Best Friends

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.

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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

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Bugs Bunny	Jeff Bergman
Daffy Duck	Jeff Bergman
Game Show Announcer	Maurice LaMarche
Mac	Rob Paulsen
Tosh	Jess Harnell
Speedy Gonzales	Fred Armisen
Captain	Maurice LaMarche

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bugs' residence

Vehicles

• Bug's car
• Cruise ship

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.

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"

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	親友にカンパイ!	Cheers to My Best Friend!