Difference between revisions of "Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster"

Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster
	; VHS cover
Production company	Warner Bros. Animation
Release date	April 17, 1991
Run time	23 minutes
Starring	Jeff Bergman; June Foray; Stan Freberg; Classic material:; Mel Blanc; Arthur Q. Brian
Executive producer(s)	Hal Geer
Music composed by	Harper MacKay
Story by	Greg Ford; Terry Lennon
Director(s)	Greg Ford; Terry Lennon
	Title card

Latest revision as of 05:47, 9 April 2024

Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster is a musical television special starring Bugs Bunny and characters from the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts. It first aired on April 17, 1991. It was written and directed by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon.

Bugs Bunny hosts a concert for classic music, but is unaware of a newspaper headline that reads: "Experimental Fly Escapes: Cannot Be Killed!"

Detailed summary

Cartoons featured

"Baton Bunny" (the first event; retried again as the last event which was ruined by a fly)
"Porky and Daffy in the William Tell Overture" (the second event)
"Back Alley Oproar" (used when Sylvester tried to ruin Elmer's "Hungarian Rhapsody")
"Rabbit of Seville" (the fourth event)
"What's Opera, Doc?" (the last event on the agenda but Bugs tried "Baton Bunny" again after)
"Long-Haired Hare" (Audio of Giovanni's opera singing only used during the end credits)

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Organizations

Locations

Earth
- United States

Objects

Vehicles

Production

Developement

Filming

Music

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: April 17, 1991

Behind the scenes

It is the first Looney Tunes special in which Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Elmer and Sylvester are voiced by Jeff Bergman.
Apart from Yosemite Sam and Granny, Mr. Meek from The Wise Quacking Duck and the two stranded men from Wackiki Wabbit make cameos in the audience.

Errors

Home availability

In the United States:
- December 2, 1994: Warner Home Video releases Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster on VHS.

References

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+'''Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster''' is a musical television special starring [[Bugs Bunny (character)|Bugs Bunny]] and characters from the ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]''/''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' theatrical shorts. It first aired on April 17, 1991. It was written and directed by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon.
-In the new animation, [[Bugs Bunny]], [[Daffy Duck]], [[Porky Pig]], [[Elmer Fudd]] and [[Sylvester]] are voiced by [[Jeff Bergman]].
+Bugs Bunny hosts a concert for classic music, but is unaware of a newspaper headline that reads: "Experimental Fly Escapes: Cannot Be Killed!"
-== Summary ==
+==Detailed summary==
-Bugs Bunny hosts a show of classical music, which includes classic music-themed cartoons like "[[What's Opera, Doc?]]", "[[The Rabbit of Seville]]," "[[Baton Bunny]]", and footage of Sylvester's "tra-la-la" number from "[[Back Alley Oproar]]". New material includes Daffy and Porky's version of The William Tell Overture and audience members [[Mr. Meek]], [[The Three Bears]], [[Yosemite Sam]] and Granny swatting at the experimental immortal fly.
+===Cartoons featured===
-== Cartoons Featured in Special ==
 * "''[[Baton Bunny]]''" (the first event; retried again as the last event which was ruined by a fly)
 * "''[[Porky and Daffy in the William Tell Overture]]''" (the second event)
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 * "''[[What's Opera, Doc?]]''" (the last event on the agenda but Bugs tried "Baton Bunny" again after)
 * "''[[Long-Haired Hare]]''" (Audio of Giovanni's opera singing only used during the end credits)
+==Memorable quotes==
+==Characters==
+{{CastTop}}
+|-
+|style="background-color:#clear"|
+|style="background-color:#clear"|
+|-
+{{CastBottom}}
+==Organizations==
+*
+==Locations==
+* [[Earth]]
+** [[United States]]
+==Objects==
+*
+==Vehicles==
+*
+==Production==
+===Developement===
+===Filming===
+==Music==
+==Release==
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United States: April 17, 1991
+==Behind the scenes==
+* It is the first ''Looney Tunes'' special in which Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Elmer and Sylvester are voiced by [[Jeff Bergman]].
+* Apart from Yosemite Sam and Granny, [[Mr. Meek]] from ''[[The Wise Quacking Duck]]'' and the two stranded men from ''[[Wackiki Wabbit]]'' make cameos in the audience.
+==Errors==
+==Home availability==
+* In the United States:
+** [[December 2]], [[1994]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster (VHS)|Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster]]'' on VHS.
+==References==
+<references/>
 [[Category:1991]]
 [[Category:TV specials]]