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'''Best Friends''' is the first episode of ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' season one | '''"Best Friends"''' is the first episode of ''[[The Looney Tunes Show]]'' season one. It aired on [[May 3]], [[2011]] on [[Cartoon Network]]. It was directed by [[Spike Brandt]] and [[Tony Cervone]] and [[Chris Headrick]]. | ||
Bugs and Daffy enter a Best Friends game show, but Daffy knows nothing about Bugs. | |||
==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
==Memorable quotes== | ==Memorable quotes== | ||
'''Daffy:''' January.... Feburary.... September... July...<br> | |||
'''Bugs:''' (''nods'')<br> | |||
'''Daffy:''' July 1st... July 2nd... July 3rd... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10...<br> | |||
'''Bugs:''' 27th.<br> | |||
'''Daffy:''' JULY 27TH! | |||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jeff Bergman]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jeff Bergman]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daffy Duck]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Daffy Duck (character)|Daffy Duck]] | ||
|style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Bergman | |style="background-color:#clear"| Jeff Bergman | ||
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Game Show Announcer | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes Show characters|Game Show Announcer]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Maurice LaMarche]] | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| [[Maurice LaMarche]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fred Armisen]] | |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Fred Armisen]] | ||
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|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Captain | |style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| [[List of unnamed Looney Tunes Show characters|Captain]] | ||
|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Maurice LaMarche | |style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Maurice LaMarche | ||
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* [[Earth]] | * [[Earth]] | ||
** [[United States]] | ** [[United States]] | ||
*** | *** [[Bugs' residence]] | ||
==Objects== | ==Objects== | ||
==Vehicles== | ==Vehicles== | ||
* Bug's | * Bug's car | ||
* Cruise | * Cruise ship | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
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==Behind the scenes== | ==Behind the scenes== | ||
* Bugs' "backstory" is a reference to ''Superman''. | * Bugs and Daffy have known each other for 17 years and that they have been roommates for five years. | ||
* Daffy's middle name is Sheldon, but he prefers Armando because it | * Bugs' "backstory" is a reference to [[Superman]]'s origin story and parodies the version seen in the [[1978]] ''Superman'' film. John William's score of the film is also used in this scene. | ||
* July 27th and April 17th are when Bugs | * Daffy's middle name is Sheldon, but he prefers Armando because he thought it sounded cooler. | ||
* Bugs' favorite type of music is smooth jazz. | |||
* Bugs' favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. | |||
* The birth dates of Bugs and Daffy, [[July 27|July 27th]] and [[April 17|April 17th]], respectively, are the same dates of their respective debuts in the [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros.]] theatrical shorts; July 27 was when Bugs first appeared in ''[[A Wild Hare]]'' in [[1940]], while April 17 was when Daffy debuted in ''[[Porky's Duck Hunt]]'' in [[1937]]. | |||
* Daffy gets Bugs' catchphrase wrong by questioning it was "I don't do Mondays." This is a reference to Garfield, the cat from the titular comic strip known for his hatred for Mondays. | |||
* The [[Warner Bros. Water Tower]] makes a cameo when Bugs and Daffy's heads get stuck through the ceiling of the game show. | |||
==Errors== | ==Errors== | ||
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* This concept is revisited in the series finale "[[Best Friends Redux]]". | * This concept is revisited in the series finale "[[Best Friends Redux]]". | ||
* Bugs expands on his Superman story in "[[Super Rabbit]]". | * Bugs expands on his Superman story in "[[Super Rabbit]]". | ||
* Daffy decides that Armando doesn't stick and changes his middle name back to Sheldon in "[[Bugs | * Daffy decides that Armando doesn't stick and changes his middle name back to Sheldon in "[[Bugs & Daffy Get a Job]]" | ||
==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:52, 28 May 2024
| Best Friends | |
|---|---|
 Daffy and Bugs appear on Besties | |
| Network | Cartoon Network |
| Premiere date | May 3, 2011 |
| Run time | 22:00 |
| Music composed by | Andy Sturmer |
| Writer(s) | Jim Cashman Hugh Davidson Larry Dorf Rachel Ramras |
| Director(s) | Spike Brandt Tony Cervone |
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"Best Friends" is the first episode of The Looney Tunes Show season one. It aired on May 3, 2011 on Cartoon Network. It was directed by Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone and Chris Headrick.
Bugs and Daffy enter a Best Friends game show, but Daffy knows nothing about Bugs.
Detailed summary
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Memorable quotes
Daffy: January.... Feburary.... September... July...
Bugs: (nods)
Daffy: July 1st... July 2nd... July 3rd... 4... 5... 6... 7... 8... 9... 10...
Bugs: 27th.
Daffy: JULY 27TH!
Characters
In order of appearance: | ||||||||||||||||
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
- Bug's car
- Cruise ship
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Andy Strumer.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 3rd, 2011 on Cartoon Network
Behind the scenes
- Bugs and Daffy have known each other for 17 years and that they have been roommates for five years.
- Bugs' "backstory" is a reference to Superman's origin story and parodies the version seen in the 1978 Superman film. John William's score of the film is also used in this scene.
- Daffy's middle name is Sheldon, but he prefers Armando because he thought it sounded cooler.
- Bugs' favorite type of music is smooth jazz.
- Bugs' favorite holiday is Thanksgiving.
- The birth dates of Bugs and Daffy, July 27th and April 17th, respectively, are the same dates of their respective debuts in the Warner Bros. theatrical shorts; July 27 was when Bugs first appeared in A Wild Hare in 1940, while April 17 was when Daffy debuted in Porky's Duck Hunt in 1937.
- Daffy gets Bugs' catchphrase wrong by questioning it was "I don't do Mondays." This is a reference to Garfield, the cat from the titular comic strip known for his hatred for Mondays.
- The Warner Bros. Water Tower makes a cameo when Bugs and Daffy's heads get stuck through the ceiling of the game show.
Errors
Everlasting Influence
- This concept is revisited in the series finale "Best Friends Redux".
- Bugs expands on his Superman story in "Super Rabbit".
- Daffy decides that Armando doesn't stick and changes his middle name back to Sheldon in "Bugs & Daffy Get a Job"
Critical reception
In other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 親友にカンパイ! | Cheers to My Best Friend! |
