Difference between revisions of "Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars"

Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars
	; VHS cover
Production company	Warner Bros. Animation
Release date	October 21, 1988
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	Steven S. Greene; Katherine Helppie-Shipley
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn; Carl W. Stalling
Story by	Greg Ford; Terry Lennon
Director(s)	Greg Ford; Terry Lennon
	Title card

Latest revision as of 11:34, 10 May 2024

Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars is a television special that aired on October 21, 1988 on CBS.

It features music videos from classic Looney Tunes shorts, and revolves around two competing television stations that are hosted by Bugs Bunny (WABBIT) and Daffy Duck (KPUT).

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - New Mexico
    - Albuquerque

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Development

Filming

Music

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: October 21, 1988 on CBS

Behind the scenes

It was one of the first specials produced by Warner Bros. where new animation was both traditionally and digitally inked and painted.
With the exception of the classic footage, it is also the first Looney Tunes television special to be broadcast in stereo.
The theme music for WABBIT is the music score of Bugs Bunny's theme song What's Up, Doc?, which played over numerous Bugs Bunny cartoon title cards of the early-1950s.
The 2003 Space Jam two-disc box set release of the special has an altered soundtrack with loud music and new sound effects, which made it hard to hear what Bugs and Daffy are saying. Additionally, one of the clips in Scrap Happy Daffy (where Daffy sings with his reflections from the mirror) was cut due to the inclusion of WWII caricatures such as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, amongst others. The 1992 VHS, however, has the original soundtrack and the uncut version of the clip from Scrap Happy Daffy.
Yankee Doodle Daffy, The Fair Haired Hare, and bridging sequences from The Bugs Bunny Show are the only footage sources that appear twice in this TV special.

Home availability

In the United States:
- 1992: Warner Home Video releases Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars on VHS.
- 2003: Warner Home Video releases Space Jam.

References

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+'''''Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars''''' is a television special that aired on [[October 21]], [[1988]] on [[CBS]].
-== Summary ==
+It features music videos from classic ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' shorts, and revolves around two competing television stations that are hosted by [[Bugs Bunny (character)|Bugs Bunny]] (WABBIT) and [[Daffy Duck (character)|Daffy Duck]] (KPUT).
-The story revolves around two competing television stations that are hosted by Bugs Bunny (WABBIT) and Daffy Duck (KPUT). This special features music videos from classic Looney Tunes shorts.
-== Notes ==
+== Detailed summary ==
-* The theme music for WABBIT is the music score of Bugs Bunny's theme song "What's Up, Doc?" that played over numerous Bugs Bunny cartoon title cards of the early-1950s.
+== Memorable quotes ==
-* The [[Space Jam]] two-disc box set of the special has a messed-up soundtrack with loud music and new sound effects making it hard to hear what Bugs and Daffy are saying, similar to the mixed audiotracks on the bonus cartoons "[[Hop and Go]]" and "[[Sniffles Takes a Trip]]" on [[Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6]]. Additionally, one scene from one of the clips in "[[Scrap Happy Daffy]]" (where Daffy sings with his reflections from the mirror) was cut due to the inclusion of offensive racial caricatures of WWII such as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, amongst others. The original 1992 VHS, however, has the original soundtrack and the uncut version of the clip from Scrap Happy Daffy.
+== Characters ==
-*"[[Yankee Doodle Daffy]]", "[[The Fair Haired Hare]]", and bridging sequences from The Bugs Bunny Show are the only footage sources that appear twice in this TV special.
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-== Availability ==
+== Organizations ==
-This was released on VHS and then on the [[Space Jam]] two-disc box set.
+*
+== Locations ==
+* [[Earth]]
+** [[United States]]
+*** [[New Mexico]]
+**** [[Albuquerque]]
+==Objects==
+*
+==Vehicles==
+*
+==Production==
+===Development===
+===Filming===
+==Music==
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United States: October 21, 1988 on CBS
+==Behind the scenes==
+* It was one of the first specials produced by Warner Bros. where new animation was both traditionally and digitally inked and painted.
+* With the exception of the classic footage, it is also the first ''Looney Tunes'' television special to be broadcast in stereo.
+* The theme music for WABBIT is the music score of Bugs Bunny's theme song ''[[What's Up, Doc? (song)|What's Up, Doc?]]'', which played over numerous Bugs Bunny cartoon title cards of the early-1950s.
+* The [[2003]] ''[[Space Jam (DVD)|Space Jam]]'' two-disc box set release of the special has an altered soundtrack with loud music and new sound effects, which made it hard to hear what Bugs and Daffy are saying. Additionally, one of the clips in ''[[Scrap Happy Daffy]]'' (where Daffy sings with his reflections from the mirror) was cut due to the inclusion of WWII caricatures such as Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, amongst others. The [[1992]] VHS, however, has the original soundtrack and the uncut version of the clip from ''Scrap Happy Daffy''.
+* ''[[Yankee Doodle Daffy]]'', ''[[The Fair Haired Hare]]'', and bridging sequences from ''[[The Bugs Bunny Show]]'' are the only footage sources that appear twice in this TV special.
+==Home availability==
+* In the United States:
+** 1992: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (VHS)|Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars]]'' on VHS.
+** 2003: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Space Jam (DVD)|Space Jam]]''.
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[Category:1988]]
 [[Category:TV specials]]