The Bugs Bunny Show: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Bugs Bunny Show is an animated television anthology series hosted by Bugs Bunny, that was mainly composed of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons released by Warner Bros. between August 1, 1948 and the end of 1969. The show originally debuted as a primetime half-hour program on ABC in 1960, featuring three theatrical Warner Bros. Cartoons with new linking sequences produced by the Warner Bros. Cartoons staff.

After two seasons, The Bugs Bunny Show moved to Saturday mornings, where it remained in one format or another 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 of The Bugs Bunny Show. In 2000, the series, by then known as The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show, was canceled after the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies libraries became the exclusive property of the Cartoon Network family of cable TV networks in the United States.

Series details

• Title: The Bugs Bunny Show
• Format: Animation
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Family
• Premiere date: 1960-10-11
• Final broadcast date listed: 1971-02-12
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 21978
• IMDb ID: tt0053488

Cast and credited roles

• Mel Blanc — Bugs Bunny
• June Foray — Granny
• Jim Backus — Smoky the Genie
• Arthur Q. Bryan — Elmer Fudd

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1960-10-11; final listed air date 1961-03-07.
• Season 2: premiered 1962-08-07; final listed air date 1962-08-07.
• Season 3: premiered 1971-02-12; final listed air date 1971-02-12.

Source and licence

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