Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends
- Tex Avery
- Bob Clampett
- Arthur Davis
- Friz Freleng
- Ken Harris
- Chuck Jones
- Rudy Larriva
- Norman McCabe
- Robert McKimson
- Phil Monroe
- Frank Tashlin
- Richard Thompson
June Foray
Arthur Q. Bryan
Mark Watters (second opening)
- Milt Franklyn
- William Lava
- Eugene Poddany
- John Seely
- Carl Stalling
Fox Kids (1992–94)
September 9, 1994 (1994-09-09)
Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends is an animated anthology television series that aired weekdays in syndication from 1990 to 1992 and on the Fox Kids Network from 1992 to 1994. Originally made to coincide with Bugs Bunny's 50th birthday and the debut of Tiny Toon Adventures, the series featured cartoons from the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies library and was distributed by Warner Bros. Domestic Television Distribution.
This series is not to be confused with Warners' earlier syndicated anthology The Merrie Melodies Show.
Format
For the syndicated version of the series, each episode began with a title sequence, directed by Darrell Van Citters, featuring Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck showing classic cartoon clips on a screen; as usual, Daffy would try to butt in on the action, only for some humorous setback to befall him (five different setups were made, one for each weekday). The show itself ran for a half-hour and contained three classic shorts, one of them starring Bugs Bunny, with a short "Hip Clip" placed in between the second and third shorts. 65 episodes of Merrie Melodies were created and aired in first-run syndication from September 17 to December 14, 1990; reruns aired from then until 1992.[1]
Merrie Melodies moved to the Fox Kids Network in September 1992, which brought forth several changes to the format.[2] A new animated opening was produced featuring Bugs oversleeping and making a frantic run through the Warner Bros. Studios, passing by several Looney Tunes characters as he makes his way to a soundstage.[3]
Episodes
Season 1
- An asterisk (*) denotes a black-and-white cartoon that was computer-colorized.
References
- ^ Carmody, John (September 17, 1990). "The TV Column". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
- ^ Freeman, Mike; Coe, Steve (June 3, 1991). "Fox affiliates pleased with network's plans". Broadcasting.
- ^ McCorry, Kevin. "Merrie Melodies: Starring Bugs Bunny and Friends". Retrieved November 15, 2017.
External links
- Merrie Melodies Starring Bugs Bunny & Friends at IMDb
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