Attack of the Drones

Attack of the Drones
Production company	Warner Bros. Animation Rough Draft Studios
Distributor	Warner Bros. Home Video
Release date	March 31, 2004
Run time	7:37
Starring	Jeff Benett Billy West
Producer(s)	Larry Doyle Sherry Gunther
Music composed by	Walter Murphy
Story by	Eric Kaplan
Director(s)	Rich Moore
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Attack of the Drones is the the four hundred and ninety-second short of the Looney Tunes theatrical series. It was released by Warner Home Video on March 31, 2004 on DVD. It was written by Eric Kaplan, produced by Larry Doyle and Sherry Gunther, and directed by Rich Moore.

When the Earth faces an alien invasion bent on eating the planet, Ranger Dodgers attempts to create robotic clone drones of himself to stop the invasion.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Ranger Dodgers	Jeff Bennett
Dr. Zoidberg	Billy West

Locations

• Earth
  • Futuristic city
    • Robot copier building
      • "Fame, Money and Medals for Study Space Heroes" booth
• Outer space

Objects

• Dodger drones
• ATM robot
• Robotic trash can
• Metal shredder-rigged trap

Vehicles

• Pepper-shaker rocket
• Marvin's UFO

Music

The music was composed by Walter Murphy.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• Australia: March 31, 2004 on DVD
• United States: November 1, 2011 on DVD

Behind the scenes

• The title and plot of this short are a parody of the 2002 film Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones.
• Dodgers' dramatic sting cue was reused from Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century.
• A couple of cameos appear in this short:
  • Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama
  • The Great Gazoo from The Flintstones

Everlasting Influence

• Beginning in 2024, Ranger Dodgers was used as a playable character in Looney Tunes: World of Mayhem.

Home availability

• In the United States: