(Blooper) Bunny!

(Blooper) Bunny! (1997)

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "The Bugs Bunny 51st-and-a-Half Anniversary Spectacular," complete with shaky camera and a variety of outtakes from stars Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam.

Date of release
1997-06-13
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (17)
Runtime
8m
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Director
Terry Lennon, Greg Ford

Casting

  • Jeff Bergman — Bugs Bunny / Daffy Duck / Elmer Fudd / Yosemite Sam (voice)
  • Gordon Hunt — Off-Screen Director (voice)

Interesting facts

(Blooper) Bunny is a Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Greg Ford and Terry Lennon, with music by George Daugherty, produced in 1991 by Warner Bros. Animation. Featuring the voice talents of Jeff Bergman, Gordon Hunt, and Russell Calabrese, the short is a parody of some of the specials produced for Bugs Bunny's 50th anniversary the previous year. The short never received its intended theatrical release and was shelved for six years. It was finally given a television premiere on Cartoon Network on June 13, 1997. It is featured on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 as of 2003, and on the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection as of 2020.

Production

(Blooper) Bunny was produced between 1990 and 1991 at a time when newer Looney Tunes shorts were being released to introduce the Warner cartoon characters to a modern generation — a process that was, thanks to the tepid reception of 2003's Looney Tunes: Back in Action, eventually discontinued for some time from 2004 to 2009.

The short features several direct references to some of the previous output of Warner Bros. animation department. During the first, aforementioned "backstage" scene, the name of Bosko, the first true Looney Tunes star, can be seen on one of the dressing room doors for a few frames (ironically, the Warner Bros. studio did not own the rights to Bosko at the time).

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