Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons
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| Production company | MGM/UA Home Video |
| Release date | March 7, 1989 |
| Run time | 90 minutes |
| Starring | Leonard Maltin Mel Blanc (shorts) |
| Producer(s) | Ralph Tribbey |
| Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling (shorts) |
| Director(s) | Donald R. Beck |
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Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons, also known as Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons with Leonard Maltin, is a direct-to-video documentary program. It was distributed by MGM/UA Home Video on March 7, 1989. It was written by Leonard Maltin, produced by Ralph Tribbey, and directed by Donald R. Beck.
Hosted by film critic Leonard Maltin, the program focuses on eleven Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts, all of which are centered around World War II. It is also in the program where Maltin also shares trivia on these shorts, through several in-between segments.
Summary
Cartoons in order of appearance
- The Weakly Reporter
- Draftee Daffy
- Super-Rabbit
- The Fifth-Column Mouse
- Falling Hare
- Daffy – The Commando
- Swooner Crooner
- Little Red Riding Rabbit
- Plane Daffy
- Herr Meets Hare
- Russian Rhapsody
Memorable quotes
Leonard: Back then, every time you went to the movies, you saw a cartoon along the feature film. And they were made to be enjoyed by adults, as well as children. While most of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies were just out for fun, they also took the war as subject matter now and then. They reflected the feelings of their audience. Now, if you didn't live throughout World War II, it might be difficult to understand just how Americans felt back then. But the choices were easy for most people. We knew who the bad guys were, and we knew how to beat them.
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Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: March 7, 1989
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Home availability
- In the United States:
