Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals
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| Production company | Chuck Jones Enterprises |
| Release date | November 22, 1976 |
| Run time | 23 minutes |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Michael Tilson Thomas |
| Producer(s) | Chuck Jones |
| Music composed by | Camille Saint-Saëns |
| Story by | Chuck Jones Ogden Nash |
| Director(s) | Chuck Jones |
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Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals, originally titled Carnival of the Animals, is a live action/animated musical television special starring Bugs Bunny & Daffy Duck from the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts. It first aired on November 22, 1976 on CBS. It was written by Chuck Jones and Ogden Nash, and directed by Jones.
The special – which utilizes Camille Saint-Saëns' musical suite The Carnival of the Animals – was intentionally cast in the successful mold of Jones' own earlier musical cartoons (including Rabbit of Seville, Long-Haired Hare and Baton Bunny).
It sets the rivalry between Bugs and Daffy against the orchestral backdrop of conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, in a performance based on Saint-Saëns' music and Ogden Nash's poetry.
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Filming
Music
For the special, an abridged version of Saint-Saëns' Carnival of Animals was used for the special; omitting the "Tortoise", "Characters with Long Ears", "Cuckoo" and "Swan" movements, and using the "Pianists" music over the ending credits.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 22, 1976 on CBS
Behind the scenes
- The special was the first Warner Bros.-commissioned work featuring Bugs Bunny following the release of the cartoon False Hare, as well as their first Looney Tunes production following the second closure of their original animation studio on October 10, 1969.
- It is also the first appearance of Bugs Bunny and the Looney Tunes cast on prime-time television, since ABC's The Bugs Bunny Show in the early 1960s.
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 19, 1988: Warner Home Video releases Bugs and Daffy's Carnival of the Animals on VHS, as part of the Warner Bros. Cartoon Calavade series.
- October 30, 2007: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 on DVD.
