How Bugs Bunny Won the West
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| How Bugs Bunny Won the West | |
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| Production company | DePatie-Freleng Enterprises |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television |
| Release date | November 15, 1978 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Denver Pyle Daws Butler |
| Narrated by | Denver Pyle |
| Executive producer(s) | Hal Geer |
| Music composed by | Harper MacKay |
| Story by | Marc Sheffler Hal Geer |
| Director(s) | Hal Geer |
How Bugs Bunny Won the West is a western-themed special starring Bugs Bunny and other characters from the Looney Tunes cartoons. It aired on November 15, 1978 on CBS. It was written by Marc Sheffler and Hal Geer, and directed by Geer.
Like most Looney Tunes specials released at the time, it is a compilation of classic Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies shorts, with newly made animated and live-action segments bridging in between. The live action segments were hosted by actor Denver Pyle, who also narrates this special.
Detailed summary
Cartoons featured
- Barbary-Coast Bunny
- 14 Carrot Rabbit
- Aqua Duck
- Bonanza Bunny
- Wild and Woolly Hare (with an alternate scene of Yosemite Sam and Bugs showing off their shooting. Instead of Bugs shooting Yosemite Sam in the face while trying to shoot a tin can he threw in the air, the can is shown being plugged with corks.)
- Drip-Along Daffy
- The Fair Haired Hare (audio used from "Home on the Range" only)
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 15, 1978
Behind the scenes
Errors
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
- 1993: Warner Home Video releases How Bugs Bunny Won the West on VHS.
- October 12, 2010: Warner Home Video on The Essential Bugs Bunny on DVD.
- February 4, 2020: Warner Home Video on Looney Tunes: Parodies Collection on DVD.
