ... (7 episodes, 1960-1962)

Runtime:

25 min (52 episodes) | Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (1960-1962) | Color (1962-1968)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono | Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Argentina:Atp

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

Words to the opening: "Overture, curtain, lights! / This is it. The night of nights. / No more rehearsing or nursing [instead of rehearsing] a part. / We know every part by heart! / Overture, curtain, lights! / This is it. We'll hit the heights! / And oh, what heights we'll hit! / On with the show, this is it! / Tonight what heights we'll hit! / On with the show, this is it!"

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Fat Albert (2004)

Soundtrack:

The Bugs Bunny Overture (This Is It!)

always was a welcome treat on replays Saturday mornings

Somehow, despite this show being listed from 1960, which I don't doubt it was, I watched this almost every weekend for years during my Saturday Morning cartoon craze. It was simply that one of the networks amid the usual hubbub, and probably late in the morning, this show would come on and some great (and occasionally less than great Looney Tunes shorts would come on. They were characterized by an almost by-the-numbers intro song that becomes all the more catchy the more times you watch the show (maybe on some sort of unreal level). The show would also keep a sort of consistency with allowing the material all through (though on occasion, for a ridiculous reason, things got cut out of certain episodes), and with playing really a set group of episodes from a time released. I loved it, and wish more of this could be shown for today's youth as opposed to simply the two major camps (computer animation or anime). There's something about the Looney Tunes that sticks with you, if you do look at them as more than just for kids, sometimes all for the sake of a goofy gag, though more creative than one might expect.