"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:

Tasmanian Devil | Rabbit | Road Runner The Character | Famous Opening Theme | Surrealism

Cast

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

Series Directed by
Friz Freleng		(10 episodes, 1960-1962)
Chuck Jones		(10 episodes, 1960-1962)
Robert McKimson		(7 episodes, 1961-1962)
Maurice Noble		(6 episodes, 1961-1962)
Hawley Pratt		(3 episodes, 1960-1962)
Tom Ray		(2 episodes, 1961-1962)
Abe Levitow		(2 episodes, 1961)

Series Writing credits
Friz Freleng		(12 episodes, 1960-1962)
Chuck Jones		(12 episodes, 1960-1962)
Michael Maltese		(7 episodes, 1960-1962)
Tedd Pierce		(5 episodes, 1960-1962)
Warren Foster		(4 episodes, 1960-1962)
John W. Dunn		(3 episodes, 1961-1962)
Tom Ray		(2 episodes, 1961-1962)

Series Produced by
Friz Freleng	....	producer (12 episodes, 1960-1962)
Chuck Jones	....	producer (12 episodes, 1960-1962)

Series Original Music by
Milt Franklyn		(10 episodes, 1960-1962)
Carl W. Stalling		(10 episodes, 1960-1962)

Series Film Editing by
Treg Brown		(8 episodes, 1960-1962)

Series Visual Effects by
A.C. Gamer	....	effects animator (unknown episodes)
Harry Love	....	effects animator (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Philip DeGuard	....	background artist (8 episodes, 1960-1962)
Bob Bransford	....	animator (6 episodes, 1960-1962)
Ken Harris	....	animator (6 episodes, 1960-1962)
Richard Thompson	....	animator (6 episodes, 1960-1962)
Tom Ray	....	animator (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
George Grandpré	....	animator (3 episodes, 1960-1962)
Maurice Noble	....	layout artist (3 episodes, 1960-1962)
Gerry Chiniquy	....	animator (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
Arthur Davis	....	animator (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
Tom O'Loughlin	....	background artist (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
Virgil Ross	....	animator (3 episodes, 1960-1961)
Bob Matz	....	animator (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Warren Batchelder	....	animator (2 episodes, 1962)
Ted Bonnicksen	....	animator (2 episodes, 1962)
Keith Darling	....	animator (2 episodes, 1962)
Peter Alvarado	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Pete Burness	....	animator (unknown episodes)
John Carey	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Ken Champin	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Phil DeLara	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Russ Dyson	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Owen Fitzgerald	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Robert Givens	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Boris Gorelick	....	background artist (unknown episodes)
Manny Gould	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Emery Hawkins	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Paul Julian	....	background artist (unknown episodes)
Abe Levitow	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Bob Majors	....	background artist (unknown episodes)
Carlos Manríquez	....	background artist (unknown episodes)
Charles McKimson	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Bill Melendez	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Phil Monroe	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Manuel Perez	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Rod Scribner	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Richard H. Thomas	....	background artist (unknown episodes)
Lloyd Vaughan	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Ben Washam	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Cornett Wood	....	layout artist (unknown episodes)
Irv Wyner	....	background artist (unknown episodes)

Series Music Department
Mack David	....	composer: theme song (unknown episodes)
Ray Evans	....	composer: theme song "This Is It" (unknown episodes)
Jay Livingston	....	composer: theme song "This Is It" (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1960-1968)
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1960-1968) (1973-1975) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1971-1973) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Bros

Also Known As:

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:

Argentina:Atp | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

Trivia:

Words to the opening: "Overture, turn the lights! / This is it. The night of nights. / No more rehearsing or nursing a part. / We know every part by heart! / Overture, turn the 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 "That '70s Show: Sally Simpson (#6.12)" (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.